2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
Building Construction
Fire and Emergency Services
The Bachelor of Science in Building Construction is a four-year program for students interested in careers in construction management, techniques, operations and related areas in the construction industry. The degree draws upon skills in communication and interpersonal relations, rather than architectural and engineering design.
The freshman and sophomore programs of study are designed to provide easy transfer for junior and community college graduates. Prospective transfer students should consult their advisers or write to the School of Building Construction for a pre-building construction program of local study.
Opportunities for advancement and increasing responsibility exist in all areas of the construction industry, including land development, home building, public building and industrialized building systems, commercial, industrial, marine and heavy construction, underwater and space-age facilities, materials and equipment sales and installations, and construction product research, development, sales and applications.
Students planning to enter the Graduate School should maintain a 3.0 GPA in junior- and senior-level work.
Building Construction
To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical tracking criteria. The critical tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
- Complete 2 of 14 critical courses for a total of 6 hours - BCN 1210, (BCN 1252C or ARC 1301, ARC 1302), BUL 4310, ENC 2210, ECO 2013, CGS 2531, ACG 2021C, (GLY 2010C or GLY 2030C), MAC 2233, STA 2023, (BCN 405C or BCN 2400C and BCN 2401C), (ENC 1102 or ENC 1145 or AML 2070 or AML 2410), PHY 2004, PHY 2004L, PHY 2005, PHY 2005L
- 2.35 UF GPA required
Semester 2:
- Complete 10 additional hours of critical courses
- 2.4 UF GPA required
Semester 3:
- Complete 10 additional hours of critical courses
- 2.45 UF GPA required
Semester 4:
- Complete 11 additional hours of critical courses
- 2.5 UF GPA required
Semester 5:
- Complete 10 additional hours of critical courses
- 2.0 GPA in all BCN courses
- 2.5 UF GPA required
Tracking courses are preprofessional courses. Grades of C are required in BCN 1210 and 2405C, ENC 1101 and 2210, PHY 2004 and 2005, and in one of the following: ENC 1102 or AML 2070 or 2410.
|
Semester 1 |
Credits |
|
Note: If you place out of ENC 1101, take ENC 1102 |
|
|
ENC 1101 Expository Writing (GE-C) |
3 |
|
BCN 1210 Construction Materials |
3 |
|
BCN 1582 International Sustainable Development (GE-S,I) |
3 |
|
PHY 2004 Applied Physics I (GE-P) |
3 |
|
PHY 2004L Lab for PHY 2004 (GE-P) |
1 |
|
STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
Semester 2 |
Credits |
|
English (ENC 1102, ENC 1145, AML 2070 or AML 2410) (GE-C) |
3 |
|
PHY 2005 Applied Physics 2 (GE-P) |
3 |
|
PHY 2005L Laboratory for PHY 2005 (GE-P) |
1 |
|
ECO 2013 Princ. of Macroeconomics (GE-S) |
3 |
|
Humanities (GE) |
3 |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE) |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
Semester 3 |
Credits |
|
BCN 1252C Construction Drawing |
3 |
|
ACG 2021C Intro. to Financial Accounting |
4 |
|
GLY 2030C Envir/Engineer Geology (GE-P) |
3 |
|
MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus 1 (GE-M) |
3 |
|
Total |
13 |
|
Semester 4 |
Credits |
|
ENC 2210 Technical Writing OR ENC 3254 Writing in the Discipline |
3 |
|
BCN 2405C Construction Mechanics |
4 |
|
CGS 2531 Intro to Computer Programming and Software Packages (GE-M) |
3 |
|
BUL 4310 Legal Environment of Business |
4 |
|
Humanities (GE) |
3 |
|
Total |
17 |
|
Semester 5 |
Credits |
|
BCN 3027 The Construction Profession and Ethics |
3 |
|
BCN 3224C Construction Techniques—Superstructures |
4 |
|
BCN 3255C Graphic Communications in Construction |
3 |
|
BCN 3431 Steel Design and Construction |
3 |
|
BCN 3500 Mechanical Systems 1 — Plumbing and Piping |
2 |
|
BCN 3521 Electrical Systems |
2 |
|
Total |
17 |
|
Semester 6 |
Credits |
|
BCN 3223C Soils, Foundations & Equipment |
3 |
|
BCN 3461 Concrete, Masonry Design and Construction |
3 |
|
BCN 3423 Timber, Form Work Design and Construction |
3 |
|
BCN 3281C Construction Methods Lab |
2 |
|
BCN 3611C Construction Estimating 1 |
3 |
|
BCN 3700 Construction Contracts |
3 |
|
Total |
17 |
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
|
BCN 4510 Mechanical Systems 2 — HVAC |
3 |
|
BCN 4612C Construction Estimating 2 |
3 |
|
BCN 4720 Construction Planning and Control |
3 |
|
BCN 4753 Construction Financing |
3 |
|
Elective (BCN or approved)* |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
BCN 4709C Construction Project Mgmt. |
3 |
|
BCN 4735 Construction Safety |
3 |
|
BCN 4712 Managing Construction Operations |
3 |
|
BCN 4787C Construction Project Simulation |
3 |
|
Elective (BCN or approved)* |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Total Required for Degree |
126 |
* Of the two approved electives, one must be a building construction course and both must be at the 3000-4000 level.
Residential Option
Building construction students may graduate with a residential option. The following courses are required:
BCN 4751C, Project Planning and Feasibility, is substituted for BCN 4787C.
And two electives are required:
BCN 4023 Creating Affordable Housing
BCN 4770 Housing Transactions for Homebuilders
Combined BS/MSBC and BS/MBC Degree Programs
The combined-degree programs require the same freshman, sophomore and junior course requirements as the B.S.B.C. program. The senior-year courses vary, as follows:
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
|
BCN 4510 Mechanical Systems 2 — HVAC |
3 |
|
BCN 4612C Construction Estimating 2 |
3 |
|
BCN 4720 Construction Planning and Control |
3 |
|
BCN 4753 Construction Financing |
3 |
|
BCN 6036 Research Methods in Construction |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
BCN 5705C Project Management for Construction |
3 |
|
BCN 4735 Construction Safety |
3 |
|
BCN 4712 Managing Construction Operations |
3 |
|
BCN 5789C Construction Project Delivery |
3 |
|
BCN 5625 OR BCN 5715* |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Fifth Year Additional Credits for M.S.B.C. |
18 |
| Total Credits for M.S.B.C. | 144 |
|
Fifth Year Additional Credits for M.B.C. |
21 |
|
Total Credits for M.B.C. |
147 |
* BCN 5625 Construction Cost Analysis (spring semester); BCN 5715 Construction Labor (fall semester)