2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| BC 1114 | Introduction to Building Construction | 3 |
| BC 2004 | Construction Surveying | 1 |
| BC 2014 | Construction Principles I | 3 |
| BC 2024 | Construction Principles II | 3 |
| BC 2044 | Construction Materials | 3 |
| BC 2064 | Integrated Construction I | 3 |
| BC 3064 | Integrated Construction II | 3 |
| BC 3114 | Building Systems Technology | 3 |
| BC 4064 | Integrated Construction III | 3 |
| BC 4434 | Construction Practice I | 3 |
| BC 4444 | Construction Practice II | 4 |
| Subtotal | 32 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| BC 1124 | Construction Documents and Safety | 2 |
| BC 2104 | Building Effective Construction Teams | 3 |
| BC 2114 | Information Technology in Design and Construction | 3 |
| BC 2134 | Construction Data Analysis | 2 |
| BC 3134 | Temporary Structures in Construction | 3 |
| BC 4164 | Production Planning and Process Design for Construction | 3 |
| CEM 3084 | Construction Economy | 3 |
| FIN 3054 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGT 3304 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice | 3 |
| Subtotal | 25 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select 6 credit hours of technical electives. | 6 | |
| Select 6 credit hours of Business & Management Electives. | 6 | |
| Select 9 credit hours of Track Core Electives. | 9 | |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| COMM 1015 | Communication Skills (1F) | 3 |
| or ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | |
| COMM 1016 | Communication Skills (1F) | 3 |
| or ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | |
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing (1A) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select three credits of Pathway 2 | 3 | |
| Select three credits of Pathway 2 that also satisfies Pathway 7 | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| or AAEC 1005 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | |
| ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| or AAEC 1006 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| GEOS 1004 & GEOS 1104 | Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future and Introduction to Earth Sciences Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 2205 & PHYS 2215 | General Physics and General Physics Laboratory | 4 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| ACIS 1004 | Accounting Foundations (5F) | 3 |
| BC 2214 | Why Buildings Stand Up (5A) | 3 |
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus (5F) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits of Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Select three credits of Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select a course from Pathway 7 that also satisifes #PATHWAY-2. 4 | ||
| Subtotal | 44 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select six credits from the following: | ||
| AAEC 3324 | Environment and Sustainable Development Economics | 3 |
| AAEC 3454 | Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ACIS 2116 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| AS 3215 | Air Force Management and Leadership | 3 |
| AS 3216 | Air Force Management and Leadership | 3 |
| CEM 4024 | Construction Law and Contract Administration | 3 |
| ISE 4004 | Theory of Organization | 3 |
| MGT 2064 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGT 2354 | Teams, Leadership, and Business: Cultivating Excellence | 3 |
| MGT 3064 | Cornerstones of Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 3 |
| MKTG 3104 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| MKTG 4734 | Real Estate Marketing | 3 |
| MN 4005 | Leadership and Management/Ethics | 3 |
| MN 4006 | Leadership and Management/Ethics | 3 |
| MS 4005 | Military Science IV, Army Reserve Officer Training Corps | 4 |
| MS 4006 | Military Science IV, Army Reserve Officer Training Corps | 4 |
| PM 4684 | Leasing Commercial Properties | 3 |
| REAL 2004 | Principles of Real Estate | 3 |
| REAL 4754 | Real Estate Law | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the four tracks below: | ||
| Emergent Technologies for Construction, Housing and Development | ||
| BC 2354 | Residential Construction Technologies | 3 |
| BC 4324 | Innovation in Residential Construction | 3 |
| BC 4374 | Residential Housing and Land Development | 3 |
| Information Systems in Built Environment | ||
| BC 4114 | Building Information Modeling in Design and Construction | 3 |
| BC 4124 | Digital Construction and Manufacturing | 3 |
| BC 4364 | Lifecycle BIM for Facility Management | 3 |
| Sustainable Building Performance | ||
| BC 3014 | Building Physics and Environmental Systems | 3 |
| BC 4314 | Building Performance and Energy Management | 3 |
| BC 4334 | Sustainable Building Performance Management | 3 |
| Directed Elective | ||
| Students pursuing double majors may use courses from their other major for directed electices to build their own track as long as the courses are not building construction major requirements. Students must have a plan of study signed by the department head or assistant director of student affairs comprised of courses to form a focues area of study for this track. | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select six credits of the following. A minimum of 3 of the credits must be 3000-4000. | ||
