Construction Management (Associate of Applied Science Degree)
Curriculum C246D
(Updated November 29, 2005)

The Construction Management program provides skills in construction estimating, scheduling and contract-related components in order to prepare students to specialize in this industry.  Students will also receive hands-on skilled trades experience in a wide variety of disciplines.  Students receiving this degree are able to transfer to Purdue University-Calumet and other four-year Construction Management programs.

Semester One

Course Number Course name Credit Hours
COT 101 Introduction to Architecture, Engineering and Construction (no prerequisite) 1
ARC 109 Architectural Drafting Fundamentals (no prerequisite) 2
ARC 110 Wood and Masonry Construction Technology (prerequisite: ARC109 or concurrent enrollment)  5
COT 118 Construction Safety & Loss Prevention (no prerequisite) 2
RHT 101 Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I

(you need to take the Triton writing and reading placement test to determine whether you will need a prerequisite to this course)

3
TEC 143 
(or) 
MAT 101 
(or)
MAT 110
College Algebra
(or)
Quantitative Literacy
(or)
Technical Mathematics I 

(you need to take the Triton math placement test to determine what math course to take)

3 - 5

Semester Two

Course Number Course name Credit Hours
ARC 120 Steel Construction Technology (prerequisite: ARC110)  5
COT 258 Construction Cost Estimating (no prerequisite) 3
COT164 Soils (no prerequisite) 2
HTH 104 
(or) HTH 281
Science of Personal Health
(or)
First Aid & CPR
2
Select a course from the catalog Humanities 1
RHT 102
(or) SPE 101
Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II 
(or) Principles of Effective Speaking
(prerequisite grade of C or better in Rhetoric 101)
3

Semester Three

Course Number Course name Credit Hours
ARC 130 Concrete Construction Technology (prerequisite: ARC110)  5
COT 248 Construction Planning & Scheduling (no prerequisite) 3
COT 269 Surveying (no prerequisite) 3
CIS 101 Introduction to Business Computer Systems (no prerequisite) 3
PHY 100
(or)  GOL 101
Principles of Physics
(or) Physical Geology
4

Semester Four

Course Number Course name Credit Hours
ARC 140 MEP Construction Technology (prerequisite: ARC110)  5
COT250 Construction Project Management (no prerequisite) 3
COT 142 Contract Documents (no prerequisite) 3
COT 245 Construction Jobsite Supervision (no prerequisite) 3
COT 291
(or) COT 270
Site Design and Construction (no prerequisite)
(or) Intermediate Surveying
2
SSC 190
(or) PSC 150
(or) HIS 151
 
Contemporary Society
(or) American Government: Organization & Powers
(or) History of the U.S. to 1865
 
3
Total credits required for graduation: 69 - 74
 
 
Construction AAS Degree Program
Student Course Planning Chart
 
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours Semester and year desired to take this course
COT101 Introduction to Architecture, Engineering and Construction 

(no prerequisite) 

Monday early evening

1  
ARC109 Fundamentals of Architectural Drawing 

(not required if you have had high school drafting)

Monday and Wednesday mornings (7 weeks long); Saturday mornings (full semester long); optional ONLINE Section

2  
ARC 110 Wood and Masonry Construction Technology 

(prerequisite: ARC109 or concurrent enrollment, or high school drafting) 

day or evening class two days per week, Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday

5  
ARC 141  Steel Construction Technology 

(prerequisite: ARC109 or concurrent enrollment, or high school drafting)

Monday and Wednesday evening

5  
ARC252  Concrete Construction Technology (prerequisite: ARC109 or concurrent enrollment, or high school drafting) - Monday and Wednesday evening 5  
ARC283 MEP Construction Technology (prerequisite: ARC109 or concurrent enrollment, or high school drafting) - Tuesday and Thursday evening 5  
ARC112 MEP Construction Technology (prerequisite: ARC109 or concurrent enrollment, or high school drafting) - Tuesday and Thursday evening 2  
COT118 Construction Safety and Loss Prevention (no prerequisite) - Friday evening 2  
COT142 Contract Documents (no prerequisite) - Monday evening - also taught during the summer 3  
COT164 Soils (no prerequisite) - Wednesday evening 2  
COT245 Construction Job Supervision (no prerequisite) - Wednesday evening 3  
COT248 Construction Planning and Scheduling (no prerequisite) - Tuesday evening 3  
COT250 Construction Project Management (no prerequisite) - Wednesday evening 3  
COT258 Construction Cost Estimating (no prerequisite) - Thursday evening 3  
COT269 Surveying (no prerequisite) - Tuesday and Thursday late afternoon  3  
COT291 Site Design and Construction (no prerequisite) - Tuesday evening 2  
CIS101 Introduction to Business Computer Systems (no prerequisite) 3  
HTH 104 
or
HTH 281
Science of Personal Health  (no prerequisite)
or 
First Aid & CPR (no prerequisite)
2  
MAT 110 
or
MAT101
or
TEC143
College Algebra
or
Quantitative Literacy
or
Technical Math I 
(you need to take the Triton math placement test to determine what math course you need to start with before you take this course)
3-5  
PHY 100 
or
GOL 101
Principles of Physics 
or
Physical Geology
4  
RHT 101 Freshman Rhetoric & Comp I (you need to take the Triton writing and reading placement test to determine whether you will need a prerequisite to this course) 3  
RHT 102  Freshman Rhetoric & Comp II (prerequisite: grade of C or better in RHT101) 3  
SSC 190 
or
PSC 150
or
HIS 151
Contemporary Society
or
American Government: Organization & Powers
or
History of the U.S. to 1865
3