Getting College Credit through Oregon Institute of Technology

The Certified Federal Surveyors program has worked out an agreement with Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), where those that have passed the CFedS examination, those that will become certified in the future, and those that want to take a series of classes by distance learning, can receive college credit.

There are three parts to this agreement.

1. Existing CFedS (prior to September 2009)
2. Future CFedS (after September 2009)
3. Anyone interested in public land surveying can attend a series of classes, based on most of the original CFedS training. (need not be a licensed surveyor)

For the existing CFedS group (prior to September 2009), you will be able to obtain 4 credits of 400 level (upper division) course work. This is not new or additional training. It is recognition of the intensity and rigorousness of the work you have already done as demonstrated by passing the CFedS exam.

Why would you want college credit for something you have already done?

Some of you may want to become registered in another state that now has an affirmative education requirement, or want to use this for your continuing education units required by your state. A few of you are working on advanced degrees in surveying and this may help you. For some of you this may be your first college credit ever.

Since there is no training involved, you will not receive any CFedS continuing education for this.

For the existing CFedS group, you must apply to OIT by November 1, 2009, to obtain this credit and the cost will be $250.00. For more information and how to do it, please see the attached information sheet.

For future CFedS (after September 2009), you will be given 90 days from the date of certification to apply for a similar 4 credits of 400 level (upper division) course work. The cost will be $300.00.

The third part of the agreement is an opportunity for anybody who is interested in public land surveying to get access to most of the information in the CFedS course. Unlike the CFedS training you don’t have to be a licensed surveyor to take these courses. This will be by distance learning, through OIT and the instructor will be Tim Kent. These OIT courses, Advanced Cadastral Survey I, II, and III, will be 2 credits each and are tentatively scheduled to begin with Spring term, 2010. Watch here for more information.

For more information please contact Roger Green or Tim Kent.