The purpose of the graduate minor is to allow students from other related disciplines to learn about the basics of the Urban and Regional Planning profession. Within the minor we are attempting to expose students from other disciplines to the breadth of planning as well as the core of the program. With these goals in mind, the students shall meet the following requirements for the minor.

Each student is required to take a total of three 3-credit planning courses for a total of 9 credits of Urban and Regional Planning courses. These courses must be distributed across the curriculum in the following manner:

Further, the student’s supervisory committee for a master’s degree with or without a thesis must include one Graduate Faculty member from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.