Major Requirements
Grade restrictions: Construction Management students are limited to a total of two D grades in ESC, MET, Business Courses, Construction Management courses and Construction Management technical electives.
Cooperative Education
The Cooperative Education (Co-Op) Program at CSU’s WCE is a structured program that integrates classroom studies with paid, productive, real-life work experiences. College students receive career training working with professionals in their major fields of study. Many employers use co-op as a recruiting tool and fill their new hire vacancies with graduates from their own co-op programs, whenever possible, since they already know the capabilities and work habits of the co-op students they have trained. To participate in the Cooperative Education Program at CSU, students will:
Complete all courses through the Sophomore year.
Apply to the Co-Op education program by meeting with the Engineering Co-Op Manager.
Be in good academic standing (not on probation) with a cumulative grade point average of 2.20 or better for application and for continuing participation, maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.20 and not be on probation.
Complete ESC 130 (Engineering Co-Op Orientation).
Prepare a resume and have it reviewed and approved by the WCE Co-op Offices.
Register for ESC 300 (Co-op Field Experience) with 6 credits during each academic year before each work assignment and register for ESC 400 with 1 credit during summer.
Complete all required reports and paperwork on time. Cooperative Education Experience Summary Paper is due for each Co-op assignment.
Students contact the Fenn Co-Op office for more information or when an internship or Co-Op is obtained. Students register on CSU’s internet-based job search system, “HandShake,” for Co-Op opportunities. If a student is interested in working for a particular company, they can research that company and involve the Engineering Fenn Co-op Staff to attempt to secure a Co-op at that company.
Participation in a Co-Op will not affect the financial aid that requires a minimum of 6 credits if a student registers for ESC 300. A summer co-op generally does not result in any problems with financial aid.
Honors Program Requirements
Honors students who are majoring in Construction Management are required to take a minimum of 8 credit hours of upper division (300, 400, and 500 level) honors courses in either the Construction Management program, Accounting program, Business program or Civil Engineering program. General guidelines for these credit hours are given below. However, the specific courses that each student takes will be agreed upon by the student, the student’s department undergraduate advisor, and the student’s honors advisor. The honor student’s department undergraduate advisor is responsible for finding an honors advisor for the student who is mutually agreeable to the undergraduate advisor, the honors advisor, and the honors student.
Honors Courses
The honors credits (8 hours minimum) will be taken from the following:
- Honors Thesis (required, CMG 499H , 3 credit hours): Each honors student conducts research and writes a thesis under the supervision of a CMG or a CVE faculty member.
- The following honors courses are optional:
- Graduate Course: Any 500 level ACT, BUS, CVE or OSM graduate course for which the student has the prerequisites.
- Junior Honors, Senior Honors: Add an honors contract to any 300 level or 400 level CMG course.
Typically, students will take both electives at the 500 level plus CMG 499H - Honors Thesis .
Conference attendance: Senior honors students will have the opportunity to travel to a regional or national professional meeting with his or her project adviser. If appropriate, students will be encouraged to present work performed towards completion of the Honors Thesis at the professional meeting. Funds will be available to support travel and/or conference fees.
Replaced courses: Credits from the honors courses can be used to replace two construction management electives.
