Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1270 - ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989 › Section 1270.14 - Definition of Approved Programs

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 The Division, upon the recommendation of the Land Surveyors Licensing Board
			 (Board), shall approve a land surveying or related science program if it meets
			 the following criteria:
1) The educational
			 institution is legally recognized and authorized by the jurisdiction in which
			 it is located to confer a baccalaureate degree in land surveying or related
			 science.
2) Faculty
A) The faculty shall have a sufficient number
			 of full-time, or full-time equivalent, instructors to make certain that the
			 educational obligations to the student are fulfilled. A program at the basic
			 level shall have no fewer than 1 full-time faculty member whose primary
			 commitment is to that program. If an institution relies on part-time faculty
			 members, it shall demonstrate that, in addition to the commitment of at least 1
			 full-time equivalent faculty member, effective mechanisms are in place to
			 provide adequate levels of student advising and faculty interaction, and
			 faculty control over the curriculum.
B) The faculty shall have demonstrated
			 competence in their area of teaching as evidenced by appropriate degrees from
			 professional colleges or institutions. Other evidence of faculty capability
			 includes non-academic surveying experience, experience in teaching, ability to
			 communicate effectively, participation in professional/scientific/other learned
			 societies, licensure as a professional land surveyor, and an interest in
			 students' curricular activities.
C)
			 Teaching loads shall allow time for research and professional development
			 activities. Stimulation of students' minds requires faculty involvement in
			 scientific and technological development and in instructional
			 innovation.
3)
			 Curriculum
A) The curriculum shall include at
			 least 4 academic years leading to the conferral of the baccalaureate degree
			 while providing integration of the educational experience with the ability to
			 apply the knowledge gained to the identification and solution of practical
			 problems.
B) The overall curriculum
			 shall include a minimum of 120 semester hours or their equivalent (e.g., 180
			 quarter hours) and shall include at least the following subjects:
i) Mathematics shall be satisfied by one of
			 the below options. Courses in computer usage and/or programming shall not be
			 used to satisfy the mathematics requirement.
* College algebra and beyond (including but not limited to,
				trigonometry, calculus 1, calculus 2, numerical analysis and statistics) - 15
				semester hours; or
* Calculus 1 (or above) and statistics.
ii) Basic Sciences - 8 hours
Must include at least 4 hours of general chemistry and 4 hours
				of general physics providing a foundation of understanding of basic scientific
				principles.
iii) Additional
			 Sciences - 20 hours
Additional sciences have their roots in mathematics and basic
				sciences but carry the knowledge toward creative application. Such subjects
				include, but are not limited to, geology, geography, dendrology, astronomy,
				biology, soil mechanics, mechanics, and engineering sciences.
iv) Land Surveying - 24 hours
Land Surveying courses provide the basis of understanding and
				implementing the role of land surveyor and include, but are not limited to:
				fundamentals of land surveying, boundary surveying, route surveying,
				topographic surveying, descriptions, legal aspects, subdivision design, data
				computations and adjustments, map projections and geometric geodemy and
				photogrammetry.
C) The program shall require that the student
			 demonstrate competency in both written and oral communication.
D) An understanding of ethical, social,
			 economic and safety considerations shall be included in the land surveying
			 program.
4) Facilities
A) The laboratory facilities shall reflect
			 the requirements of the offered educational program. The laboratory should
			 provide for individual project work by the students and the faculty. The
			 facilities shall be equipped with instruments and scientific equipment of a
			 kind and quality to ensure the effective functioning of the
			 laboratory.
B) The libraries in
			 support of the land surveying program shall be both technical and nontechnical,
			 to include books, journals and other reference material for collateral reading
			 in connection with the instructional and research programs and professional
			 work. The library collection shall reflect the existence of an active
			 acquisition policy; this policy shall include specific acquisitions on the
			 request and recommendation of the faculty of the engineering program. There
			 shall be computer-accessible information centers and inter-library loan
			 services for both books and journals. The library collections, whether
			 centralized or decentralized, shall be readily available for use with the
			 assistance of trained library staff, or through an open-stack arrangement, or
			 both.
C) There shall be computer
			 facilities accessible to the land surveying students and faculty.
5) The institution shall maintain
			 permanent student records that summarize the credentials for admission,
			 attendance, grades and other records of performance.