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Construction Management

College of Built Environments

Construction management is a diverse discipline focused on the coordination, planning and delivery of projects that compose the world’s built environment. The major classifications of construction differ markedly from one another: residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure, as well as specialties such as electrical, mechanical, framing, excavation and roofing. Construction management’s technical and business aspects make it an interesting and gratifying field of study.

Major category: Capacity-constrained

Minor available

Area(s) of interest: Arts, Humanities and Design, Business, Engineering option

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Degree requirements

Applicant type

Applicant type

First-year students can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)

Read more about applying to the UW as a first-year student, including details for programs that provide high school students with college credit (like Running Start).

Construction Management is a capacity-constrained major. While the vast majority of students enter this major by submitting an additional application once they are enrolled at the UW, you may be considered for direct admission as a first-year student by listing Construction Management as your first-choice major on the first-year application. Admission may be competitive. Visit the department website for more information.

An application for general admission to the UW is required for all transfer students. UW accepts general applications for Autumn and Winter with some select majors allowing applications in Spring. Review your intended major’s website for information about which quarters it is open for admission.

Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission.

  • Use the information below to help you prepare for this degree
  • Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
  • Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
  • UW college and school graduation requirements

Department admission information

Please contact the department for details about the application process.

This major is capacity-constrained. Completion of prerequisites does not guarantee admission.
  • Application deadline: April 5 for autumn quarter.
  • Admission decisions are based on an applicant’s academic performance, extent and quality of relevant experience, including extracurricular activities, and expressed motivation.
  • Upper-Division Admission: Transfer students apply for admission under this pathway.

Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.

Courses REQUIRED for admission:

Prerequisite Courses (Upper-Division Admission pathway): Must be completed by the beginning of autumn quarter for admission autumn quarter:

  1. Arts and Humanities (A&H) (10 credits): the following is recommended: CM 250; additional A&H credits from ARCH, BE CEP, L ARCH, RE, URBDP prefixed courses
  2. Social Sciences (SSc) (10 credits): ECON 200 and MGMT 200
  3. Natural Sciences (NSc) (24-25 credits): PHYS 114 and PHYS 117 (or PHYS 121 or PHYS 141), PHYS 115 and 118 (or PHYS 122 or PHYS 142); One of MATH 112, MATH 124, or Q SCI 291; ESS 101; one of QMETH 201, STAT 220, or STAT 311
  4. English Composition (5 credits): 5 credits of English composition list (ENGL 131 recommended)
  5. Reasoning (RSN) (5 credits)
  6. Writing (W) (5 credits)
  7. Diversity (DIV) (5 credits)
  8. Construction: CM260
  9. Communications: CM 220 or COM 220
  10. Business and Management: ACCTG 215 or ACCTG 219; MGMT 200 (counts towards SSc requirement)

Entering transfer information:

Total undergraduates: 148
Total from Washington community colleges: 23

Career outcomes

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