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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2016-2017 University Catalog Program: Building Construction Management Technology, BS Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Building Construction Management Technology, BS

About the Program

From the world’s tallest building to the home being constructed down the block, all construction projects need leadership and management expertise. In Purdue’s construction management program, you’ll gain skills to be a leader in the growing global construction industry. You’ll learn what it takes to successfully build all kinds of projects from idea to completion. The curriculum can prepare you to be a future executive in this increasingly fast-paced and high-tech sector.

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Degree Requirements and Supplemental Information

The full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Building Construction Management include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail.

Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments.

PICM-BS
120 Credits
“C-” or better required in all major courses and all courses that are a prerequisite to a BCM course

Building Construction Management Major Courses (59 credits)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
BCM 10001 - Introduction To Construction (Satisfies Science, Technology & Society selective for core.)
BCM 17500 - Construction Materials And Methods
BCM 11201 - Construction Surveying Fundamentals
BCM 21200 - Construction Layout
BCM 21500 - Mechanical Construction
BCM 27500 - Construction Plans And Measurements
BCM 25001 - Construction Project And Administrative Management
BCM 21601 - Electrical Construction
BCM 28500 - Construction Mechanics
BCM 30101 - Introduction To Construction Company Financial Management
BCM 34500 - Scheduling
BCM 35000 - Construction Site Planning
BCM 35501 - Construction Site Supervision
BCM 37500 - Estimating
BCM 38000 - Concrete Construction
BCM 38501 - Soils In Construction
BCM 45500 - Construction Company Management
BCM 45701 - Construction Safety
BCM 47500 - Construction Costs
BCM 48701 - Construction Capstone

BCM Elective (3 credits)

Any other BCM class for BCM Majors or

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
CGT 36000 - Applications Of Construction Documentation I or
CGT 46000 - Building Information Modeling For Commercial Construction or
CGT 46200 - Applications Of Construction Documentation II

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (58 credits)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics (can satisfy Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science selective for core) or
AGEC 21700 - Economics (can satisfy Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science selective for core)

 

  • Human Foundations Elective (satisfies Human Culture - Humanities for core) see approved list at http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html - Credit Hours: 3.00
    • TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology (satisfies Information Literacy Selective as well as the Science, Technology and Society Selective for core)
    PHYS 21800 - General Physics (satisfies one Science Selective for core)
  • Science Lab Selective (satisfies second Science Selective for core)- See Approved BCM List - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • English First Year Composition Selective: See list of approved selectives) (satisfies Written Communication for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
    • COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication (satisfies Oral Communication for core)
    MA 15800 - Precalculus- Functions And Trigonometry (can satisfy Quantitative Reasoning Selective for core)
    CGT 16400 - Graphics For Civil Engineering And Construction
    MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I (can satisfy Quantitative Reasoning Selective for core)
    OLS 27400 - Applied Leadership
    MGMT 20010 - Business Accounting
    MGMT 45500 - Legal Background For Business I

    English selective (3 credits)

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    ENGL 42000 - Business Writing or
    ENGL 42100 - Technical Writing or
    ENGL 49000 - Worksite Internship Practicum or
    ENGL 30400 - Advanced Composition

    Business Selective (3 credits)

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    IT 34200 - Introduction To Statistical Quality or
    STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods or
    STAT 22500 - Introduction To Probability Models or
    ENTR 20000 - Introduction To Entrepreneurship And Innovation or
    MGMT 32300 - Principles Of Marketing or
    MGMT 20100 - Management Accounting I or
    MGMT 44301 - Management Of Human Resources

    Communication Selective (3 credits)

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    AGEC 33100 - Principles Of Selling In Agricultural Business or
    COM 31400 - Advanced Presentational Speaking or
    COM 31500 - Speech Communication Of Technical Information or
    COM 31800 - Principles Of Persuasion or
    COM 32000 - Small Group Communication or
    COM 32400 - Introduction To Organizational Communication or
    COM 32500 - Interviewing: Principles And Practice or
    COM 41500 - Discussion Of Technical Problems or
  • a Foreign Language - Credit Hours: 3.00

    • Human Relations Selective (3 credits)

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology or
    SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology or
    OLS 28400 - Leadership Principles or
    TLI 11200 - Foundations Of Organizational Leadership or
    TLI 25400 - Leading Change In Technology Organizations

    Global Selective (3 credits)

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    TECH 33000 - Technology And The Global Society or
  • Study Abroad or
  • other global courses listed

    • Technical Elective (3 credits)

    Any course within the Colleges of Technology, Engineering, Management or approved course.

