Steve
I am pursuing a BS in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio but would also like to become a Professional Land Surveyor. I understand the requirements for the fundamentals of surveying exam followed by a two year internship. However, I have found that prior to taking the second portion of the exam I am required to have 32 semester hours in the areas of Civil Engineering, Surveying, Math, Photogrammetry, Forestry, Land Law, Business Law, Physical Sciences, Computer Science (Including Drafting), Cartography, Technical Writing, Geography, and Ethics according to the Texas Board of Professional Surveyors. Their website does not specify which of these courses I will need but my CE degree contains well over 32 credit hours of the aforementioned courses. So, will my Civil Engineering degree satisfy the requirements for Professional Surveying Exam? If not, what else will I need. I can provide further information if needed on my degree plan or anything else. I have contacted the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveyors as well as multiple other local sources and found nothing that will help me. I need to know the courses I will need to take this because I am a veteran using the GI Bill and I need to submit a complete list of courses to be approved for payment, anything not in my degree play may be used as an elective if I find out ahead of time. I know this is a lot, thank you for any and all help that you can provide.
Answer
THe state board will provide you with a written list of requirements for admission to the two examinations.
Most states that require a degree or courses require a broad mix of those classes.. as a PE also I know that most engineering degree courses leave you ill equipped to be a professional surveyor. I would suggest that you contact a surveyor that passed his exam(s) just last year. They will generally be happy to help because it is behind them. You can get their contact info from your boards website.
THe state board will provide you with a written list of requirements for admission to the two examinations.
Most states that require a degree or courses require a broad mix of those classes.. as a PE also I know that most engineering degree courses leave you ill equipped to be a professional surveyor. I would suggest that you contact a surveyor that passed his exam(s) just last year. They will generally be happy to help because it is behind them. You can get their contact info from your boards website.
What sacrifices did you have to make to obtain a successful career? Was it worth it?
Lacey
I am an undergraduate architecture student writing a paper on my goal of obtaining a successful career in architecture and how obtaining this career brings people happiness. While answers from architects are preferred, other professions would also be useful in investigating how obtaining a successful career in general makes a person happy. Helping me by answering this would be greatly appreciated.
Also, what sacrifices do you have to make now to keep being successful? Is your career what you expected it to be? How happy has it made you?
Answer
as requested:
what sacrifices do you have to make now to keep being successful?
-my biggest sacrifice has probably been my HEALTH
Traveling long distance, driving through all that traffic makes me crave chocolate / caffeine as soon as i step into the office.
Hungry & without packed lunch gets me to order fast foods & now i'm addicted to them.
Too tired to worry about gym after work.
watch tv and go to sleep.
sleep isn't too restful either when stressed.
The rest is ok as I don't lose focus of what is important to me.
ensure that I enjoy the weekends with family, doing hobbies and relaxing.
*******
What you will realize is that definition of success & happiness keeps changing with every step.
- Every opportunity comes with a cost. More money vs family time? Money vs Ethics? Time vs Quality... so after a few promotions, it becomes clear that we should not take every promotion that comes our way.
Externally most people measure success by the money we make
Internally we need to decide what is success.
challenges faced?
I used to see bad situations and difficult people as something traumatic but now i'm older (early 30s), after reflecting on all the bad, horrible moments in my life
it seems that all those people taught me some good lessons.
anyway mostly one comes across the following situations at work & studies:
-boring lecturer but good subject.
-boring subject but great professor.
-average subject but great marks ;)
-lazy colleague/ manager who dumps their work on you,
-Over demanding manager - can be an issue if you are bad at time management, unorganized or lazy.
-Over emotional/ temperamental manager - stresses everyone by shouting all day.
-Critical manager who is never happy - some people are like that but i just used to ignore him.
-People who take credit for your work - work smart & put your name in all presentations, ensure people notice you on top by sending solutions & suggestions, take initiative.
-people who harass you - sometimes you have to go to HR and make it a big deal.
Is your career what you expected it to be?
