Undergraduate Overview

Student participating in stress analysis of materials

The Engineering Technology and Construction Management programs at UNC Charlotte provide multiple paths to earning the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) or the Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM) degree.  Students may enroll at UNC Charlotte as freshmen, transfer into the upper division of our 2+2 program after completing their first two years of engineering technology study (earning an AAS degree) at a community college, or transfer with less than two years of college credit as a general transfer student.  

The Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management at UNC Charlotte has offered baccalaureate degree programs in several disciplines since 1970.  Prior to 1991, the department conferred the Bachelor of Engineering Technology degree.  The BET degrees in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical received initial accreditation from ABET in 1974.  In 1991, the department began conferring the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology degree in those disciplines and has since added additional major of study in Fire & Safety (with concentrations in Fire Safety, Fire Protection and Occupational Safety) and the Bachelor of Science in Construction Management degree. 

The Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering Technology and Construction Management programs are accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET: http://www.abet.org.

The Construction Management program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET: http://www.abet.org.