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TRANSFER COURSE CRITERIA FOR

Construction Management


Along with the general selection criteria, every major has required and recommended coursework for transfer students to have completed in order to be considered competitive during the selection process.

Required Courses

Before applying to a major, you should successfully complete or be in the process of completing the required courses to maximize (but not guarantee) your chance of selection. You must complete these units by the spring of the term before your intended fall enrollment to receive consideration during the selection process.

Desired Courses

Because Cal Poly is highly impacted and selection to all majors is very competitive, desired courses should also be successfully completed or in progress when you apply for admission.

Evaluating Your Courses

All the courses listed are Cal Poly Courses. You can use www.assist.org to identify the course equivalencies between Cal Poly and the California Community Colleges. Be sure to use the corresponding academic year in which you completed the course. If you are out-of-state or a transfer student from another four-year institution, you may have to compare your catalog course descriptions with Cal Poly’s catalog to identify the equivalent courses. Cal Poly is unable to evaluate transcripts for you prior to selection.

Course Listings

Fall 2024

Required Courses

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition
  • Critical Thinking

Mathematics

  • MATH 141/Calculus I (Class must equal 5-semester-units)

OR

  • MATH 141/Calculus I
  • MATH 182/Calculus for Architecture and Construction Management
    or Math 142/Calculus II

Economics

  • ECON 201/Survey of Economics

Geology

  • GEOL 201/Physical Geology

Physics

  • PHYS 141/General Physics I (Class must equal 5-semester-units)

OR

  • PHYS 141/General Physics 1
  • PHYS 142/General Physics II
    or CHEM 124/General Chemistry for Engineers
    or CHEM 127/General Chemistry I

Major Related 

  • BUS 207/Legal Responsibilities of Business
  • BUS 212/Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors
    or BUS 214/Financial Accounting

Desired Courses

Statistics

  • STAT 251/Statistical Inference for Management
    or STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods

Major Related 

  • ARCE 211/Structures I
  • ARCE 212/Structures II

OR

  • ME 211/Engineering Statics
  • CE 204/Mechanics of Materials
  • BRAE 239/Engineering Surveying
    or CM 239/Construction Surveying
    CAD/Revit course with 3-semester or more units
    ​​​​​​(CAD/Revit course with 3-semester or more units will satisfy the first half of the CM 115/Fundamentals of Construction Management requirement. Transfer students will complete CM 371 at Cal Poly to satisfy the second half of the CM 115/Fundamentals of Construction Management requirement.)
Fall 2025

Required Courses

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition
  • Critical Thinking

Mathematics

  • MATH 141/Calculus I (Class must equal 5-semester-units)

OR

  • MATH 141/Calculus I
  • MATH 182/Calculus for Architecture and Construction Management
    or Math 142/Calculus II

Geology

  • GEOL 201/Physical Geology

Physics

  • PHYS 141/General Physics I (Class must equal 5-semester-units)

OR

  • PHYS 141/General Physics 1
  • PHYS 142/General Physics II
    or CHEM 124/General Chemistry for Engineers
    or CHEM 127/General Chemistry I

Major Related 

  • BUS 207/Legal Responsibilities of Business
  • BUS 212/Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors
    or BUS 214/Financial Accounting

Desired Courses

Statistics

  • STAT 251/Statistical Inference for Management
    or STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods

Economics

  • ECON 201/Survey of Economics
    or ECON 221/Microeconomics 
    or ECON 222/Macroeconomics

Major Related 

  • ARCE 211/Structures I
  • ARCE 212/Structures II

OR

  • ME 211/Engineering Statics
  • CE 204/Mechanics of Materials
  • BRAE 239/Engineering Surveying
    or CM 239/Construction Surveying
    CAD/Revit course with 3-semester or more units
    ​​​​​​(CAD/Revit course with 3-semester or more units will satisfy the first half of the CM 115/Fundamentals of Construction Management requirement. Transfer students will complete CM 371 at Cal Poly to satisfy the second half of the CM 115/Fundamentals of Construction Management requirement.)

All information is subject to change without prior notice.