Civil Engineering Technology (CE)

CE 116. Construction Blueprint Reading. 3 Credit Hours.

Construction Blueprint Reading interprets working drawings and specifications for residential and commercial building projects. Architectural, structural, and utility drawings will be covered.
Prerequisites: Reading Proficiency

CE 240. Surveying I. 3 Credit Hours.

Surveying I teaches students instrument use and elementary surveying operations through a variety of field exercises. This includes the surveyor's tape, level, and total station, along with required mathematics and basic computations to complete surveys.
Prerequisites: Concurrent or prior enrollment in MTH 170 with a minimum grade of "C" or concurrent or prior enrollment in MTH 185 or higher with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency

CE 247. Legal Aspects of Boundary Surveying. 3 Credit Hours.

Legal Aspects of Boundary Surveying teaches the legal principles of surveying including topics in boundaries, property law as applied to surveying, monumentation, deed interpretation, and professional liability, and ethics. Students will also discuss various principles of Missouri survey law, regulations such as the Missouri (and other state) Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys, and the applicable portions of the standards for land title surveys of the American Land Title Association (ALTA)/National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS).
Prerequisites: Concurrent or prior enrollment in CE 240 with a minimum grade of "C" or department approval and Reading Proficiency

CE 248. Land Records: Researching and Rules of Construction. 3 Credit Hours.

Land Records: Researching and Rules of Construction teaches the knowledge required to perform land records research with deeds and other related records, survey records, and other land records preparatory to conducting property boundary surveys. The students examine evidence of ownership, historical information, property descriptions, and legal requirements for reviewing and recording documents. Applications of the applicable portions of the Missouri (and other state) Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys as well as of the standards for land title surveys of the American Land Title Association (ALTA)/National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) are discussed. Various aspects of professional practice and ethics are also included.
Prerequisites: Concurrent or prior enrollment in CE 240 with a minimum grade of "C" or department approval and Reading Proficiency

CE 250. Surveying II. 3 Credit Hours.

Surveying II teaches the theory and practice of traverse computations. Topics that are introduced include concepts used in route surveying, elementary concepts of property boundary surveying, topographic mapping, volume calculations, and construction surveying. Elementary concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and State Plan Coordinate Systems (SPCS) are introduced. Students build on the instrument use and surveying operations learned in Surveying I.
Prerequisites: CE 240 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency