Construction Management (CM) Major

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Teresa Hall, Head
Pat Pannell, Program Coordinator
Department of Engineering Technology and Management
Solberg Hall 116
605-688-6417
fax: 605-688-5041
e-mail: pat.pannell@sdstate.edu

website: http://www.sdstate.edu/Academics/CollegeOfEngineering/ConstructionManagement/Index.cfm

Requirements for Construction Management Major - Bachelor of Science in Construction Management:

Freshman Year:

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab (COM) Credits:
(Fall or Spring)
CM 101 - Introduction to Construction Credits: 1
(Fall)
CSC 105 - Introduction to Computers (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
GE 101 - Introduction to Engineering and Technology Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
GE 121 - Engineering Design Graphics I Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
GE 123 - Computer Aided Drawing Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
MATH 115 - Precalculus (COM) Credits: 5
* (Fall or Spring)
MATH 121 - Survey of Calculus (COM) Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)
MATH 121L - Survey of Calculus Applications Lab Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)

Sophomore Year:

SGR Goal 3: Social Sciences Credits: 3
*(Fall or Spring)
SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3
*(Fall or Spring)
IGR Goal 2: Personal Wellness Credits: 2
**(Fall or Spring)

CM 216 - Construction Materials Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CM 232 - Cost Estimating Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) (G) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
ENGL 277 - Technical Writing in Engineering Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Ethics (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I (COM) Credits: 4
* (Fall or Spring)
PHYS 111L - Introduction Physics I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
* (Fall or Spring)

Choose one of the following:

CM 320 - Construction Soil Mechanics Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CM 320L - Construction Soil Mechanics Lab Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)

or

PS 243 - Principles of Geology Credits: 3
** (Fall or Spring)

Junior Year:

IGR Goal 3: Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness Credits: 3
**(Fall or Spring)
Technical Elective (Construction Science) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
Technical Elective (Construction) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM) Credits: 3
(Spring)
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
CM 210 - Construction Surveying Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CM 210L - Construction Surveying Lab Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
CM 332 - Building Construction Methods and Systems Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CM 333 - Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Systems Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CM 353 - Construction Structures Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CM 374 - Heavy Construction Methods and Systems Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Senior Year:

Technical Elective (Business and Management) Credits: 3
(Fall and Spring)
Technical Elective (Construction) Credits: 4 in Fall and 3 in Spring
Technical Electives (Construction Science) Credits: 3
(Fall and Spring)

CM 400 - Risk Management and Construction Safety Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CM 410 - Construction Project Management and Supervision Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CM 443 - Construction Planning and Scheduling Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CM 473 - Construction Law and Accounting (AW) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Note:

Students are required to have a minimum grade of “C” in all of the courses that are designated as prerequisites for the required courses.

Business Minor:

Students enrolled in the Construction Management program have the option to obtain the Business minor offered through the Economics Department. With proper planning, the students can fulfill the Business minor requirements and without exceeding the 128 credits required for Construction Management majors.

Cooperative Education Program:

Students have the opportunity to work in industry and receive technical elective credit for the experience through CM 497. A formal work plan must be approved by the Program Coordinator of Construction Management prior to the work experience. Further information can be found in the Program’s Cooperative Education policy.