The certificate program is intended for undergraduate students who want to delve more deeply into the field of planning. The second course should be chosen from a list available from the undergraduate program advisor. This undergraduate program is designed for students who anticipate continuing to graduate school to earn the professional master's degree in planning. Students in this program are given the opportunity to begin graduate-level course work in their senior year and thereby may satisfy some of the requirements of a graduate degree while still completing their undergraduate credit hour requirements. This program is closely coordinated with the department's graduate program, offering students the possibility of preferred admission with advanced standing at the graduate level.
Students make application for advanced standing after admission to the master's program.
The pregraduate program allows acceleration toward the master of science in planning degree upon satisfactory completion of one required undergraduate course and one to four of the eligible URP graduate courses listed below. A minor can be earned concurrent with work on the pregraduate program. Multicultural Studies A variety of Urban and Regional Planning undergraduate courses explore perspectives of different cultural groups on questions related to urban life and the development of human settlements. Prospects for future growth and change are considered in light of demographic, cultural, economic and political trends. Introduces planning concepts and the role of planning in formulating policy, meeting critical problems, and shaping the future urban environment.