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Major: Building Construction Degree Awarded: B.S.B.C. Minor: No
Total Credits Required: 126
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 (B) average in junior and senior level work.
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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 BCN1210, (BCN1252C or ARC1301, ARC1302), BUL4310, ENC2210, ECO2013, CGS2531, ACG2021C, (GLY2010C or GLY2030C), MAC2233, STA2023, (BCN2405C or BCN2400C and BCN2401C), (ENC1102 or ENC1145 or AML2070 or AML2410), PHY2004, PHY2004L, PHY2005, PHY2005L
- 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 1145 or AML 2070 or 2410.
Note: If you place out of ENC 1101, take ENC 1102 or 1145
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ENC 1101 Expository & Argumentative Writing (GE-C) |
3 |
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BCN 1210 Construction Materials |
3 |
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BCN 1582 International Sustainable Development (GE-S,I) |
3 |
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PHY 2004 Applied Physics I (GE-P) |
3 |
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PHY 2004L Lab for PHY 2004 (GE-P) |
1 |
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STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits |
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English (ENC 1102, ENC 1145, AML 2070 OR AML 2410) (GE-C) |
3 |
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PHY 2005 Applied Physics 2 (GE-P) |
3 |
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PHY 2005L Laboratory for PHY 2005 (GE-P) |
1 |
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Humanities (GE) |
3 |
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ECO 2013 Princ. of Macroeconomics (GE-S) |
3 |
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Social and behavioral science (GE) |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Semester 3 |
Credits |
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BCN 1252C Construction Drawing |
3 |
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ACG 2021C Intro. to Financial Accounting |
4 |
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GLY 2030C Envir/Engineer Geology (GE-P) |
3 |
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MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus I (GE-M) |
3 |
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Total |
13 |
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Semester 4 |
Credits |
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ENC 2210 Technical Writing |
3 |
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BCN 2405C Construction Mechanics |
4 |
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CGS 2531 Intro to Computer Programming and Software Packages (GE-M) |
3 |
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BUL 4310 Legal Environment of Business |
4 |
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Humanities (GE) |
3 |
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Total |
17 |
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Semester 5 |
Credits |
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BCN 3027 The Construction Profession and Ethics |
3 |
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BCN 3224C Construction Techniques— Superstructures |
4 |
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BCN 3255C Graphic Communications in Construction |
3 |
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BCN 3431 Steel Design and Construction |
3 |
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BCN 3500 Mechanical Systems 1 — Plumbing and Piping |
2 |
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BCN 3521 Electrical Systems |
2 |
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Total |
17 |
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Semester 6 |
Credits |
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BCN 3223C Soils, Foundations & Equipment |
3 |
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BCN 3461 Concrete, Masonry Design and Construction |
3 |
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BCN 3423 Timber, Form Work Design and Construction |
3 |
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BCN 3281C Construction Methods Laboratory |
2 |
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BCN 3611C Construction Estimating 1 |
3 |
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BCN 3700 Construction Contracts |
3 |
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Total |
17 |
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Semester 7 |
Credits |
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BCN 4510 Mechanical Systems 2 — HVAC |
3 |
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BCN 4612C Construction Estimating 2 |
3 |
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BCN 4720 Construction Planning and Control |
3 |
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BCN 4753 Construction Financing |
3 |
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Elective (BCN or Approved)* |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 8 |
Credits |
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BCN 4709C Construction Project Mgmt. |
3 |
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BCN 4735 Construction Safety |
3 |
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BCN 4712 Managing Construction Operations |
3 |
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BCN 4787C Construction Project Simulation |
3 |
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Elective (BCN or Approved)* |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Total for Degree |
126 |
* Of the two approved senior electives, one must be a building construction course. Both electives 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 required electives:
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:
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Semester 7 |
Credits |
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BCN 4510 Mechanical Systems 2 — HVAC |
3 |
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BCN 4612C Construction Estimating 2 |
3 |
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BCN 4720 Construction Planning and Control |
3 |
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BCN 4753 Construction Financing |
3 |
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BCN 6036 Research Methods in Construction |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 8 |
Credits |
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BCN5705C Project Management for Construction |
3 |
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BCN 4735 Construction Safety |
3 |
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BCN 4712 Managing Construction Operations |
3 |
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BCN5789C Construction Project Delivery |
3 |
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BCN 5625 OR BCN 5715* |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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*BCN 5625 Construction Cost Analysis (Spring Semester) |
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BCN 5715 Construction Labor (Fall Semester) |
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Fifth Year Additional Credits for MSBC |
18 |
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Fifth Year Additional Credits |
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for MBC |
21 |
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Total Credits for MSBC |
144 |
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Total Credits for MBC |
147 |
Fire and Emergency Services
Major: Fire and Emergency Services Degree Awarded: B.S.F.E.S. Minor: No
Total Credits Required: 120
The Bachelor of Science in Fire and Emergency Services is designed to build on the student’s experience in the fire service and to add the academic substance to prepare graduates to lead public or private sector fire and emergency service units. Students may apply to the university at the junior year after earning the Associate of Arts degree from a Florida community college or other accredited academic institution.
Students must meet the GPA requirement and complete all FES preprofessional courses and all general education course work before beginning the junior year. Freshman and sophomore course work will be taken at a Florida community college or other accredited academic institution.
Once accepted, students can pursue a Bachelor of Science without moving to Gainesville. Course work for the junior and senior years will be offered via electronic distance learning and UF faculty will teach and advise students in the program.
Students will need access to a personal computer capable of connecting to the World Wide Web and sending and receiving electronic mail. It is recommended but not required that the student’s computer have a video conferencing capability.
For more information, visit 101 Fine Arts Building C, log on to our Web site at www.bcn.ufl.edu, write to University of Florida, P.O. Box 115703, Gainesville, FL 32611-5703, or e-mail raymond-issa@ufl.edu.
Fire and Emergency Services |
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FES 3015 Prin. of Fire & Emergency Services Management |
3 |
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FES 3753 Fire & Emergency Services |
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Labor Issues |
3 |
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FES 3803 Multi-Agency Incident Command |
3 |
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FES 3033 Fire & Emergency Services |
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Labor Issues |
3 |
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FES 3153 Fire & Emergency Services Information Technology |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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FES 3284 Management of Emergency Medical Services |
3 |
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FES 3815 Command & Control-Catastrophic Catastrophic Fire-Rescue Incidents |
3 |
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FES 3285 Adv. Leadership Issues in Emergency Medical Services. |
3 |
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FES 3823 FES Integrated Operations |
3 |
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FES 3755 Fire & Emergency Services Capital Equipment & Facilities |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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FES 4224 Management of Mass Casualty Incidents |
3 |
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FES 4825 Design & Management of Community Disaster Exercises |
3 |
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FES 4003 Fire & Emergency Services Public Policy & Administration |
3 |
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FES 4045 Fire & Emergency Services Human Resource Management |
3 |
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FES 4935 Current Issues in Fire & Emergency Services |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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FES 4685 Management for Arson Prevention & Control. |
3 |
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FES 4835 Natural Disaster Phenomena in Florida |
3 |
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FES 4055 Fire & Emergency Services Public Relations |
3 |
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FES 4023 Fire & Emergency Services Ethical Practices & Leadership |
3 |
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FES 4034 Regulatory Issues in Fire and Emergency Services |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Total for Degree |
120 |
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