Admission Requirements

Students must meet the following criteria:

1. Admission to the Graduate School
2. A minimum 2.7 Grade Point Average (or equivalent) in their undergraduate degree. Candidate transcripts from non-USA institutions are evaluated by Education Perspective, and equated into the 4.0 GPA system.
3. The GRE and GMAT entrance exams are not required for the MSCM nor graduate certificate programs.
4. A personal statement.
5. Non-native English students will need to take appropriate “English as a Second Language” (ESL) exam and score at the acceptable graduate student level. These ESL scores are:  TOEFL score of 213 (CBT), 550 (PBT), 79 (iBT) or higher; MELAB score of 77 or higher; IELTS score of 6.5 or higher. Foreign students who do not score at this level are required to take appropriate ESL courses as a condition of their acceptance.
6. All students pursuing the MSCM degree need to have completed an undergraduate / bachelor degree or certificate in a construction related discipline, such as, Construction Technology, Civil Engineering, Architecture, etc. The candidate’s undergraduate degree should include college level courses covering construction fundamentals, estimating, scheduling, construction technology, contracts, and construction management

Students without the requisite bachelor degree or do not have a construction background, and whom have a keen interest in pursuing the MSCM degree, are encouraged to consider the Graduate Certificate in Construction (CNS)  as appropriate preparation. The 18 credit hours of graduate level courses completed for the CCNS are directly transferable to the MSCM degree.

Alternatively, if the CCNS path is not appropriate, the student may choose to complete the undergraduate construction management courses that incorporate the required background requirements. These courses include:

• CNST 201 - Construction Systems  3 hrs
• CNST 229 - Analysis of Commercial Prints  3 hrs
• CNST 302 - Contract Documents, Regulations and Specifications  3 hrs
• CNST 304 - Construction Estimating and Bidding  3 hrs
• CNST 361 - Planning and Scheduling  3 hrs
• CNST 403 - Production Control  2 hrs

School Information

Visual and Built Environments, College of Technology

Suleiman Ashur, Ph.D. | Director | 206 Roosevelt | 734.487.0354 | sashur@emich.edu

Advisor Information

Armagan Korkmaz, Ph.D. | 206 Roosevelt | 734.487.2492 | kkorkmaz@emich.edu

Degree Requirements: 36-38 hours

The Master of Science in Construction Management program requires the completion of 36-38 hours of coursework to be distributed among required core courses and elective courses.