Construction Management Certificate
This certificate is designed to provide educational opportunities for those who need or desire to learn contemporary construction management techniques and skills and employ the latest technology in doing so. This program emphasizes developing the skills required by the construction industry and relies on the use of computers, whenever possible, to provide a contemporary education in the use of the latest technology in the management process. Those who earn the certificate will qualify for entry-level positions as superintendents, project managers, estimators, or schedulers for construction-related firms and will be competent in using the latest technology.
Good candidates for the program are people who wish to acquire additional marketable skills in construction management, who wish to upgrade existing construction management skills, or who wish to earn tangible verification of acquired skills and bodies of knowledge related to construction management.
Curriculum (15 credit hours)
- CMGT 21000 Quantity Take-Off: 3 credit hours
- CMGT 32000 Scheduling and Project Control: 3 credit hours
- CMGT 31000 Cost Estimating: 3 credit hours
- CMGT 33000 Contract Administration and Specifications: 3 credit hours
- CMGT 42000 Safety and Inspection: 3 credit hours
Any student who has 8 credit hours in college-level technical mathematics, including algebra, trigonometry, and calculus; proven computer competency; the ability to read and interpret construction documents; and is formally admitted to the university, may be a candidate for this certificate. Courses taken at other universities may be recognized as equivalent to selected required courses.
Contact the Program Director before starting this certificate to obtain the full certificate requirements and the flowchart for the certificate program of study. There may be other course requirements that circumstances may necessitate. Students pursuing a Construction Management bachelor's degree are not eligible for this certificate.
