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Construction Management (CMN.AAS)

Program Outcomes

Program outcomes represent broad areas of knowledge and skills developed over the duration of the program through a wide range of courses and experiences. These learning outcomes represent what a student should be able to know, think, or do upon successful completion of their program at Oakland Community College.

  • The CMN student must be able to distinguish between the various construction project delivery methods.
  • The CMN student must be able to distinguish between the various types of construction building systems.
  • The CMN student must be able to distinguish between the various types of construction building materials and equipment.
  • The CMN student must be able to properly use a total station.
  • The CMN student must be able to recognize OSHA and MIOSHA safety regulations and requirements.
  • The CMN student must be able to use construction drawings to complete quantity analyses on various types of construction materials.
  • The CMN student must be able to recognize and distinguish between the various types of construction contracts.
  • The CMN student will be able to recognize and distinguish between the various construction laws.
  • The CMN student must be able to schedule construction projects.
  • The CMN student must be able to assemble a construction bid using quantitative analysis of construction materials and applying material, labor, equipment and other associated project costs.
  • The CMN student must be able to interpret construction drawings.

Program Plan 2025-2026

Full Time - Fall Start

**Students should meet with an OCC counselor before attempting this plan of study**

Year 1 - Fall

Courses    Credits
ACC 1500 Accounting for the Small Business Owner 3
BUS 1100 Introduction to Business 4
CMN 1100 Introduction to Construction Management 3
CMN 1200 Construction Building Systems and Materials 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  13

MILESTONE: Meet with CMN program coordinator and attend CMN Orientation.

Year 1 - Winter

Courses    Credits
CMN 1250 Construction Applications 3
CMN 1400 Construction Safety 3
CMN 1500 Construction Drawings 3
ECO 2610 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  12

Year 1 - Summer

Courses   Credits
CIS 1050 Personal Computer Productivity Tool 4
CMN 1300 Construction Surveying 3
ENG 1350 Business Communications 3
  or ENG 1510 Composition I 3
  or ENG 1510E Composition I Enhanced 4
  or ENG 1510S Composition I with Support 6
Gen Ed Fine Arts/Humanities 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  13

Year 2 - Fall

Courses    Credits
CMN 1700 Quantitative Analysis of Construction Drawings               3
CMN 2100 Construction Contracts and Administration 3
COM 1290 Interpersonal Communication 3
  or COM 1600 Fundamentals of Speech 3
MAT 1540 College Algebra 3-4
  or MAT 1560 Trigonometry 3
  or MAT 1580 Statistics 4
  TOTAL CREDITS  12-13

MILESTONE: Make an appointment to meet with a Counselor to apply for graduation for this degree.

Year 2 - Winter

Courses    Credits
CHE 1000 Introductory Chemistry 4
 or PHY 1610 College Physics I 4
CMN 2300 Construction Law 3
CMN 2500 Construction Estimating and Bidding Techniques 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  10

Year 2 - Summer

CMN 2400  Construction Planning and Scheduling                                     3
  TOTAL CREDITS 3
    TOTAL CREDITS 62