Construction Management BS Degree Typical Four-year Outline

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First Year

Fall Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
MA 1032 Precalculus   4
SU 2000 Intro to Surveying   2
ACC 2000 Accounting   3
CMG 1000 Intro to Construction Mgt   2
UN 1015 Composition   3
Total   14
Spring Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
MA 2720 Statistical Methods MA 1032 4
CMG 1200 Intro to BIM   3
PH 1140 Applied Physics MA 1032, PH 1141 (Concurrent) 3
PH 1111 College Physics Lab I PH 1140 (Corequisite) 1
BU 2200 Business Law   3
Essential Education – Foundations in the Human World   3
Total   17

Second Year

Fall Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
EC 2001 Principles of Economics MA 1032 3
CMG 2110 Building Utility Systems   4
GE 2000 Understanding the Earth OR Essential Education – Natural Science Elective   3
Essential Education – Intercultural Competency (3000+)   3
Essential Education – Activities for Well-Being and Success   1
Total   14
Spring Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
CMG 2265 Construction Quantity Survey CMG 1000 3
CEE 3332 Fundamentals of Construction Sophomore Standing 3
CMG 2120 Statics/Strength of Materials PH 1140 4
CMG 2140 Building Materials and Methods   4
Essential Education – Arts and Culture   3
Total   17

Third Year

Fall Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
CMG 4200 Construction Contracts Junior Standing, BUS 2200 or CEE 3332 3
CEE 3101 Civil Engineering Materials CMG 2120 3
CMG 3250 Structural Analysis and Design Junior Standing, CMG 2120 3
CMG 4400 Construction Safety Management Junior Standing 3
HU 3120 Technical and Professional Communication Junior Standing, UN 1015 3
Essential Education – Activities for Well-Being and Success   1
Total   16
Spring Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
CMG 3265 Construction Cost Estimating Junior Standing, CEE 3332 4
CMG 3200 Site Planning and Development Junior Standing, SU 2000 4
Essential Education – SHAPE   3
Essential Education Experience (3000+)   3
Essential Education – Activities for Well-Being and Success   1
Total   15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
CMG 4300 Construction Finance and Accounting Junior Standing, ACC 2000 or CEE 3332 or EC 3400 3
CMG 4210 Construction Project Management Junior Standing, CEE 3332 or CMG 4200 4
HU 2830 Public Speaking and Multimedia   3
Business Elective   3
Technical Elective   3
Total   16
Spring Semester
Course Prerequisites Credit
CEE 4905 Senior Design Senior Standing, Complete 4 of the following: CEE 3332, CMG 3200, CMG 3265, CMG 4210, CMG 4120 3
CMG 4120 Construction Plan and Scheduling Junior Standing, CMG 3265 or CEE 3332 3
CMG 4800 Sustainable Construction Junior Standing 3
EC 3400 Economic Decision Analysis Junior Standing 3
Business Elective   3
Total   15

Grand Total = 128 Credit

Essential Education Requirements

  • 24 total credits
  • Required courses are
    • UN 1015-Composition (3 credits),

    • a Foundations in the Human World course (3 credits),

    • a Communication Intensive course (3 credits),

    • an Arts and Culture course (3 credits),

    • an Intercultural Competency (3000+) course (3 credits),

    • a SHAPE course (EC 3400, 3 credits),

    • an Essential Education Experience (3000+) course (3 credits),

    • 3 credits of Activities for Wellbeing and Success.

Note: The Essential Education and Activities for Well-Being list is available online.

Business Electives

Course Prerequisites
MGT 2000 Team Dynamics and Decision Making Sophomore Standing
MGT 3000 Organizational Behavior Sophomore Standing
MGT 3800 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Sophomore Standing
OSM 3000 Operations and Supply Chain Management Junior Standing, MA 1160/61, MA 2720
OSM 3150 Intro to Supply Chain Management OSM 3000 (Concurrent)
OSM 3600 Procurement and Supply Management Junior Standing

Technical Electives

Course Prerequisites
BUS 2300 Quantitative Problem Solving MA 2720
CEE 3331 Professional Practice Junior Standing
CEE 3401 Transportation Engineering Sophomore Standing
CEE 3490 Intro to Rail Transportation Sophomore Standing
CEE 4101 Bituminous Materials Senior Standing, CEE 3101
CEE 4233 Structural Timber Design CMG 3250
CEE 4333 Estimating and Planning of Construction Projects CEE 3332 or CMG 3265
CMG 4000 Design-Build Project Delivery CMG 3200 (Concurrent)
CMG 4100 Construction Equipment Management (CMG 3265 or CEE 3332) and EC 3400
CMG 4996 Special Topics in Construction Management Senior Standing
CMG 4997 Independent Study in Construction Management Senior Standing
ENT 3959 Fundamentals of Six Sigma Sophomore Standing
ENT 3967 Design of Six Sigma Junior Standing
MGT 3000 Organizational Behavior Sophomore Standing
MGT 4600 Management of Technology and Innovation Junior Standing
MKT 3000 Principles of Marketing  
OSM 3000 Operations and Supply Chain Management Junior Standing, MA 1160/61, MA 2720
OSM 3150 Intro to Supply Chain Management OSM 3000 (Concurrent)
OSM 3600 Procurement and Supply Management Junior Standing
OSM 4650 Six Sigma Fundamentals Junior Standing, MA 2720
SU 2050 Geospatial Computations SU 2000 (Concurrent)
SU 2220 Route/Engineering Surveying SU 2000 or SU 2050
UN 3002 Undergraduate Cooperative Education I  

Requisite Definitions

Prerequisite

  • A prerequisite or pre-req course must be successfully completed prior to taking the subsequent course.

Concurrent Prerequisites

  • A concurrent prequisite or concurrent course may be taken at the same time, although it is not necessary if the prerequisite course is completed first.

Required Corequisite

  • Required corequisite or co-req courses must be taken together in the same semester.

Standing Abbreviations

JR STDN

Junior Standing

SR STDN

Senior Standing

Math

Students are placed into an initial math course based on ACT/SAT math score, the online ALEKS assessment, or a math
placement exam score for credit (AP, IB, CLEP).

Transfer, Advanced Placement, or Study Abroad Courses

  • Not included in credit hours used for GPA calculations.
  • Transfer credit is awarded for Michigan Tech equivalent course work only if a grade of ‘C’ or better (2.00/4.00) or
    equivalent is earned at a transfer institution.
  • Study abroad credit will be awarded based on passing a course according to equivalent international standards.
  • Advanced Placement credit is awarded according to published AP Exam score standards (also IB and CLEP).

Revised spring 2025 for 2025-2026 academic year.