Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Construction Science and Management (Residential Construction Concentration)
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
Admission Requirements
- This degree program requires admission to the university and admission to the program. Information about the program admissions can be found at: http://mycatalog.txstate.edu/undergraduate/science-engineering/technology/#admissionstext
- Students must complete the following 30 semester credit hours of Pre-Construction coursework:
Course List Code Title Hours CHEM 1135 Engineering Chemistry Laboratory 1 CHEM 1335 Engineering Chemistry 3 CSM 1260 Introduction to the Construction and Concrete Industry 2 CSM 2313 Architecture Design I - Construction Documents 3 CSM 2342 Construction Materials and Processes 3 MATH 2328 Elementary Statistics 3 MATH 2417 Pre-Calculus Mathematics 4 PHYS 1115 General Physics I Laboratory 1 PHYS 1125 General Physics II Laboratory 1 PHYS 1315 General Physics I 3 PHYS 1325 General Physics II 3 TECH 2351 Statics and Strength of Materials 3 Total Hours 30 -
When a student completes the above Pre-Construction coursework, with the required 2.50 GPA and a "C" or better in all the Pre-Construction coursework, or is currently enrolled in their final Pre-Construction course(s), the student can apply to become a "Full Major".
General Requirements
- After completing the Pre-Construction coursework, students will be allowed to enter the major and to enroll in the following Construction courses:
Course List Code Title Hours CSM 2160 Introduction to Construction Surveying and Site Layout 1 CSM 2360 Residential Construction I: Home Production 3 CSM 3360 Structural Analysis 3 CSM 3361 Commercial Building Construction Systems 3 CSM 3363 Heavy, Civil and Highway Construction Systems 3 CSM 3366 Soils and Foundations 3 CSM 3367 Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems 3 CSM 3369 Residential Construction II: Business Practices 3 CSM 4313 Architectural Design II - Technology in Construction 3 CSM 4361 Construction Estimating 3 CSM 4364 Construction Project Management and Scheduling 3 CSM 4369 Construction Contracts, Risks, and Ethics 3 CSM 4370 Residential Capstone 3 CSM 4380 Construction Safety 3 TECH 2190 Industrial Internship 1 Total Hours 41 - The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- Students entering Texas State with fewer than 16 credit hours completed after high school graduation will be required to take US 1100. All others will be exempt from taking this course. Students may be required to earn an additional elective to reach the 120 minimum total credit hour requirement for the awarding of a degree.
- Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
- If two years of the same language are taken in high school, then no additional language hours will be required for the degree. In the absence of such high school language, two semesters of the same modern language must be taken at the college level.
- A minor in Business Administration is required for this degree program. Courses for the minor in Business Administration are included in the following degree plan.
- No “D” grades received at other institutions will be credited towards the major.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | ||
| CSM 1260 | 2 | MATH 2328 | 3 | ||
| PHYS 1315 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN PHYS 1301] ) | 3 | PHYS 1325 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN PHYS 1302]) | 3 | ||
| PHYS 1115 | 1 | PHYS 1125 | 1 | ||
| MATH 2417 (Mathematics Component Code 020 [TCCN 2412]) | 4 | CSM 2342 | 3 | ||
| US 1100 | 1 | CSM 2313 | 3 | ||
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301]) | 3 | Communication Component Code 010 | 3 | ||
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306]) | 3 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| ACC 2301 | 3 | CSM 2360 | 3 | TECH 2190 | 1 |
| CHEM 1335 | 3 | CSM 3360 | 3 | ||
| BLAW 2361 | 3 | PHIL 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN PHIL 2306])1 | 3 | ||
| CHEM 1135 | 1 | CSM 3361 | 3 | ||
| TECH 2351 | 3 | CSM 2160 | 1 | ||
| POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 | Component Area Option Codes 090 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Junior | |||||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | ||
| CSM 4361 | 3 | CSM 3366 | 3 | ||
| CSM 4364 | 3 | CSM 3367 | 3 | ||
| CSM 4369 | 3 | CSM 3369 | 3 | ||
| ECO 2301 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 [TCCN ECON 1301])2 | 3 | CSM 4313 | 3 | ||
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours | ||
| CSM 3363 | 3 | CSM 4370 | 3 | ||
| MGT 3303 | 3 | MKT 3343 | 3 | ||
| CSM 4380 | 3 | CIS 3317 or CSM 3368 | 3 | ||
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | Creative Arts Component Code 050 [HUMA 1315] | 3 | ||
| Component Area Option Codes 090 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | ||||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||||
- 1
While PHIL 1320 is strongly preferred, the department will allow PHIL 1305 to satisfy this requirement. Other Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 courses will not satisfy this requirement.
- 2
While ECO 2301 is strongly preferred, the department will allow an ECO 2314 course that is assigned component Code 080 to satisfy this requirement. Students who complete ECO 2314 in lieu of ECO 2301 will also need to complete ECO 2315 for the required Business Administration minor.
