We are accepting applications until 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, April 15, 2024, and will be reviewing them in the order they’re received.
Complete your application and submit your letter and resume online.
Next, pay the $50 nonrefundable application fee. In one to two business days, you’ll get an email with a link to pay your fee.
After submitting your certificate application, the UW Department of Construction Management will send you a supplemental application form so that they can assess your previous experience and knowledge in these foundational topics:
We’ll contact you within two weeks of the application deadline to let you know if you’ve been accepted to the program and if you've been assigned to regular (21 credits) or advanced (16 credits) standing.
If you’re accepted, we’ll send you details about your first-term course, including information on how to register and pay your course fees. To ensure your spot in class, we recommend that you register by the priority registration deadline, which is four weeks before class begins. After that time, we may release your seat to another student. The final registration deadline is two days before the first class meeting.
All applicants are evaluated for their experience with and knowledge of the fundamentals of construction methods, materials and documents. Depending on your experience, you may be accepted into the regular or advanced standing track of the program.
Regular standing students complete six courses in four consecutive quarters for a total of 21 credits. Advanced standing students complete five courses in three consecutive quarters for a total of 16 credits.
If you're seeking admission to advanced standing, you should have at least five years of experience working for a general contractor in commercial building construction or working for owners or design firms on commercial building construction projects, as well as specific knowledge and proficiency in:
If you don’t meet the five-year experience requirement, you can still be accepted to the program, but you’ll need to complete the five-credit construction management foundations course in summer quarter.
If English is not your native language, you should have at least intermediate English skills to enroll. To learn how to demonstrate proficiency, see English Language Proficiency Requirements – Credit Programs.
You earn a certificate of completion by successfully completing all required courses. Students must receive a grade of at least .7 in each course and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in the program. For more information, see Earning the Certificate.