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Undergraduate Studies

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning offers three non-major programs for undergraduates interested in planning and urban affairs. These programs are designed to complement an existing major for those students who wish to develop an appreciation of planning or who wish to lay the foundation for graduate study in planning. These programs are the Minor in Urban and Regional Planning , the Certificate Program in Urban and Regional Planning , and the Pre-Graduate Program . Within each of these three programs, students may satisfy their minor requirements.

Because of the variety of issues and contexts within which planners work, there is no one undergraduate background that is more important than others universally. Students may combine their interests in planning and urban affairs with undergraduate majors in the variety of social sciences, physical or natural sciences, business, engineering, design professions, communications, criminology and criminal justice, and others.

Program updates follow. You may also view the 2007-2008 Undergraduate Guidebook on line for further details (PDF File).

THE PRE-GRADUATE PROGRAM NOW REQUIRES STUDENTS TO TAKE ONE INSTEAD OF TWO REQUIRED COURSES.

The pre-graduate program is intended for qualified undergraduates who intend to enter the Master's of Science in Planning (M.S.P.) degree program at Florida State University in pursuance of a subsequent career as a professional planner. To apply the interested student MUST HAVE TAKEN OR BE REGISTERED FOR URP 3000, Introduction to Planning and Urban Development , before applying for admission to the Pre-Graduate Program (they should apply to the Undergraduate Program Director). They must have at least a 3.20 GPA OR a combined GRE verbal and quantitative score of 1000 before being considered for admission. By being admitted to the Pre-Graduate program, undergraduate students may take selected graduate-level planning courses that will count toward the M.S.P. degree with a grade of B or better.

THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM.

The Certificate Program is intended for undergraduate students who want to delve more deeply into the field of planning. It originally required you to take four additional courses to those required for the Minor in Urban and Regional Planning (see below), but now you need to take only two additional courses (specified in the Undergraduate Guidebook). The Certificate is issued only in conjunction with the applicant's receipt of a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree.

THE MINOR IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING.

The undergraduate Minor is designed for students who wish to apply their major field to problems and issues in planning and urban affairs. Students may earn a minor in urban and regional planning by completing a four-course sequence that is comprised of two required courses and two elective courses.

Most Prerequisites Dropped!
Now the only prerequisite required for most undergraduate planning courses is URP 3000.

Take Planning Courses to Satisfy Liberal Studies or Multi-Cultural Requirements!

URS 1006 (World Cities) satisfies the Liberal Studies Requirement.
Three planning courses are now approved for Multi-Cultural credit: URS 1006 (World Cities), URP 4618 (Planning for Developing Areas), and URP 4402 (Sustainable Development Planning in the Americas ).

For more details, go the The Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 330 Bellamy, e-mail: durp@coss.fsu.edu , or phone at (850) 644-4510.