Surveying Engineering - Frequently Asked Questions

The Surveying Technology program is an associate degree in surveying, where the Surveying Engineering program is a baccalaureate degree in surveying engineering.

Admission Requirements

New Student Admission Requirements

• 2.75 High School GPA (on a 4.00 scale) (2.50 -2.74 with college approval)
• Minimum Composite Score of ACT 18/SAT 950, Math Score of ACT 26/SAT 620,
• Placement into MATH 220

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

• 2.50 College GPA (on a 4.00 scale)
• Placement into MATH 120 or higher

Students with lower ability in MATH can be accepted as a Pre-Surveying Technology student, when the admission requirements for either program are met, the student will be admitted either in surveying technology or surveying engineering. Click here to find out more about admission to FSU.

The following are, but a few of the reasons why:

1. The largest undergraduate program in the US.
2. The largest faculty group and support staff within Surveying Engineering.
3. The best equipped laboratories field surveying instruments including GPS receivers, total stations, digital levels, laser scanner, digital photogrammetry and GIS software, and much more.
4. Small class sizes.
5. Classes including laboratory components are taught by faculty not graduate students.
6. Numerous available scholarships.

Yes, there are multiple entry points to both surveying technology and surveying engineering programs.

There are a number of scholarships given annually to the junior and senior students. Click here to see the details about the scholarships.

Yes, there are two very active student organizations in surveying engineering. They include: The Burt and Mullet Student Chapter of ACSM, and the Lambda Sigma national honor society.

There are a number of courses that can be taken at a community college or a four-year university that will transfer. Click here to see transfer equivalencies from your school.

The only online program currently offered at Ferris is the two-course sequence certificate in GIS, normally offered during summers.

At present time there are two to three positions available for every graduate. Click here to see an Alumni Survey on job placement.

Graduates find employment in surveying and engineering organizations in the private sector, federal, state, county and city government agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Departments of Transportation, National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Forest Service, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), and city and county engineering offices.

The Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Surveying and Geomatics Engineering. ABET is a nonprofit organization with four commissions that accredit programs in Applied Science, Computing, Engineering, and Technology mostly in the US but also in other parts of the world. Click here to learn more about ABET.

No, the State of Michigan requires a four-year degree acceptable to the Board for licensure as a Professional Surveyor.