ACCE Accredited
The BS in CM is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education
**The Dual Degree with Architectural Design is not accredited by ACCE.
Mission
The educators and researchers of the Department of Construction Management serve and inspire students, industry, and community.
Retain Accreditation
1. Organize department’s reaccreditation efforts
2. Increase faculty and staff awareness of accreditation processes.
Recruit and Retain and Competent Cohort and Foster Inclusivity
1. Reduce barriers to entering the major
2. Recruit more applicants from 1st generation and underrepresented groups
3. Establish partnerships with community colleges
4. Optimize the use of scholarships for undergraduate student recruitment
5. Meet enrollment expectations
6. Expand access to construction management minor
Keep Curriculum Responsive and Influential to Best Practices
1. Ensure the program curriculum meets accreditation requirements while striving to achieve high-quality education
2. Annually review curriculum and course content in concert and with feedback from relevant stakeholders to ensure that contemporary and emergent issues are addressed
3. Expand experiential education opportunities within the curriculum
4. Support extracurricular activities that align with the curriculum
Continue Excellence in Providing Career Services
1. Retain and reinforce industry presence at the department’s career expo.
2. Identify metrics and track performance on an annual basis and by cohort.
3. Retain and reinforce a set of seminars, workshops, guest lectures, panels, and coaching sessions on career orientation
Support a High Level of Academic Performance
1. Increase out-of-class support to students.
2. Maintain and exceed 95% graduation rate (within two years from junior start).
3. Maintain and exceed 99% graduation rate (within three years from junior start).
4. Create opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
| Students Enrolled | Students Graduated | Graduation Rate | |
| 2023 | 169 | 65 | 98.5% |
| 2022 | 160 | 57 | 98.3% |
| 2021 | 150 | 64 | 92.8% |
| 2020 | 134 | 50 | 98.0% |
| 2019 | 127 | 52 | 98.1% |
| 2018 | 135 | 57 | 98.3% |
| 2017 | 121 | 47 | 100% |
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The department maintains a plan for academic quality improvement through the ongoing assessment. Each year we evaluate learning outcomes with internal and external measures.
You can read the full plan here: Assessment Implementation Plan (2024)