Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
Admission to Professional Program
Construction Management (CM) is a four-year program structured into one year of pre-professional coursework and three years of major (professional) coursework. Professional program courses begin in second year fall. Due to the sequential nature of courses there are no spring admits.
To be considered for admission into the CM program, a student must have completed at least 31 semester hours of pre-professional coursework including the following courses (or their approved equivalents): CST M 102, Communication [COMM], ECONS 101 and 102 [SSCI], ENGLISH 101 [WRTG], SOE 101 [PSCI], HISTORY 105 [ROOT], Humanities [HUM] or Diversity [DIVR], MATH 171 [QUAN], and SDC 100 [ARTS], each with a grade of C or better and an overall GPA of 3.3 or higher.
Students not meeting the admission to major criteria above will be considered until enrollment limits are reached. Average enrollment limit into the second year of the construction management major is 50 students. Completion of all pre-professional coursework does not guarantee acceptance into the professional program. Students are encouraged to work with SDC advisors to identify an alternate major should they not be admitted to their primary choice of major.
Transfer Students
A limited number of transfer students are considered each year. Requirements include completion of the preprofessional courses (or approved equivalents). Emphasis is given to cumulative GPA.
Schedule of Studies
This plan is a suggested path to completion of the construction management degree. Students will meet with an advisor each semester to confirm their academic schedule and monitor progress towards graduation. If you plan to major in construction management but your ALEKS placement test score puts you in Math 103, it will take two (2) years at a minimum to meet admission to the major requirements since you will have to take Math 103, Math 106, Math 108, and then Math 171 [Calculus]. From the point of admission to the major (which happens at the end of spring semester for the upcoming fall term) the construction management professional program is three (3) years. The benefit of taking longer is that you can also take additional UCORE classes and other classes that do not require admission (e.g., ACCTG 230, BLAW 210). Also, your credit load will not be so high each semester in the major.
Students are required to earn a grade of C or better in all major courses required for the degree (CST M 102, 201, 202, 222, 252, 254, 332, 333, 356, 362, 368, 370, 371, 451, 460, 462, 473, 475, 483; ARCH 351, 352, 463)
Recommended courses, supportive electives, minors and certificate programs:
- CST M 102: Intro to the Built Environment (recommended)
- SDC 101: New Student Seminar in the School of Design and Construction (recommended)
- Supportive electives (list provided each semester/work with advisor)
- Architectural Studies, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Business Administration (minors)
- Energy Conscious Construction, Eco Arts and Public Engagement (certificates)
Catalog
Course descriptions and more information in the WSU Catalog.
ACADEMIC REGULATION 108:
The student has the ultimate responsibility for meeting all graduation requirements.