Surveying Education Award entry form

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Institution(Required)

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Program name(Required)

Degree offering(s)(Required)

Physical address(Required)

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Program

Describe the program and its uniqueness compared to other surveying programs. Briefly tell about the program's history and how long it has been in existence.(Required)

From the list below, indicate which surveying specific courses the program offers.(Required)

Boundary

Construction design, layout

Geodesy

GIS

Hydrography

Land development and design

Photogammetry

Remote sensing (LiDAR, UAS)

Surveying legal principals

Please list any additional courses the program offers.

If desired, attach details about the curriculum of your course(s).

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Tell us about the program's accreditation status by choosing one of the following.(Required)

a. The program is accredited.

b. The program is in the process of obtaining accreditation.

c. The program intends to apply for accreditation within 1 year.

d. The program is investigating accreditation.

e. The program is not seeking accreditation.

If you answered a–c in the previous question, which accreditation commission or association?

Provide details about the program’s instructors. Include the number of full-time and adjunct faculty and their credentials/qualifications. Indicate if they have had practical experience and their licensure status. If applicable, include details about any future plans to hire faculty.(Required)

What surveying tools, equipment, and technologies are used to teach students, and how does the program purchase hardware/software technology to remain current (such as operating budget, industry donations, professional association donations, or individual donors)?(Required)

Student outcomes/involvement

Explain the program objectives and student outcomes. Include details on any surveying internships or real-world assignments or projects that are incorporated in the program. Indicate if these are encouraged or required, credited or not, and how many students benefit. Include any research and development activities that students and/or instructors are involved in.(Required)

Provide details on any student and instructor involvement in surveying clubs and professional associations. Include participation, within the last two academic years, in surveying competitions, outreach projects, article publications, conference presentations, Future Cities, etc.(Required)

Outreach/recruitment

Provide details on methods that the program uses to actively recruit students, such as internet, social media, career fairs, etc.(Required)

If applicable, include information on any articulation or transfer agreements that the program has with other programs. Attach any marketing materials that the program uses for outreach/recruitment purposes.

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What percentage of the surveying courses are offered online or via distance learning, if applicable? Do these courses require mentorship?

First year surveying student enrollment

2020–21(Required)

2021–22(Required)

2022–23(Required)

2023–24(Required)

Total surveying student enrollment

2020–21(Required)

2021–22(Required)

2022–23(Required)

2023–24(Required)

Number graduated from program

2020–21(Required)

2021–22(Required)

2022–23(Required)

2023–24(Required)

Professional involvement

Explain how licensed surveyors (from outside the institution) are involved in the program, if applicable.

What assistance or support from professional associations, societies, or firms has the program sought or received?(Required)

What efforts have been made to grow the program, and what are the future plans?(Required)

Licensure

Explain how the program promotes professional licensure to students. Provide data on student attainment of licensure post-graduation.(Required)

Does your program require taking the FS exam as a condition for graduation? Select only one. You may explain your selection in the next question.(Required)

It is a requirement.

The program is working toward that goal.

It is not required but it is encouraged.

It is neither required nor encouraged in this program.

Provide data on the number of students in your program who took the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam in 2021, 2022, and 2023. If data is not available, please explain.(Required)

Add any additional comments about whether the FS is a condition for graduation.

Summary/essay

In 500 words or less, explain how this award would be used to improve the program. Describe the program goals and how this award would benefit the program. Also, explain how this award, if received, would advance professional licensure for surveyors and promote the surveying profession.(Required)

If the program is a past recipient of the NCEES Surveying Education Award, please explain how the award was used and how it benefited the program.

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