Program Overview

Civil Engineering and Construction Management

The Civil Engineering and Construction Management program offers a comprehensive education in the fundamentals of surveying as applied to construction layout.

Course: CM 208/L. Construction Site Surveying and Lab

Description

The course covers the fundamentals of surveying as applied to construction layout, including the use of level and transit for location and control of structures, vertical and horizontal control. It also introduces AutoCAD as a means of presenting survey information, with usage of Autodesk Survey and Autodesk Map.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

• Prerequisite: MATH 104 or MATH 105 or MATH 255A
• Corequisite: CM 208L

Course Details

• 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab per week
• Lab measurements of land surface area, differential and profile leveling, construction layout, and plotting profiles using tape, leveling, and transit measurements

Schedule of Classes

Spring-2026

• CM 208: No schedule provided
• CM 208L: No sections offered this semester

Fall-2025

• CM 208:
  • Class Number: 16379
  • Location: JD3508
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10:00am-11:40am
• CM 208L:
  • Class Number: 16380
  • Location: JD3508
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 12:00pm-2:45pm