The admission standards for majors in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering are higher than minimum university standards. International students may have an additional English-language proficiency criterion. Foreign nationals must meet the same admission requirements shown below with the possible additional requirement of a minimum TOEFL score. If the university requires a TOEFL score from the applicant, (see http://global.asu.edu/future/undergrad) then admission to engineering requires a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), 79 on iBT (Internet-based) or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5.

Freshman Admission:

1. Minimum 1140 SAT combined math and verbal or minimum 24 ACT combined score; or 3.00 minimum ABOR GPA; or class ranking in top 25 percent of high school class, and
2. No high school math or science competency deficiencies.

Transfer students with fewer than 24 transferable college credit hours:

1. Minimum transfer GPA of 3.00 for less than 24 transfer hours, and
2. No high school math or science competency deficiencies, and
3. Minimum 1140 SAT combined math and verbal or minimum 24 ACT combined score, or 3.00 minimum ABOR GPA, or class ranking in top 25 percent of high school class.

Transfer student with 24 or more transferable college credit hours must meet EITHER the primary OR secondary criteria (not both):

Primary Criteria

1. Minimum transfer GPA of 3.00 for 24 or more transfer hours, and
2. No high school math or science competency deficiencies (if Undergraduate Admissions requires submission of a high school transcript).

Secondary Criteria

1. Minimum transfer GPA of 2.75 for 24 or more transfer hours, and
2. Minimum GPA of 2.75 in all critical courses for Terms 1 and 2 (see major map for critical courses),and
3. No high school math or science competency deficiencies (if Undergraduate Admissions requires submission of a high school transcript).

The construction management program provides a foundation for students who wish to pursue careers as project managers, project engineers, estimators or schedulers and eventually become principals of firms engaged in the construction of industrial, commercial, institutional structures and infrastructure systems.

The heavy construction emphasis area prepares students for careers related to public works such as:

• airports
• bridges
• canals
• dams
• highways
• power plants
• rapid transit systems
• utility systems and water or waste treatment facilities

The commercial emphasis area prepares students for careers in:

• commercial and special industrial building projects
• real estate development
• the sustainable or green construction market

The specialty construction emphasis prepares students to organize, lead and manage the building process with an emphasis on construction at the subcontractor level. The specialty construction emphasis prepares students for careers with contractors, working with mechanical and electrical systems such as:

• control systems
• electrical
• heating
• ventilation and air conditioning systems for large and complex facilities such as data centers, health care and semiconductor manufacturing plants as well as commercial facilities