Construction Management
History

Construction Management (CM) began when the Idaho branch of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) approached Boise State University in 1976 to start a construction management program.   BSU’s major concern was funding; therefore, the AGC donated money to help with first year funding of construction management faculty salaries, operating expenses and capital expenses.  During the following year a curriculum patterned after other established construction management programs was developed and approved by the State Board of Education. 

In the Fall of 1979, the first construction management classes were offered to BSU students.  The CM program was initially housed in the Physics Department within the College of Arts & Sciences. 

In 1986, the Department of Construction Management and PreEngineering was created within the College of Arts and Sciences; in 1990 after the new Engineering and Technology building was completed, the Department of Construction Management and Engineering was transferred to the College of Technology. 

In 1997, Construction Management became a separate department within the College of Engineering.