DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES
Indiana Land Surveyors
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Mandatory and Elective courses available in either PDF or CD-ROM format
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INDIANA MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SURVEYOR LOCATION REPORTS - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course reviews Sections 1-4 and Sections 27-29 of the Indiana Administrative Code (865 IAC 1-12). In addition, the regulations pertaining to Surveyor Inspection Reports are also covered. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
INDIANA MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ROUTE SURVEYS - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - The course covers sections 1 - 4 and Sections 20- 25 of the Indiana Administrative Code (865 IAC 1-12). Rule 12 provides the minimum standards for route surveys for land surveyors in Indiana. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
INDIANA MINIMUM SURVEYING STANDARDS - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - The course reviews Sections 1 - 18 of the Indiana Administrative Code (865 IAC 1 - 12). Rule 12 lists the minimum surveying standards for land surveyors in Indiana. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
SURVIVING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS - 4 PDH (Elective) - The course takes a project from initiation to completion. It provides details on the challenges a land surveyor may encounter during project phases. Examples are given to provide additional information. Course cost is $80.00. Pre-approved in IN.
RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course covers each of the topics listed in 865 Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) Rule 10. It provides more detail and examples to assist the surveyor in better understanding the required rules of professional conduct. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course reviews the procedures and practices used when writing a legal description. Information relating to interpreting and evaluating legal descriptions is also included. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
PUBLIC LANDS SURVEY SYSTEM - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course reviews the history of the Public Lands Survey System, how the early townships and sections were laid out and describes methods used to restore lost corners. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
ALTA STANDARDS - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course provides an overview of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) surveying standards. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
PROPERTY LAW HISTORY - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course reviews the history of property law and how it has evolved over the centuries. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
THE COURT SYSTEM AND THE SURVEYOR - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course describes methods for effectively presenting survey information and principles in the courtroom, to discuss the surveyor as an expert witness, and to provide basic concepts to guide the surveyor through the direct testimony and cross examination processes. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
THE EXPERT WITNESS - 4 PDH (Mandatory) - This course provides information that will help prepare the professional for his/her role as an expert witness in the American legal system. It also describes the relationship between the expert witness and attorney-client, how the expert witness should perform the contracted duties in and out of the courtroom and the use of visual aids to support testimony, Course cost is $80.00. Pre-approved in IN.
BOUNDARY LAW - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course presents specific examples demonstrating how the principles pertaining to boundary law are applied in the surveying practice. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
RETRACEMENT SURVEYS - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course reviews procedures and methods to assist the surveyor in relocating the original lines and corners of land. Following in the footsteps of the original surveyor is the primary duty of the surveying professional when locating or retracing the boundary of a tract of land. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
THE SURVEYOR AND THE MEDIATION PROCESS - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course reviews the basic mediation processes that could be encountered in the surveying practice. The surveyor's roles and responsibilites are described and specific examples are used to provide an understanding of the mediation process and to demonstrate how basic surveying and ethical principles are applied. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
RIPARIAN RIGHTS - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course covers the principles and definitions of riparian rights and how to apply them in the practice of land surveying. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
EASEMENTS - 2 PDH (Mandatory) - This course reviews various principles relating to easements and the application of those principles in the practice of surveying. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
LEWIS AND CLARK - 2 PDH (Elective) - The course retraces the steps of the Lewis and Clark expedition, called the "Corps of Discovery," describes its impact on the western expansion of America, and surveying's role in the journey. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
FLOOD PLAIN SURVEYING - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course provides information regarding flood plain surveying. Permitting issues and survey information required for various permits are also covered. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
OSHA POLICIES - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course provides information on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policies as they relate to the specific roles, responsibilities and accountability for safety when there are multiple employers and contractors on a jobsite. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
SITE DEVELOPMENT - 2 PDH (Elective) - The course reviews basic responsibilities that a land surveyor may be asked to perform on a site development project. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
DENDROLOGY - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course provides an overview of tree identification, methods of marking trees and using them as monuments. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
