Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Construction Science and Management (Residential Construction Concentration)

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

Admission Requirements

1. 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
2. Students must complete the following 30 semester credit hours of Pre-Construction coursework: 

   Course List

   Code	Title	Hours
   Choose 4 hours from the following:
   CHEM 1335 & CHEM 1135	Engineering Chemistry and Engineering Chemistry Laboratory
   CHEM 1341 & CHEM 1141	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I
   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
   Total Hours		20

3. 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

1. Students are required to complete the following Pre-Construction Science Management coursework with grades of C or better and an overall GPA (for this set of courses) of 2.50 to be considered for the full major:

   Course List

   Code	Title	Hours
   MATH 2328	Elementary Statistics	3
   MATH 2417	Pre-Calculus Mathematics	4
   PHYS 1315 & PHYS 1115	General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory	4
   Choose 4 hours from the following:		4
   CHEM 1341 & CHEM 1141	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I
   CHEM 1335 & CHEM 1135	Engineering Chemistry and Engineering Chemistry Laboratory
   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
   Total Hours		23

2. 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 2262	Construction Lab	2
   CSM 2360	Residential I: Construction Practices	3
   CSM 2361	Construction Surveying	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 II: Construction 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
   TECH 2351	Statics and Strength of Materials	3
   Total Hours		48

3. 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.
4. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
5. 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.
6. Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. No “D” grades received at other institutions will be credited towards the major.

Course Requirements 

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Credit previously earned for BLAW 2361 may be substituted for BLAW 3301.

²

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.

³

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.

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Credit earned successfully through testing of previously earned course credit for MGT 3303 may be substituted for MGT 3301.