Program Mission Statement

The Construction Management undergraduate program prepares nationally competitive graduates for successful careers in the construction management profession.

Program Objectives

1. Provide a comprehensive curriculum to meet the construction industry's needs.
2. Produce graduates with communication skills to successfully practice in the construction profession.
3. Promote professional opportunities such as guest speakers, scholarships, and internships from the construction industry to students.

The Program Objectives support the department and program missions, and are further connected to the Program Learning Outcomes.

Program Learning Outcomes

Before July 1, 2023, the Construction Management program has adopted the 20 Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) defined by ACCE as the Program leaning Outcomes. Upon graduation from Construction Management program, graduates shall be able to:

1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline.
3. Create a construction project safety plan.
4. Create construction project cost estimates.
5. Create construction project schedules.
6. Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.
7. Analyze construction documents for planning and management of construction processes.
8. Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
9. Apply construction management skills as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
10. Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process.
11. Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control.
12. Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process.
13. Understand construction risk management.
14. Understand construction accounting and cost control.
15. Understand construction quality assurance and control.
16. Understand construction project control processes.
17. Understand the legal implications of contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project.
18. Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction.
19. Understand the basic principles of structural behavior.
20. Understand the basic principles of mechanical, electrical and piping systems.

After July 1, 2023, the CM program has adopted the newly revised 17 Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) defined by ACCE as the new Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs). Upon graduation from Construction Management program, graduates shall be able to:

1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline.
3. Create a construction project safety plan.
4. Create construction project cost estimates.
5. Create construction project schedules.
6. Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.
7. Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
8. Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process.
9. Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control.
10. Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process.
11. Understand construction accounting and cost control.
12. Understand construction quality assurance and control.
13. Understand construction project control processes.
14. Understand the legal implications of contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project.
15. Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction.
16. Understand the basic principles of structural behavior.
17. Understand the basic principles of HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems.

Summary Reports of SLO Achievement

Summary Reports of PO Achievement

Weblink to the NDSU Admission Requirements

Prospective first-year students can find the university admission requirement at the NDSU Website: https://www.ndsu.edu/admission/how_to_apply/first_year/requirements   

Transfer student admission requirements can be found at the NDSU Website: https://www.ndsu.edu/admission/how_to_apply/transfer/requirements. Additionally, a 2.50 cumulative GPA is required for any transfer student who took college level coursework to be admitted in the BS in Construction Management program.

CM Classification of Instruction Program (CIP) Code

The Classification of Instruction Program (CIP) Code for B.S. in Construction Management at NDSU is 15.1001.