Building Construction

College: Design, Construction and Planning

School: M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Building Construction

Hours for the Degree: 125

Minor: No

Combined-Degree Program: Yes

Website: www.bcn.ufl.edu

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 transfer opportunities 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.

• Complete 2 of 13 critical-tracking courses for a total of 6 hours - BCN 1210, (BCN 1252C or ARC 1301, ARC 1302), BUL 4310, ENC 2210, ECO 2023, ACG 2021C, (GLY 2010C or GLY 2030C), MAC 2311, STA 2023, (BCN 2405C or BCN 2400C and BCN 2401C), (ENC 1102 or AML 2070 or AML 2410), PHY 2004, PHY 2004L, PHY 2005, PHY 2005L
• 2.35 UF GPA required

• Complete 10 additional hours of critical-tracking courses
• 2.4 UF GPA required

• Complete 10 additional hours of critical-tracking courses
• 2.45 UF GPA required

• Complete 11 additional hours of critical-tracking courses
• 2.5 UF GPA required

• Complete 5 additional hours of critical-tracking 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, ENC 1145 or AML 2070 or 2410.

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Semester 1	Credits
Note: If you place out of ENC 1101, take ENC 1102.
ENC 1101 Expository and Argumentative Writing (GE-C)	3
BCN 1210 Construction Materials	3
BCN 1582 International Sustainable Development (GE-S, I)	3
PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (GE-P)	3
PHY 2004L Laboratory 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 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S)	3
Humanities (GE-H)	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)	3
Total	16
Semester 3	Credits
BCN 1252C Construction Drawing	3
GLY 2030C Environmental and Engineering Geology (GE-P)	3
BCN 2405C Construction Mechanics	4
MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M)	4
Total	14
Semester 4	Credits
ENC 2210 Technical Writing or ENC 3254 Professional Writing in the Discipline	3
ACG 2021C Introduction to Financial Accounting	4
BUL 4310 The Legal Environment of Business	4
Humanities (GE-H)	3
Total	14
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 3431C Steel Design and Construction	3
BCN 3500 Mechanical Systems 1 - Plumbing and Piping	2
BCN 3521C Electrical Systems	2
Total	17
Semester 6	Credits
BCN 3223C Soils, Foundations and Equipment	3
BCN 3461C Concrete, Masonry Design and Construction	3
Required elective (MAN 3025, MAR 3023, RMI 3011, REE 3043)	4
BCN 3281C Construction Methods Laboratory	2
BCN 3611C Construction Estimating 1	3
BCN 3700 Construction Contracts	3
Total	18
Semester 7	Credits
BCN 4510C Mechanical Systems 2 - HVAC	3
BCN 4612C Construction Estimating 2	3
BCN 4720 Construction Planning and Control	3
BCN 4753 Construction Financing	3
BCN 3423C Timber, Formwork Design and Construction	3
Total	15
Semester 8	Credits
BCN 4709C Construction Project Management	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

Building construction students may graduate with a residential option if they choose the option by registration for semester 6.

The following courses are required:

• BCN 4751C Project Planning and Feasibility is substituted for BCN 4787C.
• One of these electives: BCN 4023 Creating Affordable Housing or BCN 4770 Housing Transactions for Homebuilders

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 6	Credits
BCN 3223C Soils, Foundations and Equipment	3
BCN 3461C Concrete, Masonry Design and Construction	3
BCN 3218C Construction Methods Laboratory	2
BCN 3611C Construction Estimating 1	3
BCN 3700 Construction Contracts	3
BCN 4905 Special Studies in Construction (must be taken this semester)	1
Semester 7	Credits
BCN 4510C 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
BCN 3423C Timber, Formwork Design and Construction	3
Total	18
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 Construction Cost Analysis (spring) or BCN 5715 Construction Labor (fall)	3
Total	15

Fifth Year Additional Credits for M.S.B.C.	18
Total Credits for M.S.B.C.	145
Fifth Year Additional Credits for M.B.C.	21
Total Credits for M.B.C.	148