Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNINGMASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONALPLANNINGPROGRAM DIRECTORChukudi V. Izeogu256-372-4990Graduate FacultyProfessorsEarl N.M. GoodingChukudi V. IzeoguJacob O. OluwoyeAssociate ProfessorsDonald OutlandConstance J. WilsonAssistant ProfessorsRussell J. FricanoJoseph A. LeeInstructorBernece HerbertMISSION STATEMENTAlabama A & M University (AAMU) is a land grantinstitution that combines education, research andservice in professional, vocational and liberal artsfields. The Department and Regional Planning(DCRP) fulfills the mission of AAMU by providing anationally accredited research and practice-orientedplanning education for the training of students fromdiverse backgrounds for careers in the planningprofession so that they can address pressing problemsand issues of physical, environmental, economic andsocial change in urban and rural communities in thisage of advancing technology.ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSApplicants for admission into the Master of Urbanand Regional Planning (MURP) program must meetall requirements as prescribed by the GraduateSchool, and must have attained an undergraduatecumulative GPA of 2.80 (based on a 4.00 pointsystem).Applicants with an undergraduate GPA less than theminimum requirement may be considered forprovisional admission. Provisionally admittedstudents must take recommended deficiency courses,and bring their GPAs to 3.0 within the first semesterof enrollment in order to qualify for full graduateadmission. Students who have been grantedprovisional admission status who subsequently raisetheir GPA to 2.8 or above cannot opt for the thesisoption. Only students who met the admissionrequirement for regular admission initially (146 onverbal and 140 quantitative portions of the GRE anda 2.8 GPA) can select the thesis option.PROGRAM STRUCTUREThe MURP program consists of a total of 46 credithours (42) credit hours for a student with anundergraduate degree in Planning from an accreditedplanning program). The 46 credit hours consists of 28hours of core courses; 12 hours of concentrationelectives, and 6 hours of thesis OR 3 hours of either aterminal research or a terminal project, as well as 3hours of elective and take a written ComprehensiveExamination.A student with an undergraduate degree in Planningmay be granted a waiver of 4 hours of the required 28hours of core courses but must complete a total of 42credit hours to graduate from the program. Studentswho demonstrate competencies in specific subjectareas such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS),Computer Applications in Planning or QuantitativeMethods as well as students who have documentedexperience in planning practice may be granted awaiver of related courses by the program faculty.Upon exemption, the students must substituteapproved electives to make up the 46 credit hoursrequired for graduation.STATUTE OF LIMITATIONA student enrolled in the MURP program MUSTcomplete ALL REQUIREMENTS for the MURPDegree within a time period of SEVEN (7) years.Program Requirements with the Thesis OptionRequired ProgramSem.HoursURP 500 Fundamentals of Urban1PlanningURP 510 Planning Theory and History 398