Civil Engineering Technology-Construction Management Major

Major code:  4204
Business, Engineering, and Information Technologies Division  
Engineering Technology Department

The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing.  Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.

2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026

Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05

Technical
CET125Soil Mechanics3
or CET222 Concrete and Asphalt Testing
CET223Structural Design I3
CET225Sustainable Building Service Systems3
CET226Estimating3
CET227Surveying I3
CET232Land Planning and Design3
CET235Construction Management, Job Cost and Safety3
CET236Global Positioning Systems3
CET237Interpreting Construction Documents3
CET239Building Code Applications3
Non-technical
SSC101Student Success Seminar1
CET121Building Materials And Construction Methods3
DET125Basic AutoCAD3
ENG124College Composition3
ENG221Technical Report Writing3
ITD122Computer Applications for Professionals3
MET124Statics and Strength of Materials4
MTH135Precalculus 15
PHY121College Physics I with Algebra4
Select one (1) Arts & Humanities Elective3
Total Hours62
1

A student may take MTH125 College Algebra and MTH130 Trigonometry over two semesters to satisfy this requirement.

Students completing this degree may be eligible to also receive a Civil Engineering Technology – Transportation Construction Inspection Level I Career Enhancement Certificate (4211), a Civil Engineering Technology – Construction Materials Inspection Career Enhancement Certificate (4209) and a Civil Engineering Technology – Civil/Surveying Draft Career Enhancement Certificate (4208).

Full-time Student Advising Notes

Academic Advising

Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.

Course Sequence

The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterHours
SSC101 Student Success Seminar 1
MTH135 Precalculus 1 5
CET121 Building Materials And Construction Methods 3
CET237 Interpreting Construction Documents 3
DET125 Basic AutoCAD 3
ITD122 Computer Applications for Professionals 3
 Hours18
Second Semester
ENG124 College Composition 3
MET124 Statics and Strength of Materials 4
CET227 Surveying I 3
PHY121 College Physics I with Algebra 4
 Hours14
Third Semester
CET125
Soil Mechanics
or Concrete and Asphalt Testing
3
CET223 Structural Design I 3
CET225 Sustainable Building Service Systems 3
CET232 Land Planning and Design 3
CET235 Construction Management, Job Cost and Safety 3
 Hours15
Fourth Semester
ENG221 Technical Report Writing 3
Arts Humanities Elective 3
CET239 Building Code Applications 3
CET226 Estimating 3
CET236 Global Positioning Systems 3
 Hours15
 Total Hours62

Arts & Humanities Electives

ENG233British Literature: Medieval to 17853
ENG234British Literature: 1785 to Present3
ENG236American Literature: Colonial to 18653
ENG237American Literature: 1865 to Present3
HIS121United States History I to 18773
HIS122United States History II from 18773
PHL122Ethics3

Program Learning Outcomes

This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

  • Estimate costs and prepare specifications for materials planning stages of project. 

  • Performs scheduling and inspecting for conformance to blueprints and specifications. 

  • Estimate costs and prepare specifications for materials planning stages of project.