BS in Construction Management
(99–101 hours*)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center or the School of Technology advisor for information regarding requirements for admission to this major.

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1. Complete the following preprofessional courses:
   1. Complete the following:
      CM 105 : Construction Documents. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CM 105 : Construction Documents. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
      DESCRIPTION:	How and why specific types of contract documents and specifications are compiled for a project; reading and interpreting complex construction documents.
      NOTE:	Fee.
      
      
      WRTG 150 : Writing and Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      WRTG 150 : Writing and Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	Honors also.
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      DESCRIPTION:	Processes of writing, reading, and research with an emphasis on argumentation and rhetorical analysis.
      NOTE:	Fulfills General Education First-Year Writing requirement.
      
      
      or equivalent
      PHSCS 105 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PHSCS 105 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
      PREREQUISITE:	High school algebra and trigonometry.
      RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 107.
      DESCRIPTION:	Applied physics course not requiring calculus. Topics include mechanics, heat, wave motion, sound.
      
      
   2. Complete one of the following options:
      Either
      MATH 112 : Calculus 1. (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MATH 112 : Calculus 1. (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	Honors also.
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 and 111 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Differential and integral calculus: limits; continuity; the derivative and applications; extrema; the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus; L'Hopital's rule.
      
                : Honors Calculus 1.
      
      
      Or
      MATH 111 : Trigonometry. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MATH 111 : Trigonometry. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Circular functions, triangle relationships, identities, inverse trig functions, trigonometric equations, vectors, complex numbers, DeMoivre's theorem.
      
      
      MATH 119 : Introduction to Calculus. (4:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MATH 119 : Introduction to Calculus. (4:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to plane analytic geometry and calculus.
      NOTE:	For students in the College of Life Sciences and the Marriott School of Management.
      
      

2. Be accepted into the professional program. Students admitted to the construction management professional program during the April admittance cycle must attend BYU during the summer term following admittance and complete CM 210 and 217 during that summer term. Students unable to do this will need to reapply to the professional program.
3. Students must complete 300 hours of preapproved construction-related work after acceptance into the professional program and submit a report during the CM 491R class.
4. Complete the following professional courses:
   CM 155 : Architectural Drafting. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 155 : Architectural Drafting. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Developing architectural plans; floor, foundation, plot, elevations, sections, and details. Introduction to architectural CAD
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   CM 210 : Light Structural Systems. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 210 : Light Structural Systems. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Light structural construction using wood and metal framing systems.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   CM 217 : Concrete and Masonry Construction. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 217 : Concrete and Masonry Construction. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Quality concrete and masonry, including admixtures, concrete forming reinforcement, curing, and testing. Brick and block masonry construction. Quality-control.
   
   
   CM 241 : Electrical Systems in Construction. (2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 241 : Electrical Systems in Construction. (2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Electrical circuits in the construction industry.
   
   
   CM 302 : Structures and Strength of Materials Fundamentals. (4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 302 : Structures and Strength of Materials Fundamentals. (4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	PHSCS 105 & MATH 112; or PHSCS 105 & MATH 119 & MATH 111
   DESCRIPTION:	Structural mechanics and strength of materials for soils, woods, concrete, and steel applied to practical construction situations.
   
   
   CM 311 : Quantity Takeoffs. (4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 311 : Quantity Takeoffs. (4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CM 210 & CM 217
   DESCRIPTION:	Compiling, organizing, and analyzing all the items that influence and contribute to total cost of construction projects emphasizing managing quality control procedures and inspection of finish work. Maximizing estimating effectiveness and efficiency through computer integration.
   
   
   CM 320 : Mechanical Systems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 320 : Mechanical Systems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CM 210
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic plumbing and HVAC principles, materials; installation and application methods. Systems sizing and design, heat loss/gain calculations, and payback analysis. Managing the plumbing and HVAC trades.
   
   
   CM 335 : Construction Equipment and Soils Mechanics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 335 : Construction Equipment and Soils Mechanics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	GEOL 330
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic soil mechanics and subsurface construction theory and practice for foundations of building and engineered facilities. Underpinning, piling, dry and wet excavating, dewatering, cofferdams, caissons, and spread and strip foundations. Lecture, field trips.
   
   
   CM 345 : Construction Safety Management. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 345 : Construction Safety Management. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Safety requirements and responsibilities in construction; cost and impact of accidents; accident investigation; safety inspection; hazards analysis; substance abuse; record keeping.
   
   
   CM 385 : Construction Contracts and Law. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 385 : Construction Contracts and Law. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Contractual obligations defined, including agency, contract interpretation, performance and liability issues, breach and termination, judicial remedy, and arbitration as applied to the construction industry. Overview of municipal zoning ordinances and codes.
   
   
   CM 411 : Advanced Estimating and Bidding. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 411 : Advanced Estimating and Bidding. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CM 311
   DESCRIPTION:	Commercial estimating topics include competitive bidding strategies, bid analysis, paper and electronic plans, site work, and computerized estimating systems.
   
   
   CM 412 : Construction Scheduling and Cost Control. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 412 : Construction Scheduling and Cost Control. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CM 311
   DESCRIPTION:	Planning, scheduling, and monitoring construction projects, including development of critical path networks (CPM and PERT), Gannt bar charts, construction cost control, and reporting practices.
   
   
   CM 415 : Construction Project Management and Control. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 415 : Construction Project Management and Control. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Managing and controlling construction projects. Planning, startup procedures, inspections, progress measurements, field reports, change order and submittal processing, equipment management, and project closeout.
   
   
   CM 426 : Real Estate Principles and Development. (4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 426 : Real Estate Principles and Development. (4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	BusM 201 and instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of real estate investments, emphasizing mortgage instruments and development of property from raw land to residential and commercial properties.
   
