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UF Geomatics Distance Education (SFRC/CALS/IFAS)

Course:  SUR 4403 Cadastral Principles (Spring ’07)

Subtitle: Legal Aspects of Land Surveying

Course Description:   Cadastral systems, land boundaries, corners, and areas; writing land descriptions and identification of land parcels; legal principles of boundary surveying.  office and business practices; professional standing.

Prerequisite:  Any intro to surveying course, or minimum one year in survey related work.

Software Requirement:  none, just Internet access. 

Registration Instructions: 

1.      You must be a registered UF student to take this class, however, there is a shorthand process for “non-degree” students.  You will be in the “0AG” student classification. (non degree in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences CALS.) If you plan to get the Geomatics degree, you can first take this as a non-degree student, and later have it applied to your degree program. 

2.      To register: go to http://www.cals.ufl.edu/distance/courses.html   Find the  SUR” course listed under “courses”. For non-degree students, follow the instructions under “non-degree seeking student.” Review “critical dates and deadlines.”  Pick “Spring, 2007 semester.”   START YOUR ADMISSSTIONS AND REGISTRATION NOW TO ENSURE BEING IN THE COURSE..   Pick “application.”  Follow the instructions to complete and submit the application along with the course(s) you wish to take.. (Most of the info is to prove your Florida residency for lower tuition rates.)    After admissions/registration you will get and MUST have a “GATORLINK” ID and password for access to the ONLINE “WebCT VISTA” website for the course.   Be sure to pay your tuition fees by the deadline.   Tuition is about $320 (resident).

3.      To Complete The Course: Log into the UF website for WebCT/VISTA  http://lss.at.ufl.edu using your GATORLINK ID and password.  View the video lectures, review the “lecture outlines”, participate in the discussion sessions, take the progress quizzes, submit the homework files for review, take the final exam.  All must be completed by the end of the Spring, 2007 term May 4, 2007.

 

       

 

 

 

 


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