| BC Electives | ||
| Any BC 2000-5000 level course or special study that does not fulfill a construction major requirement. This includes BC track courses from outside their designated track selection provising capacity. These courses cannot be double-counted for both track and technical electives. | ||
| BC Variable Credit | ||
| BC 4754 | Internship | 1-3 |
| BC 4974 | Independent Study | 1-19 |
| BC 4994 | Undergraduate Research | 1-19 |
| CEM | ||
| CEM 2714 | Construction Safety Systems | 3 |
| CEM 2824 | Construction Site Analysis | 3 |
| CEM 3024 | Construction Estimating and Scheduling | 3 |
| CEM 3154 | Smart Construction | 3 |
| CEM 3064 | Intro to Lean Construction | 3 |
| CEM 3074 | Global Design and Construction for Sustainable Development | 3 |
| CEM 3164 | Construction Health and Safety | 3 |
| CEM 3714 | Controlling Construction Safety Hazards | 3 |
| CEM 4624 | Construction Robotics and Automation | 3 |
| CEM 4634 | Data Analysis and Visualization for Construction and Facilities Management | 3 |
| CEM 4714 | Construction Safety Culture | 3 |
| CEM 4724 | Construction Industry Futures: Safety, Health, and Wellness | 3 |
| REAL | ||
| REAL 3034 | Real Estate Market Analysis | 3 |
| REAL 3044 | Financing Real Estate Projects | 3 |
| Others | ||
| BC 4024 | Estimating, Production, and Cost Engineering | 3 |
| CS 1014 | Introduction to Computational Thinking | 3 |
| SBIO 2314 | Building Information Modeling for Wood-Based Construction | 3 |
| SBIO 3324 | Green Building Systems | 3 |
| VT Corp of Cadets Academic Offerings | ||
| MGT 3935 & MGT 3936 | Advanced Professional Development for Cadets and Advanced Professional Development for Cadets | 4 |
| MGT 3945 & MGT 3946 | Cadet Organizational Leadership and Cadet Organizational Leadership | 2 |
| MGT 4935 & MGT 4936 | Cadet Citizen Leader Practicum and Cadet Citizen Leader Practicum | 4 |
| MGT 4945 & MGT 4946 | Executive Leadership for Cadets and Executive Leadership for Cadets | 2 |
| Students enrolled in a minor may use 6 credits of their minor requirements as technical electives with 3 of those being 3000-4000 level. | ||
University Policy 91 outlines university-wide minimum criteria to determine if students are making satisfactory progress toward the completion of their degrees. The Myers-Lawson School of Construction fully supports this policy. Specific expectations for satisfactory progress for BC majors are as follows:
A student who does not meet the requirements will be notified that they have one term of enrollment to rectify any deficiencies. Failure to do so within one term of enrollment will result in the student being required to transfer out of the major.
Consists of all courses under the BC and CEM designation.
Students must pass all required courses with an overall GPA of 2.0.
Students must have had 2 years of a foreign language in high school or one year at the college level (6 credit hours) of the same language.College-level credits used to meet this requirement do not count towards the degree.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| BC 1114 | Introduction to Building Construction | 3 |
| COMM 1015 or ENGL 1105 | Communication Skills or First-Year Writing | 3 |
| GEOS 1004 | Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BC 1124 | Construction Documents and Safety | 2 |
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus | 3 |
| GEOS 1104 | Introduction to Earth Sciences Laboratory | 1 |
| COMM 1016 or ENGL 1106 | Communication Skills or First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ACIS 1004 | Accounting Foundations | 3 |
| Pathway 2 & 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BC 2004 | Construction Surveying (New course) | 1 |
| BC 2114 | Information Technology in Design and Construction | 3 |
| BC 2014 | Construction Principles I | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2215 | General Physics Laboratory | 1 |
| ECON 2005 or AAEC 1005 | Principles of Economics or Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| BC 2134 | Construction Data Analysis | 2 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BC 2024 | Construction Principles II | 3 |
| BC 2064 | Integrated Construction I | 3 |
| BC 2214 | Why Buildings Stand Up | 3 |
| BC 2104 | Building Effective Construction Teams | 3 |
| ECON 2006 or AAEC 1006 | Principles of Economics or Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BC 3114 | Building Systems Technology | 3 |
| BC 3064 | Integrated Construction II | 3 |
| BC 2044 | Construction Materials | 3 |
| CEM 3084 | Construction Economy | 3 |
| FIN 3054 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BC 3134 | Temporary Structures in Construction | 3 |
| Business & Management Elective | 3 | |
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Electives | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BC 4064 | Integrated Construction III | 3 |
| BC 4434 | Construction Practice I | 3 |
| BC 4164 | Production Planning and Process Design for Construction | 3 |
| MGT 3304 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice | 3 |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BC 4444 | Construction Practice II | 4 |
| Business & Management Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Electives | 3 | |
| Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
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