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Building Construction Technology - Bachelors of Science Degree

The Building Construction program provides a sound background in principles and practices of residential and commercial construction. Courses of instruction include methods and materials of construction, building codes and specifications, architectural and computer-aided drafting, surveying, cost estimates, and computer principles. Students also take courses in statics, strength of materials and steel structures. Management courses include: construction scheduling, organization and supervision of construction, labor an industrial relations, and legal environment of business.

First Year
Course		Credit Hours
BCT 162	Materials and Prin. of Construction	3
CSC 150	Computer Literacy	3
ENG 101	Communication Skills I	3
MTH 151	College Algebra	3
TMD 150	Engineering Graphics	3
UNI 101	Introduction to University Life	0
ENG 102	Communication Skills II	3
HED 100	Personal and Community Health	2
MTH 153	College Algebra & Trigonometry	3
PED 100	Fundamentals of Fitness for Life	1
PHY 152	General Physics	3
PHY 152L	General Physics Lab	1
TMD 151	Introduction to CAD	3
Total		31

Second Year
Course		Credit Hours
BCT 260	Building Codes & Specifications	3
BCT 263	Fundamentals of Surveying I	3
BCT 265	Architectural Details	3
MTH 184	Calculus I	4
TMD 225	Mechanics I: Statics	3
BCT 262	Methods of Building Construction I	3
BCT 264	Intermediate Surveying	3
BCT 266	Architectural Drafting	3
Social Science Elective: HIS 100, 101, PSY 210, SOC 101		3
TMD 345	Mechanics II: Strengths of Materials	3
TMD 345L	Mechanics II Lab: Properties of Materials	1
ENG 299	Writing Competency Exam	0
Total		32

Third Year
Course		Credit Hours
BCT 363	Methods of Building Construction II	3
IMT 205	Industrial Safety & Management	3
SCM 285	Principles of Speech	3
CHM 221	General Chemistry	3
CHM 221L	General Chemistry and Lab	1
Technical Elective*		3
BCT 364	Steel Structures	3
BCT 370	Cost Estimates	3
BUS 281	Legal Environment of Business (or FNC 281)	3
IMT 244	Industrial Specifications & Technical Documentation	3
Social Science Elective HIS 100, 101, PSY 210, SOC 101		3
Total		31

Fourth Year
Course		Credit Hours
BCT 462	Problem Analysis and Planning	3
BCT 464	Organization and Supervision of Construction	3
Cultural Elective: FIA 370; HIS 335; MUS 234; POS 315; PSY 340		3
Elective		3
Humanities Electives: Hum 210, 211, FIA 201, MUS 301		3
BCT 376	Soil Mechanics	3
BCT 466	Structural Planning and Design	3
Humanities Electives: Hum 210, 211, FIA 201, MUS 301		3
IMT 420 Labor & Industrial Relations (or MGT 430)		3
Total		27
TOTAL		121
*CED XXX; CSC XXX; BCT XXX, IMT XXX

Summary of Graduation Requirement
General Education Requirements		48
Major Requirements		42
Other Requirements		31
TOTAL		121

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