-It's not at all what I expected it to be when I chose it.
At school people usually pick a career blindly, example i was good at math so my preference was architecture or commerce.
Then i saw the salary & jobs available out there and figured accounting would be best.
when i got to university - math wasn't a major subject and I never knew i would have to study law, marketing, info systems and all the other subjects.
When i got to work - I didn't know that it will be difficult to get the first job and i won't have an Audi TT & a big office, that i'll have to photocopy some boring reports and do a repetitive job which has very little to do with university education (theory).
When i got promoted - I didn't know that I will still have to learn many skills and face many challenges to get that big office with a view. I didn't know that my computer skills will be more useful than anything else i had learnt.
oh! and the person who has that big office, never has time to admire the view ;)
How happy has it made you?
Well it all started with Math but i havent seen any algebra or trig for the past decade.
But I am very happy with the field that i chose.
I am a growth oriented person so for me it's never boring. I remain happy because there is so much to learn and share - managerial, admin functions, computer systems, programs, technical stuff, team work, improving on weaknesses, new courses, changes, challenges.
p.s. To remain happy & focused, I never get involved in office politics and gossip.
as requested:
what sacrifices do you have to make now to keep being successful?
-my biggest sacrifice has probably been my HEALTH
Traveling long distance, driving through all that traffic makes me crave chocolate / caffeine as soon as i step into the office.
Hungry & without packed lunch gets me to order fast foods & now i'm addicted to them.
Too tired to worry about gym after work.
watch tv and go to sleep.
sleep isn't too restful either when stressed.
The rest is ok as I don't lose focus of what is important to me.
ensure that I enjoy the weekends with family, doing hobbies and relaxing.
*******
What you will realize is that definition of success & happiness keeps changing with every step.
- Every opportunity comes with a cost. More money vs family time? Money vs Ethics? Time vs Quality... so after a few promotions, it becomes clear that we should not take every promotion that comes our way.
Externally most people measure success by the money we make
Internally we need to decide what is success.
challenges faced?
I used to see bad situations and difficult people as something traumatic but now i'm older (early 30s), after reflecting on all the bad, horrible moments in my life
it seems that all those people taught me some good lessons.
anyway mostly one comes across the following situations at work & studies:
-boring lecturer but good subject.
-boring subject but great professor.
-average subject but great marks ;)
-lazy colleague/ manager who dumps their work on you,
-Over demanding manager - can be an issue if you are bad at time management, unorganized or lazy.
-Over emotional/ temperamental manager - stresses everyone by shouting all day.
-Critical manager who is never happy - some people are like that but i just used to ignore him.
-People who take credit for your work - work smart & put your name in all presentations, ensure people notice you on top by sending solutions & suggestions, take initiative.
-people who harass you - sometimes you have to go to HR and make it a big deal.
Is your career what you expected it to be?
-It's not at all what I expected it to be when I chose it.
At school people usually pick a career blindly, example i was good at math so my preference was architecture or commerce.
Then i saw the salary & jobs available out there and figured accounting would be best.
when i got to university - math wasn't a major subject and I never knew i would have to study law, marketing, info systems and all the other subjects.
When i got to work - I didn't know that it will be difficult to get the first job and i won't have an Audi TT & a big office, that i'll have to photocopy some boring reports and do a repetitive job which has very little to do with university education (theory).
When i got promoted - I didn't know that I will still have to learn many skills and face many challenges to get that big office with a view. I didn't know that my computer skills will be more useful than anything else i had learnt.
oh! and the person who has that big office, never has time to admire the view ;)
How happy has it made you?
Well it all started with Math but i havent seen any algebra or trig for the past decade.
But I am very happy with the field that i chose.
I am a growth oriented person so for me it's never boring. I remain happy because there is so much to learn and share - managerial, admin functions, computer systems, programs, technical stuff, team work, improving on weaknesses, new courses, changes, challenges.
p.s. To remain happy & focused, I never get involved in office politics and gossip.
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