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BC-1214: Introduction to Building Construction I

Description: Introduction to construction with an overview of construction drawings and specifications, construction terminology, building codes and building systems, cost estimating and bidding, construction management processes, construction documents, load paths and foundations, construction health and safety, and hands-on experiential learning through lab exercises. Strategic career success factors and introduction to ethical decisions in construction management.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: BC-1224

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 21

Average GPA: 2.85 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 9.89%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.87%

Thomas H Mills202418.2%54.4%22.2%2.6%1.9%0.8%2.8417
Stanley Haas20206.2%54.9%31.0%5.3%0.0%2.6%2.562
Andrew P Mccoy202351.1%33.5%12.2%3.1%0.0%0.0%3.302

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Summer I 2019Fall 2019Winter 2019Summer I 2020Fall 2020Winter 2020Summer I 2021Fall 2021Winter 2021Summer I 2022Fall 2022Winter 2022Summer I 2023Fall 2023Summer I 2024Term050% W