Course Offerings
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| CET 102 | Surveying I | 3 |
| CET 103 | Surveying II | 3 |
| CET 115 | Civil Drafting I | 3 |
| CET 116* | Civil Drafting II* | 3 |
| CET 207 | Construction Materials and Methods | 3 |
| CET 208 | Concrete and Asphalt Materials | 3 |
| CET 303 | Construction Management | 3 |
| CET 304 | Building Cost Estimating | 3 |
| CET 305 | Heavy / Highway Cost Estimating | 3 |
| CET 496* | Cooperative Education Placement* | 3 |
| CM 101 | Intro to Construction Management | 2 |
| CM 231 | Statics and Structures | 4 |
| CM 320 | Soils in Construction | 3 |
| CM 330 | Wood Structural Systems | 3 |
| CM 341 | Concrete and Steel Structures | 4 |
| CM 351 | Construction Planning and Scheduling | 3 |
| CM 445 | Construction Safety | 2 |
| CM 451 | Mechanical and Electrical Systems | 4 |
| CM 461 | Construction Law | 3 |
| CM 465 | Construction Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| CM 475 | Senior Project | 3 |
*Indicates the course is optional
Course Descriptions
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CET 102: Surveying I (3)
Beginning course in plane surveying; covers proper chaining techniques, care and use of engineering levels, differential leveling, traversing, and construction surveying.
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CET 103: Surveying II (3)
Introduction to land, topography, and construction surveying. Prerequisite: CET 102 or permission of instructor.
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CET 115: Civil Drafting I (3)
An introduction to basic drafting, AutoCAD, and Structural Detail drafting.
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CET 116: Civil Drafting II (3)
An introduction to maps, traverses, contours, plans and profiles, cut and fills. An introduction to architectural plans, elevations and section. Prerequisite: CET 115. Corequisite: CET 103. -
CET 207: Construction Materials and Methods (3)
Properties, uses and methods of building structures.
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CET 208: Concrete and Asphalt Materials (3)
Study of Portland concrete cement and bituminous pavements. Manufacturing, mix design, placing and finishing of these materials. The laboratory includes ASTM testing of these materials.
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CET 303: Construction Management (3)
Job specifications, contractor, organization, bonding, contracts, insurance and labor relations. Prerequisite: CET 207.
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CET 304: Building Cost Estimating (3)
Estimating related to building construction industry. Quantity take-off, labor and material costs, records and assembly at general contractor's bid.
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CET 305: Heavy/Highway Cost Estimating (3)
Estimating relating to heavy and highway construction. Heavy equipment selection and use, project scheduling and production rates. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor.
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CET 496: Cooperative Education Placement (3)
Industrial cooperative education work experience under the direction of a field supervisor and faculty member. Repeatable -
CM 101: Intro to Construction Management (2)
Identify and understand the relationships among participants in the construction process and its history. Including risks, construction processes, construction law, regulations, and construction project delivery.
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CM 231: Statics and Structures (4)
Introduction to statics, strength of materials, and theory of structures, its applications to building construction and the use of trigonometry in solution of statics problems. Prerequisite: MATH 121. Pre or corequisite: PHYS 201, 201L.
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CM 320 Soils in Construction (3)
A study of soil as a construction material; including investigation, testing, classification, engineering properties and modification techniques, excavations, fills, slope stability, and pavement subgrade. Prerequisite: CM 231.
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CM 330: Wood Structural Systems (3)
A study of production and properties of wood, design methods for wood structural elements and fasteners, and production and erection methods of wood structures. Prerequisite: CM 231.
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CM 341 Concrete and Steel Structures (4)
Design, construction, connection, fasteners, and concrete formwork. Prerequisite: CM 231.
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CM 351: Construction Planning & Scheduling (3)
Principles and techniques of planning and scheduling for construction projects. Topics include bar charts, Critical Path Method, precedence networks, and cost-time takeoffs. Prerequisite: CET 304 or CET 305.
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CM 445: Construction Safety (2)
The study of safe construction techniques, OSHA regulations and requirements, cost of accidents, and ethical conduct regarding safety. Prerequisite: CET 207.
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CM 451: Mechanical & Electrical Systems (4)
The study of mechanical and electrical systems associated with building construction: climate control systems, water and waste water systems, electric power and electronic communication systems. Prerequisite: PHYS 201, CET 207.
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CM 461: Construction Law (3)
Business development and business planning, business development and negotiation, construction, construction and insurance. Prerequisite: CET 303.
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CM 465: Construction Accounting & Finance (3)
Construction project analysis / financial control, cash flow analysis and management, overhead cost and break-even analysis, time value of money, banking, and bonding. Prerequisite: ACCTG 201.
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CM 475: Senior Project (3)
An exercise in construction project analysis cost estimating, scheduling, and the preparation and professional presentation of a project package for an organization. Prerequisite: senior standing in CM; must be within 2 semesters of graduation.
