Construction Management
Advising

There are a number of questions many students have concerning the Construction Management program. Here we will attempt to answer some of them. If you do not find enough information, please contact your Advisor. If you do not have an Advisor, contact any of the members of the Faculty.

Please be aware that the Construction Management Program has an Admission to Upper Division Policy. You will not be allowed to take 300 and 400 level CMGT courses until you have applied and are accepted into upper division. The policy telling you what you need to do may be found at Departmental Policies.

Click on the following links if you have questions about:

Incoming Freshman Online Advising New

The 2008-09 Degree Requirements

The 2006-07 Degree Requirements

The 2005-06 Degree Requirements

The Frequency of Course Offerings

The Math Requirements

The Core Requirements

The Business Minor

Frequency of Course Offerings

Construction Management Courses (CMGT)

Construction Management courses not listed above are seldom offered, and only by arrangement with the department. Internship, CMGT 493, is arranged through the department with the Departmental Internship Coordinator.

Other Courses:

• Civil Engineering (CE)
• Engineering Science Courses (ENGR)

 

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Math Requirements

The BSCM specifically lists two course in mathematics to complete the program.

The first of these is MATH 147 PRECALCULUS.

MATH 147 may be taken by students scoring a 23 or higher on the ACT test, Mathematics portion, or by students scoring 540 or higher on the SAT test, Mathematics portion, or by students scoring 70% or higher on the Math Placement Test (COMPASS).

If a student does not score high enough on any of these tests to begin with MATH 147 they will be asked to take additional courses in Mathematics to build their skill level. See the MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE PLACEMENT EXAM POLICY in the current Schedule of Classes.

Students may alternatively take MATH 143 COLLEGE ALGEBRA and MATH 144 ANALYTIC TRIGONOMETRY instead of MATH 147. The same scores on the ACT, SAT or COMPASS tests will allow a student to take MATH 143 that allow them to take MATH 147.

Students scoring 27/620/88% or higher on the ACT, SAT or COMPASS tests respectively may bypass MATH 147 and move directly into Calculus (see below). If a student does not take either MATH 147 or MATH 143 & 144 they need to take an additional course in an Area II or Area III field beyond what is specifically called out in the degree requirements. Area II and Area III fields are defined in the discussion on CORE below.

MATH 147 (or MATH 144) must be successfully completed (grade of C or higher) before a student is allowed to take CE 210, 211, PHYS 111 or MATH 170.

The second required course is actually a selection of one of two. Students are required to take either
MATH 160 SURVEY OF CALCULUS or MATH 170 CALCULUS I.

MATH 160 may be taken by students scoring a 27 or higher on the ACT test, Mathematics portion, or by students scoring 620 or higher on the SAT test, Mathematics portion, or by students scoring 88% or higher on the Math Placement Test (COMPASS).

If a student does not score high enough on any of these tests to begin with MATH 160 they must complete either MATH 147 or MATH 143 first.

MATH 170 may be taken by students scoring a 29 or higher on the ACT test, Mathematics portion, or by students scoring 650 or higher on the SAT test, Mathematics portion, or by students scoring 93% or higher on the Math Placement Test (COMPASS).

If a student does not score high enough on any of these tests to begin with MATH 170 they must complete either MATH 147 or MATH 144 first.

MATH 160 or MATH 170 must be successfully completed (grade of C or higher) before a student is allowed to take ENGR 205.

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CORE Requirements

As part of a University education a student is expected to learn about many areas of life, not just his/her major.The Arts & Humanities/Social Science requirement is part of the degree program to broaden the perspective and understanding of the student.

A total of six (6) courses need to be taken to cover the Arts & Humanities/ Social Science CORE requirement. These courses must come from five (5) different areas of study (fields), with the sixth course being a "Depth" course. There is a finite list of courses that count as CORE. To look at this list go to Core Courses.

* Courses that instill cultural values are acceptable while routine exercises of personal craft are not.

ECON 201 is another course the Construction Management Department will accept as meeting the "Depth" requirement. Using ECON 201 and ECON 202 to meet the "Depth" requirement will cause you to take three Area I courses, each from a different field.

Remember, other options are available.Talk with your advisor.

Additional information may be found on the page Core

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Business Minor Requirements

Many of our students complete a Minor in Business along with their Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management (BSCM). The requirements, duplicated below, for the Minor in Business may be found on page 76 of the 04-05 Undergraduate Catalog.

"Students seeking a business minor must register with the Student Services Center in the College of Business and Economics. A student pursuing a major other than business at Boise State may earn a business minor by satisfying the requirements listed below, in addition to requirements of the student’s major."

The BSCM requires students to take many of the courses listed above. These include:

• ACCT 205 Introduction to Financial Accounting
• ACCT 206 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• BUSSTAT 207 Statistical Techniques for Decision Making I
• ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
• GENBUS 202 The Legal Environment of Business

To meet their Management requirement students are required to choose from:

• MGMT 301 Leadership Skills
• MGMT 410 Advanced Management Topics
• MGMT-ENT 320 Entrepreneurial Skills
• MGMT-ENT 418 Managing and Emerging Business

To meet their Labor Relations requirement students are required to choose from:

• MGMT-HR 305 Human Resource Management
• MGMT-HR 330 Human Resource Law
• MGMT-HR 340 Employee and Labor Relations

To meet the Economics requirement students are given the choice of selecting FINAN 303 Principles of Finance. Please note that ECON 201 Macroeconomics is a prerequisite for FINAN 303 that is not required for the BSCM. If you wish to take FINAN 303 the Economics Department strongly suggests you take Microeconomices (ECON 202) before your take Macroeconomics (ECON 201).

Using the course selected for the Management requirement, the course selected for the Labor Relations requirement and by choosing ECON 201, FINAN 303, and an additional upper division Business Elective (any upper division course offered by the College of Business and Economics), one may also earn a minor in business.

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