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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Construction Science and Management: Residential Construction Concentration, BS


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Program Description


As the largest single industry in the United States and one of the most important, residential construction offers vast opportunities to highly motivated and professionally educated men and women. Future professionals must be skilled in managing people, equipment, and capital. The curriculum for the Residential Construction Concentration of the Bachelor of Science in Construction Science and Management provides the basis for those preparing for a career in residential construction as a builder or a developer.

Change of academic program requests are considered only once a year, after spring semester grades are posted. To receive consideration for a change of academic program, students must complete an application form and have their names placed on the waiting list. Students who wish to change their major to Construction Science and Management must have completed at least 30 credit hours with a minimum grade-point average of 3.0; and must have successfully completed ENGL 1030 , PHYS 2070 /PHYS 2090 , and the mathematics requirement (MATH 1020  or MATH 1060 ) by the end of the spring semester. Students should contact Gretchen Waugaman, Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator, in the Nieri Department of Construction, Planning, and Development at gretchw@clemson.edu, 864-656-3878, or 2-137 Lee Hall. The department’s Faculty Admissions Committee considers all requests and selects the top students by cumulative grade-point average based on space availability. Students who do not meet the minimum requirements at the end of the spring semester are not considered.

Program Requirements


Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Total Credits: 124


Footnotes


1 MATH 1060  may be substituted.

2 See General Education Requirements . Three of these credits must also satisfy the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement. See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section.

3 Residential Construction Concentration students must register for sections of CSM 4220 - Construction Management Studio I  and CSM 4560 - Construction Management Studio II  that focus on residential construction. See advisor.

NOTES:

  1. A minimum of 800 hours of construction experience is required prior to graduation.
  2. A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.

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