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2012 - 2013

BS in Construction Management
(93 hours*)

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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:
        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.

        Course Outcomes


        CM 105 : Introduction to Construction Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        CM 105 : Introduction to Construction Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        WHEN TAUGHT:Fall; Winter
        DESCRIPTION: Introduction to Construction Management including BIM, estimating, scheduling, and construction calculation methods.
        NOTE: Fee.

        Course Outcomes


        ENG T 231 : Foundations of Global Leadership. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        ENG T 231 : Foundations of Global Leadership. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        WHEN TAUGHT:Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
        DESCRIPTION: Foundational principles and practices of individual and organizational leadership in a global context from an integrated moral, technical and social perspective. Emphasis on developing integrity, valuing and leveraging diversity, acquiring and applying leadership skills.
        NOTE: This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.

        Course Outcomes


        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.

        Course Outcomes


    2. Complete the following:

  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 spring term following admittance and complete CM 210 and 217 during that spring 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:

  5. Complete one of the following:

  6. Complete one semester of the following:

  7. Complete four registrations of the following (cannot be taken the same semester as CM 491R):

  8. Complete one registration of the following during the next to last semester before graduation:

  9. Complete the following supporting courses:

  10. Complete one course from the following:

  11. 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.

      Course Outcomes


      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.

      Course Outcomes


  12. Complete department packet and exit interview.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.



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