   
   CM 445 : Construction Company Operations and Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 445 : Construction Company Operations and Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	BUS M 201; CM 415 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Organizing, controlling, and directing operations of construction companies; financial management, budgeting, cash-flow analysis, purchasing and cost control, and business planning.
   
   
   CM 455 : Building Information Modeling and Sustainable Building. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 455 : Building Information Modeling and Sustainable Building. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CM 155 & CM 320; CM 412 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Managing Building Information Modeling (BIM) and sustainable building practices.
   
   
5. Complete one course from the following:
   CM 416 : Project Management Capstone - Competitions. (1:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 416 : Project Management Capstone - Competitions. (1:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 2
   PREREQUISITE:	CE EN 113 & CM 241 & CM 311
   RECOMMENDED:	CM 320, 411, 412; concurrent enrollment in CM 415.
   DESCRIPTION:	The culmination and application of core construction management curriculum. Project teams design, analyze, and present a construction project solution in a competition setting.
   
   
   CM 417 : Project Management Capstone - Domestic. (1:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 417 : Project Management Capstone - Domestic. (1:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Blk 1
   PREREQUISITE:	CE EN 113 & CM 241 & CM 311
   RECOMMENDED:	CM 320, 411, 412; concurrent enrollment in CM 415.
   DESCRIPTION:	The culmination and application of core construction management curriculum. Project teams design, analyze, manage, and construct a domestic project.
   
   
   CM 418 : Project Management Capstone - International. (1:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 418 : Project Management Capstone - International. (1:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Blk 2
   PREREQUISITE:	CE EN 113 & CM 241 & CM 311
   RECOMMENDED:	CM 320, 411, 412.
   DESCRIPTION:	The culmination and application of core construction management curriculum. Project teams design, analyze, manage, and construct an international project.
   
   
6. Complete five registrations of the following (cannot be taken the same semester as CM 491R):
   CM 291R : Undergraduate Seminar. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 291R : Undergraduate Seminar. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   NOTE:	Required each semester for undergraduate majors who are not enrolled in 491R. School lecture series attendance required.
   
   
7. Complete one registration of the following during the next to last semester before graduation:
   CM 491R : Senior Seminar. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 491R : Senior Seminar. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Developing best employment opportunities and strategy; interviewing, sales negotiations, resume and letter writing, and salary negotiations. Report on 300 hours of construction-related work experience.
   NOTE:	College Lecture attendance required.
   
   
8. Complete the following supporting courses:
   ACC 200 : Principles of Accounting. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ACC 200 : Principles of Accounting. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
   DESCRIPTION:	Financial and managerial accounting principles. Basic accounting statements, processes, and management applications. Open to all students.
   
   
   BUS M 201 : Financial Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BUS M 201 : Financial Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Acc 200 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Financial statement analysis, financial planning, sources of financing, working capital management, risk and return, and valuation.
   NOTE:	For non-management majors.
   
   
   CE EN 113 : Engineering Measurements. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CE EN 113 : Engineering Measurements. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	MATH 111 & CE EN 112
   DESCRIPTION:	Measurement of horizontal and vertical distances and angles to locate engineering projects including profiles, plane and topographical mapping, site layout, and earthwork.
   
   
   ECON 110 : Economic Principles and Problems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ECON 110 : Economic Principles and Problems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Strengths and weaknesses of markets and governments for solving problems of social organization or conflict, including policy response to inflation, unemployment, pollution, poverty, growth, etc.
   NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
   
             : Honors Economic Principles and Problems.
   
   
   GEOL 330 : Geology for Engineers. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   GEOL 330 : Geology for Engineers. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Geological processes and materials bearing on engineering practices. Field trips.
   
   
   ORG B 221 : Organizational Effectiveness. (3:Arr:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ORG B 221 : Organizational Effectiveness. (3:Arr:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Theories and concepts for creating effective organizations, e.g., individual, group, and organizational processes and human resource functions, including selection, compensation, and performance management.
   NOTE:	Taught online.
   
   
   PHIL 213 : Introduction to Ethics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHIL 213 : Introduction to Ethics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer On Demand
   DESCRIPTION:	Nature and justification of moral standards, beliefs, and decisions.
   NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
   
   
   PHSCS 106 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 106 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 105 or equivalent.
   RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 108.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Phscs 105. Topics include electricity and magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, and optics.
   
   
   STAT 121 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STAT 121 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Independent Study also; Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   RECOMMENDED:	MATH 110 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, simple linear regression.
   
             : Honors Principles of Statistics.
   
   
9. Complete one course from the following:
   CM 350 : International Construction Practices. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CM 350 : International Construction Practices. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	CM 105
   DESCRIPTION:	Interacting with international construction professional, including construction terminology, plan reading, metric measurements, estimating, scheduling, and project management practices.
   
   
   TMA 150 : Public Speaking. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 150 : Public Speaking. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles and methods of public speaking; speaking experiences.
   
   
10. Complete one course from the following:
    ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	Honors also.
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
    PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
    DESCRIPTION:	Effective processes of written, oral, and visual technical communication, including collaborative processes. Writing for academic and professional audiences.
    NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
    
    
    M COM 320 : Communication in Organizational Settings. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    M COM 320 : Communication in Organizational Settings. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	Honors also.
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
    PREREQUISITE:	GE First-Year Writing requirement. To be taken before senior year. Not for freshmen.
    DESCRIPTION:	Developing written and oral communications for professional organizations, including composing and designing employment communications. Incorporates oral presentations.
    NOTE:	Fulfills GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication requirement.
    
               : Honors Communication in Organizational Settings.
    
    
11. Complete department packet and exit interview.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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