Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. in Construction Management
Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Construction Management
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 127 Credit Hours
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Freshman Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| CM | 121 | Intro to Construction | 3 | MATH | 170 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| MATH | 146 | Precalculus | 4 | CM | 231 | Documents & Codes | 3 |
| HEAL | 123 | Health & Wellness | 3 | CM | 211 | Methods & Materials I | 3 |
| First Year | 19x | Elective | 3 | CM | 142 | Construction Graphics | 3 |
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| **MATH 146 is either a pre-requisite or co-requisite for CM 142 & CM 211. CM 121 is either a pre-requisite or co-requisite for CM 231. | |||||||
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Sophomore Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| CM | 212 | Methods & Materials II | 3 | CM | 332 | Site Planning & Equipment | 3 |
| PHYS | 130 | Introductory Physics | 4 | CM | 232 | Statics & Strengths of Materials | 3 |
| CM | 242 | Estimating I | 3 | CM | 342 | Estimating II & Bidding | 3 |
| CM | 222 | Construction Surveying Layout | 3 | CM | 375 | Mechanical & Electrcial Construction | 3 |
| CMHC | 201 | Speech Communication | 3 | ECON | 231 | Microeconomics (also a P1) | 3 |
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**CM 211 is a pre-requisite for CM 212, CM 242, CM 332, and CM 375. MATH 146 is a pre-requisite for CM 222. MATH 146 & PHYS 130 are pre-requisites for CM 232. CM 242 is a pre-requisite for CM 342. |
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Junior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| ENVH | 390 | Environmental Issues in Construction | 4 | LAW | 230 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| CM | 401 | Temporary Structures | 3 | MKT | 306 | Into. to Professional Selling | 3 |
| CM | 362 | Construction Planning & Scheduling | 3 | MKT | 409 | Negotiations (also a P1) | 3 |
| ACCT | 241 | Accounting Principles I | 3 | CM | 402 | Construction Finance | 3 |
| GEOL | 305 | Soils & Hydrology | 4 | MGT | 300 | Intro. to Management | 3 |
| **CM 232 is a pre-requisite for CM 401. CM 342 is a pre-requisite for CM 362. ACCT 251 is a pre-requisite for CM 402. | |||||||
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Summer
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | ||||
| CM | 483 | Internship | 2 | ||||
| **CM 483 must be in a management support type of position. | |||||||
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Senior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| CM | 430 | Construction Legal Aspects | 3 | CM | 452 | Construction Capstone | 3 |
| CM | 421 | Construction Human Factors & Safety | 3 | P5 | Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | |
| CM | 431 | Construction Project Management | 3 | P3 | History | 3 | |
| CM | 424 | Facilities Management | 3 | P6 | World Cultures | 3 | |
| CM | 496 | Professional Development | 1 | Upper Level Perspectives Elective | 3 | ||
| P4 | Humanities | 3 | |||||
| **LAW 230 is a pre-requisite for CM 430. CM 342 is a pre-requisite for CM 431. CM 362 and CM 431 are pre-requisites for CM 452. Must be a junior to take CM 424 and the Upper Level Perspective. Must be a senior to take CM 421 and CM 496. | |||||||
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- Total for Degree: 127 Credit Hours
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.