Current Courses

Learn about our for-credit courses.

All continuing education courses qualify for AIA Continuing Education Credit and Kentucky Planning Continuing Education Credit. These courses may qualify for Tennesee Continuing Education Credit, contact your employer to find out. AICP Certification Maintenance credit will be available in the future.

One CEU credit is equivalent to approximately one hour of online programming time. For example, the basic issues in zoning course earns 2 CEU's. This means that it takes approximately 2 hours to complete the course.

AICP Exam Review: This course provides assistance in preparing for the American Institute of Certified Planners Exam. This course review history, theory, statistics, law, and all other planning subject areas.

Basic Issues in Zoning: 2 CEUs: This course is perfect for Planning and Zoning Commissioners, City Council members, County Commissioners and Township Trustees. This course introduces the basics of zoning, including the legal basis of zoning, types of zoning, variances, planned unit developments, conditional use permits and nonconforming uses.

Conservation Zoning: 2 CEUs: This course introduces the concept of conservation based subdivision design. How to draft a conservation zoning ordinance is discussed. Examples of successful conservation based subdivisions are included.

Design Review: 2 CEUs: This course examines how design review can be used in communities. Examples of how design review can be used for big box retailers and infill development are included.

E-governance: 14 CEUs: This course uses e-government applications in use across the United States. The course includes lectures on discussion boards, e-commerce applications, and issues of accessibility for the disabled.

Managing Public Meetings: 4 CEUs: Debra Stein, President of GCA Strategies discusses techniques for managing the angry public. Vince Papsidero, AICP, Director of Planning and Community Development for the City of Delaware, Ohio discusses how to manage politically charged public meetings. Other speakers will offer advise on how to manage public meetings. This course has been approved for Certification Maintenance Credit.

Planning Ethics:1.5 CEUs: Carol Barrett, Planning Director for the City of San Marcos, Texas and author of Everyday Ethics for Professional Planners will discuss ethics and ethical practice for professional planners and planning commissioners. This course has been approved for Certification Maintenance Credit.

Site Planning: 4 CEUs: Steve Gordon, Professor of City and Regional Planning at OSU will discuss the fundamentals of developing and evaluating subdivision designs.

Smart Growth Initiatives: 3 CEUs: Stu Meck, a researcher with the American Planning Association, will discuss legislative initiatives around the nation.

The Role of the BZA and Variances: 2 CEUs: This course is designed for members of Boards of Zoning Appeals or Boards of Zoning Adjustment. It covers the fundamentals of when to grant a variance and walks participants through real world cases.

Transfer of Development Rights: 2 CEUs: Tim DeWitt, with Bennett and Williams, Larry Libby with the OSU Department of Agricultural, Development and Environmental Economics, Jon Peterson, Assistant Majority Whip on the Ohio General Assemby, Karen Doty, Director of the Summit County Department of Law and others present their perspective on the potential use of Transfer of Development Rights.

Zoning and Landscape Laws: 8 CEUs: Buck Abbey, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University and author of U.S. Landscape Ordinances will discuss the fundamentals of landscape codes. This course is designed for planners, landscape architects, and public officials.

On-line Graduate Certificate Program in Facilities Planning and Management