Program Mission and Vision

The primary mission of the Construction Management Program is to provide the highest possible quality general construction education to undergraduate students who are preparing for careers in the construction industry.

The secondary mission is to maintain ongoing contact with the construction industry and to provide support for this industry.

The construction management program vision is to be a dynamic, creative, and inclusive environment that promotes engaged learning and scholarship as it relates to supporting the construction management profession. The program is recognized for its efforts to provide high quality general construction education, applied construction research, and service to the construction industry. It has a strong commitment to be innovative, provide hands-on activity-based learning, prepare students for a lifelong career in construction management, and serve the construction industry.

  • Goals

    • Goal A: Maintain high standards of quality of instruction within the program

    • Goal B: Cultivate access and opportunities within the program for students and industry

    • Goal C: Provide support for the construction industry

    • Goal D: Measurably maintain the overall quality of the construction program

    • Goal E: Support professional development for program faculty

    • Goal F: Adapt the quality of instruction within the heavy/civil construction option within the program to industry needs

  • Objectives

    1. Maintain the number of students admitted into the professional CMGT program each year to be between 36 to 40 students per year.
    2. Review of student work within each PLO using SLOs for the designated course.
    3. Maintain a high number of recruiting companies at the Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction (ETSC) career fair based on industry needs specific to construction management.
    4. Placement of graduates above 90%.
    5. Results of American Institute of Constructors Exam (AIC) Exam as a Direct Assessment (DA) where all students must pass with 60% to graduate each year for SLOs 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20.
    6. Accreditation is maintained by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).
    7. Review of Senior Exit Survey as an indirect assessment (IA) and qualitative Interview Report by chair or dean.
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  • Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

    1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
    2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline
    3. Create a construction project safety plan.
    4. Create construction project cost estimates.
    5. Create construction project schedules.
    6. Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.
    7. Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
    8. Apply electronic-based technology.
    9. Apply basic survey techniques for construction layout and control.
    10. Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process.
    11. Construction accounting, and control.
    12. Understand construction, quality, assurance, and control.
    13. Understand construction project control process.
    14. Understand the legal applications of contract and regulatory law to manage a construction project.
    15. Understand basic principles of sustainable construction.
    16. Understand the basic principles of structural behavior.
    17. Understand the basic principles of HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems.

Yearly Applicants and Acceptance to Professional Program

Yearly applicants and acceptance to program

The professional program is defined by the students' last two years to graduate. Students must apply to the professional program.

Summary Report of Achievement of Student Learning Outcomes

CMGT CIP Code: 52.2001

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