Civil Engineering Courses

CIT 1114 – Route Surveying
This course teaches highway route design and factors in route location. The calculation and layout of simple horizontal and vertical curves, grades, and related earthwork are covered. Modern surveying, measuring, and mapping instruments, including electronic total stations with data collectors are used. Four semester credit hours. Two hours lecture and four hours lab.

CIT 1213 – Road Design and Construction Methods and Materials
A study of equipment, construction methods, and materials used in the construction of roadways and drainage structures. Three semester credit hours. Three hours lecture.

CIT 1223 – Road Construction Plans and Specifications
A course to provide students with an introduction to the plans and specifications for the construction of streets and highways. Includes instruction in the interpretation of plans and specifications, the bidding process, and estimation of material and labor cost. Three semester credit hours. Three hours lecture.

CIT 2113 – Legal Principles of Surveying
A study of the legal aspects of boundary controls for the survey and resurvey of real property. Three semester credit hours. Two hours lecture and two hours lab.

CIT 2124 – Advanced Surveying Practices
A course designed to provide the student with practical applications of skills and knowledge gained in other surveying and related courses. Four semester credit hours. Two hours lecture and four hours lab.

CIT 2313 – Soil Mechanics
An elementary study of exploring, sampling, testing, and evaluating subsurface materials and their effect on types of foundations and construction. Three semester credit hours. Two hours lecture and two hours lab.

CIT 2413 – Concrete and Hot-Mix Asphalt Testing
A course which emphasizes standard procedures for sampling, testing, and evaluating materials used in concrete and hot-mix asphalt mixtures. Three semester credit hours. Two hours lecture and two hours lab.

CIT 2434 – Land Surveying
This course teaches aspects of boundary controls, principles for land surveying, methods of land boundary location, and land description in accordance with original surveys and resurveys. Four semester credit hours. Two hours lecture and four hours lab.

CIT 2444 –GPS Surveying
This course teaches principles of surveying utilizing artificial earth orbit satellites. Four semester credit hours. Two hours lecture and four hours lab.

CIT 291(1-3) – Special Problem
A course designed to provide the student with practical application of skills and knowledge gained in the other Civil Technology courses. The instructor works closely with the student to insure that the selection of a project will enhance the student's learning experience. One to three semester credit hours. Two to six hours lab.