    Electives (3 credits)

    • Free - Credit Hours: 3.00

    University Core Requirements

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
  • Human Cultures - Humanities - UCC Selective

    •  

    Human Cultures - Behavioral/Social Science -  ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics or
    Human Cultures - Behavioral/Social Science -  AGEC 21700 - Economics

     

    Information Literacy -  TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology
    Science #1 -  PHYS 21800 - General Physics
  • Science #2 - See BCM’s list

    •  

    Science, Technology & Society -  BCM 10001 - Introduction To Construction or
  • Science, Technology & Society - TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology 

    •  

  • Written Communication - See BCM’s list
    • Oral Communication -  COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication

     

    Quantitative Reasoning -  MA 15300 - Algebra And Trigonometry I or
    Quantitative Reasoning -  MA 15800 - Precalculus- Functions And Trigonometry or
    Quantitative Reasoning -  MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I

    Program Requirements

    Accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)

    Fall 1st Year

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BCM 10001 - Introduction To Construction ♦ *
    CGT 16400 - Graphics For Civil Engineering And Construction ♦
    MA 15800 - Precalculus- Functions And Trigonometry ♦ *
  • English First Year Composition Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
    • TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology *

    14 Credits

    Spring 1st Year

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BCM 17500 - Construction Materials And Methods ♦
    BCM 11201 - Construction Surveying Fundamentals ♦
    MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I ♦ *
    COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication *
    PHYS 21800 - General Physics ♦ *

    16 Credits

    Fall 2nd Year

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BCM 21200 - Construction Layout
    BCM 21500 - Mechanical Construction ♦
    BCM 27500 - Construction Plans And Measurements ♦
    OLS 27400 - Applied Leadership
  • Human Relations Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

    • 15 Credits

    Spring 2nd Year

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BCM 25001 - Construction Project And Administrative Management ♦
    BCM 21601 - Electrical Construction ♦
    BCM 28500 - Construction Mechanics ♦
    MGMT 20010 - Business Accounting ♦
  • Lab Science Selective - Credit Hours: 4.00 *

    • 15 Credits

    Fall 3rd Year

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BCM 34500 - Scheduling ♦
    BCM 37500 - Estimating ♦
  • Technical Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
    • BCM 38000 - Concrete Construction ♦
  • Human Foundations Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 *

    • 15 Credits

    Spring 3rd Year

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BCM 30101 - Introduction To Construction Company Financial Management
    BCM 35000 - Construction Site Planning ♦
    BCM 38501 - Soils In Construction
    BCM 45701 - Construction Safety ♦
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
    • MGMT 45500 - Legal Background For Business I

    16 Credits

    Fall 4th Year

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BCM 35501 - Construction Site Supervision ♦
    BCM 47500 - Construction Costs
    BCM 45500 - Construction Company Management ♦
  • English Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

    •  

    ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics * or
    AGEC 21700 - Economics *

    14 Credits

    Spring 4th Year

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BCM 48701 - Construction Capstone ♦
  • Global Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • BCM Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Business Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Communication Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

    • 15 Credits

    Note

    *Satisfies a University Core Requirement

    Students must earn a “C-” or better in all BCM courses and all prerequisites for BCM courses.

    120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

    2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

    Any course taken at Purdue can be attempted no more than three times (inclusive of W, WF, WN, and IF)

    Degree Requirements

    The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

    myPurduePlan is knowledge source for specific requirements and completion

    Foreign Language Courses

    Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

    American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

    Critical Course

    The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

    Notes:





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