Students must meet the GPA requirement for admission and complete all general education and BCN pre-professional course work before beginning the junior year curriculum.
Tracking courses are pre-professional
courses listed in the freshman and sophomore years. Grades of C are required
in BCN 1210 and 2405C, ENC 1101 and 2210, PHY 2004 and 2005, and in one
of the fol-lowing: ENC 1102 or 1145 or AML 2070 or 2410.
| FRESHMAN YEAR | |
| Semester 1 – Fall | Credits |
| Note: If you place out of ENC 1101, take ENC 1102 or 1145 | |
| ENC 1101 Expository & Argumentative Writing (GE-C). | 3 |
| BCN 1210 Construction Materials | 3 |
| PHY 2004 Applied Physics I (GE-P) | 3 |
| PHY 2004L Lab for PHY 2004 (GE-P) | 1 |
| Humanities (GE). | 3 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M). | 3 |
|
|
16 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete 6 hours of tracking courses.
• Make a minimum 2.35 UF GPA
| Semester 2 – Spring | 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 |
| ACG 2021C Intro. to Financial Accounting. | 4 |
| BCN 1582 International Sustainable Development (GE-S,I). | 3 |
|
|
14 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete 10 additional hours of tracking courses.
• Make a minimum 2.40 UF GPA.
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Semester 3 – Fall | Credits |
| BCN 1252C Construction Drawing. | 3 |
| GLY 2026C Geology for Engineers (GE-P) | 3 |
| MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus I (GE-M) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE). | 3 |
| ECO 2013 Princ. of Macroeconomics (GE-S) | 3 |
|
|
15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete 10 additional hours of tracking courses.
• Make a minimum 2.45 UF GPA.
| Semester 4 – Spring | Credits |
| ENC 2210 Technical Writing | 3 |
| BCN 2405C Construction Mechanics | 4 |
| CGS 2531 Intro to Computer Programming and Software
Packages (GE-M). |
3 |
| BUL 4310 Legal Environment of Business | 4 |
| Humanities (GE). | 3 |
|
|
17 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
• Complete 11 additional hours of tracking courses.
• Make a minimum 2.50 UF GPA.
| JUNIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 5 – Fall | Credits |
| BCN 3024 Construction Issues Seminar 1. | 1 |
| BCN 3012 History of Construction (GE-H,I) | 3 |
| BCN 3223C Construction Techniques — Superstructures | 3 |
| BCN 3255C Computer and Graphic Communication in
Construction. |
3 |
| BCN 3431 Steel Design | 3 |
| BCN 3500 Mechanical Systems | 1 |
| Plumbing and Piping | 2 |
| BCN 3521 Electrical Systems | 2 |
|
|
17 |
| Semester 6 – Spring | Credits |
| BCN 3224C Soils, Foundations and Equipment | 3 |
| BCN 3461 Concrete and Masonry Design. | 3 |
| BCN 3423 Timber and Form-Work Design | 2 |
| BCN 3281C Construction Methods Laboratory. | 2 |
| BCN 3611C Construction Estimating 1. | 3 |
| BCN 3700 Construction Contracts | 3 |
|
|
16 |
| SENIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 7 – Fall | Credits |
| BCN 4510 Mechanical Systems 2 — HVAC | 3 |
| BCN 4612C Construction Estimating 2. | 3 |
| BCN 4720 Construction Planning and Control | 3 |
| BCN 4753 Construction Financing | 3 |
| BCN 4025 Construction Issues Seminar 2. | 1 |
| Elective (BCN or Approved)** | 3 |
|
|
16 |
| Semester 8 – Spring | 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 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
126 |
** Of the two approved senior electives, one must be a building construction
course. Both electives must be at the 3-4000
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.