Major in Construction Management (BA/BS)
Students preparing for management positions in the field of construction will complete the program below with a required minor in business administration. This prepares graduates to become project managers, estimators, project planners, technical trainers, CAD technicians, safety officers, site superintendents, product marketing representatives, and purchasers.
Two required internship experiences provide students with relevant work experience in the field of construction. Six credit hours in CM 380 are required.
96 credits
Requirements List
| CM 104 | Introduction to Construction | 3 |
| CM 106 | CAD for Construction Management | 3 |
| CM 180 | Construction Documents | 3 |
| CM 200 | Site Preparation | 3 |
| CM 222 | Technical Presentation for Construction Managers | 3 |
| CM 250 | Construction Methods and Materials 1 | 3 |
| CM 261 | Mechanical Construction Management | 3 |
| CM 262 | Electrical Construction Management | 3 |
| CM 300 | Structural Mechanics | 3 |
| CM 310 | Ethics in Construction | 3 |
| CM 320 | Estimating | 3 |
| CM 355 | Planning and Scheduling | 3 |
| CM 365 | Construction Safety | 3 |
| CM 380 | Internship in Construction Management | 3 |
| CM 380 | Internship in Construction Management | 3 |
| CM 400 | Construction Project Management | 3 |
| CM 420 | Construction Finance and Law | 3 |
| CM 460 | Capstone in Construction | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Elementary Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 132 | Brief Calculus | 3 |
| MATH 181 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| or | |
| ECON 221 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| PHYC 110 | General Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHYC 112 | General Physics 2 | 4 |
| or | |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| NREM 211 | Water Resources | 3 |
| or | |
| NREM 221 | Soil Resources | 3 |
7 credits from the following CM technical electives (or as approved by advisor)
| CM 206 | Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Construction Management | 3 |
| CM 280 | Construction Specifications for Construction Management | 3 |
| CM 299X | Special Topics in Construction Management | 1 TO 9 |
| CM 302 | Highway Construction 1 | 3 |
| CM 315 | Sustainable Construction | 3 |
| CM 490 | Independent Study in Construction Management | 1 TO 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 81 |
The prerequisite for MATH 132 is a C- or better in MATH 111, or an appropriate score on the SAT/ACT or on the mathematics placement test, or permission of the department chairperson. The prerequisite for ECON 221 is a C or better grade in MATH 111, or a passing grade (D- or better) in MATH 132, 161, 162, 165, or 166 and a C or higher grade in ISOM 125. Other prerequisites may be necessary for MATH 111.
CHEM 111, ECON 201, MATH 132, PHYC 110, and CM 460 are required as part of the University Core Curriculum.
Students may elect to take MATH 112, 125, and one additional science course (PHYC 112 or CHEM 112) instead of taking MATH 132 to meet accreditation, university, and program requirements. This election may take more than 120 credits for graduation.
Minor in Business Administration for Construction Management
| ACC 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BL 260 | Principles of Business Law | 3 |
| ISOM 251 | Supply Chain and Logistics in Society | 3 |
| MGT 300 | Managing Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| Business elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Students may choose the business elective from ACC 202; ECON 202; RE 230; RMI 270; ENT 241, MGT 261; or other business elective as approved by the construction management student advisor.
Total Credit Hours: 96