Bachelor of Science in Construction Management to Master of Construction Management Fast Track
About This Program
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management to Master of Construction Management Fast Track enables outstanding senior undergraduate Construction
Management (BSCM) students to receive undergraduate and graduate credit for up to nine hours of coursework. Senior-level courses, which are dual-listed as graduate courses, will satisfy requirements for the both the bachelor's and the master's degree requirements.
Associated Programs
For detailed information about the programs associated with this Fast Track, refer to their individual degree pages.
Admissions Criteria
Interested undergraduate Construction Management students should apply for admission to the fast track program when they are within 30 hours of completing their bachelor's degree (and before graduation). For admission consideration, they must have completed at least 30 hours at UT Arlington and have an overall and College of Engineering GPA of at least 3.20 (in both).
Additionally, they must have completed a set of specified, basic undergraduate foundation courses with a grade of B or higher in each course and a GPA of at least 3.30 in these foundation courses.
Curriculum
| Construction Management Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| CM Pre-Professional Program | ||
| Per catalog | 27 | |
| CM Professional Program (Specialization) | ||
| MANA 3318 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| CM 3313 | CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING I | 3 |
| CM 3315 | CONSTRUCTION LAW AND ETHICS | 3 |
| CM 3331 | MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING SYSTEMS | 3 |
| CM 3335 | SOILS AND FOUNDATION IN CONSTRUCTION | 3 |
| CM 3337 | CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS | 3 |
| CM 3339 | CONSTRUCTION SAFETY 1 | 3 |
| CM 3341 | CONSTRUCTION DESIGN | 3 |
| CM 4306 | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS | 3 |
| CM 4315 | CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING II 1 | 3 |
| or CM 5379 | CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATING | |
| CM 4317 | CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING 1 | 3 |
| or CM 5386 | CONSTRUCTION PLANNING & SCHEDULING | |
| CM 4331 | CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CAPSTONE | 3 |
| CM 4351 | BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| CM 4357 | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICE | 3 |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| CONSTRUCTION FIELD OPERATIONS | ||
or CM 5344 | CONSTRUCTION METHODS: FIELD OPERATIONS | |
| DRONES & ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | ||
| GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION | ||
| LAND AND SITE DEVELOPMENT | ||
| RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION | ||
| INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP I | ||
| INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP II | ||
| Construction Management Master's | ||
| Complete requirements for master's degree per catalog. | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 141 | |
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Must be completed with a grade of B or higher and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 for admission to the fast track.
Suggested Course Sequence
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| UNIV-EN 1131 or ENGR 1101 | 1 | CM 1331 | 3 |
| CM 1311 | 3 | MATH 1303 | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | PHYS 1441 | 4 |
| U.S. History (part 1) | 3 | ENGL 1302, COMS 1301, or COMS 2302 | 3 |
| MATH 1302, 1301, or 1315 | 3 | U.S. History (part 2) | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Component Area Option | 3 | CM 2313 | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | CM 2331 | 3 |
| CM 2311 | 3 | MATH 1308 | 3 |
| CM 2315 | 3 | Language, Philsophy & Culture | 3 |
| PHYS 1442 | 4 | Government/Political Science | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CM 3315 | 3 | CM 3313 | 3 |
| CM 3331 | 3 | CM 3341 | 3 |
| CM 3335 | 3 | CM 3337 | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | 3 | CM 3339 | 3 |
| Government/Political Science | 3 | Social & Behavoiral Science | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CM 4306 | 3 | CM 4331 | 3 |
| CM 4351 | 3 | CM 5344 | 3 |
| CM 4357 | 3 | Prescribed 4000-level elective | 3 |
| CM 5379 | 3 | Prescribed 4000-level elective | 3 |
| CM 5386 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Fifth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MA elective | 3 | MA elective | 3 |
| MA elective | 3 | MA elective | 3 |
| MA elective | 3 | MA elective | 3 |
| MA elective | 3 | ||
| 12 | 9 | ||
| Total Hours: 141 | |||
Program Completion
- Complete 30 hours of graduate coursework (9 from BSCM and 21 from the MCM program of work).
- Earn a B or better in all graduate courses intended for both undergraduate and graduate credit.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.