DRAINAGE STUDIES AND ELEVATION CERTIFICATES - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course describes the data required for the completion of drainage studies and elevation certificates. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course describes record keeping methods and basic accounting practices that can assist the land surveyor in effectively managing a surveying business. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
CONTROL NETWORK SURVEYING - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course focuses on methods used to establish control networks and the various types of surveys that would use them. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course covers management issues and tasks associated with taking various types of surveying projects from conception to completion. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
WETLANDS DELINEATION - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course reviews issues relating to wetlands and the role surveying plays in identifying and mapping these areas. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
TAX TIPS FOR SURVEYORS - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course describes income tax issues the small business may encounter and reviews recent tax law changes. It also provides detailed information on business expenses. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
ASSET MANAGEMENT - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course covers assets a typical surveying business may have and guidelines to help manage them. It also provides a framework to create an asset management plan that includes purchasing, preventive maintenance, control and liquidation or retirement of the assets. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
INSURANCE 101 - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course covers the basic concepts of property-casualty insurance and its application with respect to individual and business policyholders. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
FORENSIC SURVEYING - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course provides information on the emerging field of forensic surveying. Forensic surveying is the collection of evidence/information that assists the surveyor in the determination, documentation and retracement of previous surveys. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
MARKETING - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course provides information relating to effectively marketing the surveyor's business. Various marketing methods are covered in addition to how a marketing plan is developed and implemented. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
GPS MAPPING - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course reviews the Global Positioning System and methods that can be used to generate maps for various purposes. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
CONTRACTS - 2 PDH (Elective) - The course purpose is to help the surveyor better understand contracts and assist him/her in drafting and executing them in the surveying practice and their obligations in the jobs they undertake. Providing land surveying services often involves a complex series of relationships and roles that are memorialized in the contract. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
SUBDIVISION AND LAND USE - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course reviews land use planning and subdivision layout guidelines. It also describes external and on-site development factors including road rights-of-way, access opportunities and topography affecting road grades and gravity utility placement. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
SAFE TRAFFIC CONTROL - 2 PDH (Elective) - The course provides a review of the various components of the work zone and describes traffic control practices to make them safe for surveying personnel and others. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
GPS SURVEYS - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course offers basic information on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and how it can be used to perform various types of surveys. Concepts relating to how GPS systems work in addition to principles associated with GPS surveys are also described. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
SURVEYING AND RIGHTS OF WAY ISSUES - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course reviews the general principles pertaining to easements and rights of way and describes how those principles apply to land surveying. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
THE LAND SURVEYOR AND THE INTERNET - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course provides an introduction to the Internet and its capabilities. It provides an explanation of the Internet, the World Wide Web, websites and accessing resources to benefit the land surveyor. The main benefit is to gain a familiarization of the Internet to assist the surveyor in more efficiently managing his/her company and to help in conducting business. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
SURVEYORS SHAPE A NATION - 2 PDH (Elective) - This course describes several significant contributions the land surveyor has made in the building, and sometimes rebuilding of America. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
CONSTRUCTION STAKEOUT SURVEYING - 2 PDH (Elective) - The course focus is on construction staking, from property lines, and compares it to construction surveying from control points independent of property lines. Course cost is $40.00. Pre-approved in IN.
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TO ORDER - complete registration/order form and mail with corresponding check for either the PDF or CD-ROM course format. Each course consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a set of handouts and a 20-question exam covering the course content. Successful completion of the course exam is a 75% passing score. A certificate will be issued to verify earned professional development hours of credit per course completed. Please note that certificates can only be issued to those who pay for the PDF or CD-ROM course(s).
Once the registration form and check are received for the course(s) the PDF files will be sent by email within 24 hours of receiving the course order and payment. The CD-ROM, handout(s) and exam will be sent by first class mail within 2 business days of receiving the course order with payment. The certificate(s) are usually mailed within 2 working days once the completed exam(s) is(are) returned by email, fax or through the U.S. Postal Service.
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