Courses in the Major

Term 1: Fall 1

Course No.	Course Title	Cr. Hrs
AECT 100	Orient. Arch. & Construct. Tec	1
AECT 110	Construction Materials	3
ARCH 110	Computer Aided Res. Drawings	3
CNST 110	Residential Building Systems I	3
ENGL 100	Freshman Composition	3
MATH 128	College Algebra (GE-1)	3
	Term Totals	16

 

Term 2: Spring 1

Course No.	Course Title	Cr. Hrs
ACCT 115	Financial Accounting	3
ECON ___	Economics 100 or 110 (GE-3)	3
GE-6 or GE-9	Other World Civiliz. Or Foreign Language Elective	3
HORT 125	Landscape Drawing & Graphics	3
MATH 138	Trigonometry (GE-1)	3
	Term Totals	15

 

Term 3: Fall 2

Course No.	Course Title	Cr. Hrs
AECT 280	Mech., Elec & Plumbing Systems	3
ARCH 220	Commercial Detailing	3
CNST 210	Commercial Construction	3
GE-2	Science Elective	3
GE-4	American History Elective	3
	Term Totals	15

 

Term 4: Spring 2

Course No.	Course Title	Cr. Hrs
BUSI 120	Business Communications	3
CITA 110	Intro to Software Applications	3
CNST 260	Estimating & Planning I	3
CNST 270	Const. Law & Contracting	3
GOVT 140	Public Administration	3
TECH 115	OSHA 30 - Construction Safety	2
	Term Totals	17

 

Term 5: Fall 3

Course No.	Course Title	Cr. Hrs
FMGT 320	Mech. Systems & Balancing	3
AECT 340	Estimating & Planning II	3
FMGT 360	Facility Space Management	3
CITA 315	Microsoft Excel for Bus. Applic.	3
Elective	Restricted Constr. Elective I-see note	3
	Term Totals	15

 

Term 6: Spring 3

Course No.	Course Title	Cr. Hrs
AECT 375	Facilities Syst. Process Piping	3
AECT 380	Career Seminar	1
AECT 400	Constr. Project Management	3
AECT 415	Sustainable Bldg. Practices	3
Elective	BUSI 310, 343, 370, or 385-see listing below	3
COMM 300 or COMM 310	Organizational Communication or Argumentation & Debate	3
	Term Totals	15

 

Term 7: Summer and Fall 4

Course No.	Course Title	Cr. Hrs
Summer - FMGT 390	Facilities Management Internship I	3
Fall - FMGT 395	Facilities Managem. Internship II	12
	Term Totals	15

 

Term 8: Spring 4

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
AECT 410	Building Codes & Zoning	3
AECT 450	Building Science	3
Elective	Restricted Constr. Elective II-see note	3
ENGL 310	Technical Writing	3
BUSI 237	Human Resource Management	3
	Term Totals	15
	Program Totals	124

 

Notes:

A: GE-2 must be a minimum of a 3 credit hour laboratory science course at 120 level or higher.

B: Students may choose a course from the following group for credit for Restricted Electives (Semester 5) and Restricted Elective II (Semester 8): AECT 150 Statics and Strengths of Materials; AECT 310 Residential Building Systems; AECT 330 Residential Millwork; AECT 360 Structural Theory Applications; AECT 370 Site Engineering; AECT 460 Structural Steel Design; AECT 480 Reinforced Concrete Design; AECT 401 Independent Study; CNST 150 Heavy/Civil Construction; CNST 160 Construction Surveying.

C: BUSI 310 Strategic Management; BUSI 343 Individual Behavior in Organization; BUSI 370 Financial Management; BUSI 385 Business Ethics.

D: FMGT 390 and FMGT 395 total 800 hours of work experience. A final requirement of the two courses is to complete an internship summary portfolio and a formal classroom presentation on the internships. Details and preparation are covered in the prerequisite course AECT 380 Career Seminar.