Students desiring to major in the architectural specialty should be familiar with drafting techniques, basic design, and graphic communication. The architectural coursework emphasizes advanced graphic communication (delineation) perspectives, sketching, model building, light and color usage, structural applications in design, design-build principles and architectural history.
General Education (G.E.) 53 units total
"G.E. Foundation"
Area A - 13 units total:
A1 (Communications) COMM 3, 7, 8
A2 (English) ENGL 1
A3 (Critical Thinking - C Sci 1 recommended)
B4 (Quantitative Reasoning - Math 72 or 75 required)
"G.E. Breadth"
Area B - 7 units total:
B1 (Physical Sciences - Physics 2A required),
B2 (Life Sciences)
Area C - 9 units total:
C1 (Arts)
C2 (Humanities)
C1 or C2 (open)
Area D - 9 units total
D1 (American History) HIST 11 or 12
D2 (American Government) PL SCI 2
D3 (social sciences - Economics 40 or 50 required)
Area E - 3 units total
E (Understanding & development - Fin 30 recommended)
Upper Division - series 100 courses
Integration - 9 units total:
IB Const. 114 Const. Mgt.
IC (Arts & Humanities)
ID (social, political economic…)
Multicultural / International - 3 units total
M/I (BA 104 or Comm 164 or Geog 167 recommended)
Const. Management "CORE" 60 units
Const. 1 Introduction to Construction Management
Const. 5 Construction Materials
Const. 10 Estimating
Const. 15 Const. Computer Software
Const. 43 CADD Drawing
Const. 50 Basic Building Systems
Const. 105 Const. Structures
Const. 107 Adv. Const. Structures
Const. 114 Movd to IB in the General Requirments
Const. 116 Scheduling & Control
Const. 120 Contracts & Spec's
Const. 122 Construction Law
Const. 124 Construction Labor Law
Const. 162 Mech. Systems
Const. 164 Building Electrical Systems
C.E. 127 Const. Soils
GME 11/11L Plane Surveying
Acct.. 3 Essentials of Acct.
Mgt. 104 Management Principles
"Architectural Specialty" 15 units
Const. 31 Basic Architectural Graphics
Const. 32 Basic Architectural Design
Const. 131 Advanced Architectural Graphics
Const. 132 Advance Architectural Design
Const. 134 Architectural Problems (Urban & Environmental Design)
Community Service Projects
Construction 134 -
Advanced Architectural Problems
Additional CSUF Requirements 4 units
Math 76 or Physics 2B or Chemistry 3A, plus passing the CSUF upper division writing requirement.
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Construction Management 128 units


