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Plan of Study (B.S.)

• Plan of Study (PDF)
• Definitions of Electives
• Specializations
• Construction Work Experience
• Progression Policy
• Appeals

Presented here is a sample Plan of Study for students pursuing a Building Construction Management degree at Purdue University. This document presents an overall idea of the order in which courses might be taken in a four-year plan during a student's college career.

PLEASE NOTE: The Plan of Study on this page is presented for general information only--for exact personal plans of study, each student must see his or her counselor for an accurate record of the Plan of Study that he or she received when entering the BCM program. Curriculum plans of study may change often, while the plan of study received upon entering remains the same for that entering student.

The Building Construction Management program is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).

Credit Hours Required for Bachelor's Degree: 128

Semester 1
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 100*	Introduction to Construction	2
C&IT 136*	Introduction to Computer Technology and Applications	3
MA 159*	Pre-Calculus	5
ENGL 106*	English First Year Composition	4
Elective*	Human Relations Elective	3
	TOTAL	17

Semester 2
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 175*	Construction Materials & Methods	4
CGT 164*	Graphics for Civil Engineering & Construction	2
MA 221*	Calculus for Technology I	3
OLS 274*	Applied Leadership	3
COM 114*	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
	TOTAL	15

Semester 3
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 112*	Construction Surveying Fundamentals	3
BCM 215*	Mechanical Construction	3
PHYS 218*	General Physics	4
BCM 275*	Construction Plans and Measurements	3
Elective	Communication Selective	3
	TOTAL	16

Semester 4
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 212	Construction Layout	3
BCM 216*	Electrical Construction	3
ECON 210*	Principles of Economics	3
BCM 285*	Construction Mechanics	4
Elective	Science	4
	TOTAL	17

Semester 5
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 385	Soils and Foundations	3
BCM 375*	Estimating	3
BCM 350	Construction Site Planning	3
BCM 380	Concrete Construction	3
MGMT 200T*	Accounting Principles	3
	TOTAL	15

Semester 6
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 301*	Construction Accounting and Financial Management	3
BCM 345	Scheduling	3
MGMT 455	Legal Background for Business I	3
STAT 301T (or IT 342)	Statistical Methods (or Introduction to Statistical Quality)	3
Elective	General Education Elective	3
Elective	Technical Elective	2
TOTAL		17

Semester 7
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 355	Construction Supervision	3
BCM 450	Construction Contracts & Administration	3
BCM 475	Construction Costs	3
ENGL 420 ( or ENGL 421)	Business Writing (or Technical Writing: Engineering & Science Applications)	3
Elective	Technical Elective	3
	TOTAL	15

Semester 8
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 455	Construction Company Management	4
BCM 457	Construction Safety	3
Elective	BCM Elective	3
Elective	Technical Elective	3
Elective	Free Elective	3
	TOTAL	16

*denotes classes required for Associate Degree

Definitions of Electives

The electives mentioned above are defined here. In preparing a Plan of Study
with a BCM counselor, students choose from among the following courses:

Elective/Free Elective

Any technical or non-technical course except for remedial math.

BCM Elective

Any non-required BCM course.

General Education Elective

A course from the humanities or social sciences.

Technical Elective

Any BCM course or other course within the School of Technology, Schools of Engineering, or School of Management; or other approved courses which meet the student's career goals.

Human Relations Elective

• PSY 120 Elementary Psychology
• SOC 100 Introductory Sociology
• OLS 252 Human Behavior in Organizations

Communications Elective 

• COM 314 Advanced Public Speaking
• COM 315 Speech Communication of Technical Information
• COM 318 Principles of Persuasion
• COM 320 Small Group Communication
• COM 324 Introduction to Organizational Communication
• COM 325 Interviewing: Principles and Practice
• COM 415 Discussion of Technical Problems
• AGEC 331 Principles of Selling in Agricultural Business

Science Selective

• CHM 115 General Chemistry
• PHYS 219 General Physics II

Specializations

Construction Work Experience

A minimum of 800 hours of construction work experience is required before graduation.  Summer construction jobs, BCM internships, or BCM Co-op programs may be used to satisfy this requirement.  Go to Knoy 453 for forms and INFORMATION.

Progression Policy

Students must meet the following requirements to progress in the BCM major.  Failure to meet these standards will require the student to CODO out of the BCM Department.

• BCM majors must earn a grade of "C" or better in all BCM courses and all courses that are a prerequisite to a BCM course.  The "C" grade must be earned before enrolling in subsequent courses.
• BCM courses can be repeated only once.

Appeals

Students that are not allowed to continue with BCM courses due to violation of the Progression Policy may make a written appeal to the Department Head of Building Construction Management if they believe there are extenuating circumstances that caused them to be dropped from the department.  The appeal will be forwarded to the BCM Counseling Committee for consideration.  The committee may provide one additional opportunity for the student to achieve a grade of "C" or above for the course retaken.