Bachelor of Science in City & Regional Plannin
The program for a Bachelor of Science in City and Regional Planning leads to a four-year pre-professional undergraduate degree. The degree qualifies graduates to sit for certification by the American Institute of Certified Planners after just four years of work as a planner following their bachelor's degree. The program combines a General Education Curriculum (GEC) with a major tailored to the profession. The major is divided into required and elective courses, and into lecture classes and service learning courses. Students take the required major courses and select from the menu of GEC and elective major courses in line with their interests and area of concentration.
Year 1: Introduction
Topics: Introduction to the Planning program, profession, and issues.
Measures: Exploration of planning; obtaining general conceptual and quantitative knowledge.
| Autumn Quarter | CRP 100: Program Survey | 1 |
| CRP 110: Planning Issues | 5 | |
| MATH 150 (or determined by placement) | 5 | |
| GEC (Social Science or Biology) | 5 | |
| 16 | ||
| Winter Quarter | MATH 117 | 5 |
| GEC (English 110 or Social Science) | 5 | |
| GEC | 5 | |
| 15 | ||
| Spring Quarter | GEC | 5 |
| GEC | 5 | |
| GEC | 5 | |
| 15 | ||
Year 2: Matters
Topics: Physical planning, Design matters, Planning history.
Measures: Establishment of disciplinary sensibility and individual areas of interest.
| Autumn Quarter | CRP 330: Planning and Design | 4 |
| STAT 135: Elementary Statistics | 5 | |
| GEC | 5 | |
| 14 | ||
| Winter Quarter | CRP 210: Planning History | 5 |
| GEC (Second Writing Course) | 5 | |
| GEC | 5 | |
| 15 | ||
| Spring Quarter | Elective (ARCH 200*) | 3 |
| GEC | 5 | |
| GEC | 5 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
* Architecture 200 is not required, but is strongly recommended
Year 3: Tools
Topics: Methods of planning inquiry; planning tools; service learning.
Measures: Preparation of planning techniques, quantitative methods; understanding legal aspects of planning; service learning.
| Autumn Quarter | CRP 340: Data Analysis | 5 |
| CRP 510.01: Service Learning | 5 | |
| Directed Elective | 5 | |
| 15 | ||
| Winter Quarter | CRP 350: Legal Framework | 5 |
| CRP 601: Project Analysis | 5 | |
| GEC | 5 | |
| 15 | ||
| Spring Quarter | GEC | 5 |
| Directed Elective | 5 | |
| Directed Elective | 5 | |
| 15 | ||
Year 4: Practice
Topics: Individual research and planning projects; service learning.
Measures: Learning by practice; contribution of intellectual content to the planning fields.
| Autumn Quarter | CRP 510.02: Service Learning | 5 |
| CRP Elective** | 4 | |
| CRP Elective** | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
| Winter Quarter | CRP 510.03: Service Learning | 5 |
| CRP 610: Communication | 5 | |
| CRP Elective** | 5 | |
| 15 | ||
| Spring Quarter | CRP 597: Capstone | 5 |
| CRP Elective** | 3 | |
| CRP Elective** | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 14 | ||
** All 600 level and some 700 level CRP courses can be selected as CRP electives
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