Curricula and Courses

Plan of Study (B.S.)

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 web 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).

Semester 1				Semester 2
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours		Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 100	Introduction to Construction	2		BCM 175	Construction Materials & Methods	4
CPT 135	Introduction to Computer Technology and Applications	2		CGT 164	Graphics for Civil Engineering & Construction	2
MA 159	Pre-Calculus	5		MA 221	Calculus for Technology I	3
ENGL 106	English First Year Composition	4		OLS 274	Applied Leadership	3
Elective	Human Relations Elective	3		COM 114	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
	TOTAL	16			TOTAL	15
Semester 3				Semester 4
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours		Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 112	Construction Surveying Fundamentals	3		BCM 212	Construction Layout	3
BCM 215	Mechanical Construction	3		BCM 216	Electrical Construction	3
PHYS 218	General Physics	5		ECON 210	Principles of Economics	3
BCM 275	Construction Plans and Measurements	3		BCM 285	Construction Mechanics	4
Elective	Communication Selective	3		Elective	Science	4
	TOTAL	17			TOTAL	17
Semester 5				Semester 6
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours		Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 385	Soils and Foundations	3		BCM 301	Construction Accounting and Financial Management	3
BCM 375	Estimating	3		BCM 345	Scheduling	3
BCM 350	Construction Site Planning	3		MGMT 455	Legal Background for Business I	3
BCM 380	Concrete Construction	3		STAT 301T (or IT 342)	Statistical Methods (or Introduction to Statistical Quality)	3
MGMT 190B	Accounting Principles	3		Elective	General Education Elective	3
				Elective	Technical Elective	2
	TOTAL	15		TOTAL		17
Semester 7				Semester 8
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours		Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BCM 355	Construction Supervision	3
BCM 450	Construction Contracts & Administration	3		BCM 455	Construction Company Management	4
BCM 475	Construction Costs	3		BCM 457	Construction Safety	3
ENGL 420 ( or ENGL 421)	Business Writing (or Technical Writing: Engineering & Science Applications)	3		Elective	BCM Elective	3
Elective	Technical Elective	3		Elective	Technical Elective
				Elective	Free Elective	3
	TOTAL	15			TOTAL	16
Credit Hours Required for Bachelor's Degree: 129

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

Students desiring to have a specialization designated on their transcripts should consult with the appropriate specialization coordinator to select the following BCM and technical electives.

Electrical Construction Management

• BCM 216 Electrical Construction
• BCM 316 Electrical Construction Estimating
• BCM 416 Electrical Construction Management
• BCM 417 Design/Build for MEP Contr.

Residential Construction Management

• BCM 460 Residential Project Management
• BCM 484 Residential Construction
• AGEC 331 Principles of Selling in Agricultural Business

Mechanical Construction Management

• BCM 215 Mechanical Construction
• BCM 315 Mechanical Construction Estimating
• BCM 415 Mechanical Construction Management
• BCM 417 Design/Build for MEP Contr.

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.

Appeal

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.