North Dakota State College of Science Building Construction Technology AAS Transfer Guide

Transfer to BS in Construction Management

Quick Facts:

  • College credits applied = 38
  • Gen Ed/LASC goal areas & credits remaining = 15
  • Remaining requirements = 89

MN Transfer Curriculum / Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

Goal Area Requirement
MState Courses
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/Oral Communication
MState Courses
COMM 110 College Writing I(3 cr)
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Comp I
Goal Area Requirement
Written/Oral Communication
MState Courses
Recommended: COMM 110 Fundamentals Public Speaking (3 cr)
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech Communication
Goal Area Requirement
History/Social Behavioral Sciences
MState Courses
Recommended: ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics OR
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
MSUM Equivalent
ECON 202 Microeconomics* OR
ECON 204 Macroeconomics

Additional Goal Area Courses to Equal 42 Credits for Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

Minimum credits beyond AAS and major requirements to complete LASC Goal Areas = 15. (See Related Requirements below for additional LASC courses.)

Students must obtain a grade of C- or higher

NDSCS Courses
MSUM Equivalent
NDSCS Courses
BCT 210 (7 cr) Light Commercial Construction
MSUM Equivalent
CM 220 Commercial Building Methods Materials
NDSCS Courses
BCT 222 (2 cr) Construction Safety
MSUM Equivalent
CM 365 Construction Safety
NDSCS Courses
Additional ARCT, BCT & MFGT Technical courses (16 cr)
MSUM Equivalent
Technical Block (16 cr)
NDSCS Courses
HPER 210 First Aid & CPR (2 cr)
MSUM Equivalent
HLTH 125 First Aid & CPR (elective)

*Recommended because these are required courses for the Construction management major

Requirements Remaining to take at MSUM (104 cr depending on courses taken at NDSCS)

Core Requirements:

  • CM 200/200L Construction Surveying (2)
  • CM 205 Professional Growth Seminar I (1)
  • CM 216 Construction Graphics (3)
  • CM 223 Construction Statics (3) OR
  • ENG 243 Engineering Mechanics I - Statics (3)
  • CM 230 Estimating I: Quantity Survey (3)
  • CM 254 Mechanical/Electrical Systems (3)
  • CM 325 Heavy/Highway Const Materials (3)
  • CM 326 Heavy/Highway Const Materials Lab (1)
  • CM 327 Sustainability in the Built Environment (3)(Goal 10)
  • CM 335 Estimating II-Pricing and Productivity (3)
  • CM 340 Planning and Scheduling (4)
  • CM 350 Structural Design and Analysis (3)
  • CM 370 Construction Documents and Specs (3)
  • CM 425 Equipment Productivity and Analysis (3)
  • CM 434 Construction Cost Analysis (3)
  • CM 460 Project Administration (3)
  • CM 469 Internship (3+)
  • CM 492 Capstone Experience (3)

Related Requirements:

  • ACCT 230 Principles of Accounting I (3)
  • ACCT 304 Legal Environment of Business (3)
  • *CHEM 150/150L General Chemistry and Lab OR
  • *GEOS 115 Physical Geology and Lab (4) (Goal 3)
  • PHYS 160/160L College Physics and Lab (4) (Goal 3)
  • MATH 229 Calculus for Business (3) (Goal 4) OR
  • *MATH 234 Intro to Probability & Statistics
  • *ECON 202 Prin of Economics: Microeconomics OR
  • *ECON 204 Prin of Economics: Macroeconomics (3) (Goal 5)
  • ENGL 201 Composition II (3) (WI) OR
  • ENGL 387 Technical Report Writing (3)
  • MGMT 360 Principles of Management (3)
  • PGMT 385 Process Leadership (3)
  • OM 395 Computer Applications for Engineering/ Technology (3)

*Equivalent course may be taken at NDSCS as part of gen eds.

Restricted Electives: (3)

One course from list of MGMT, OM, OR PMGT courses
See advisor for choices.