Offered at: San Luis Obispo Campus
The BSCRP program cultivates creativity and problem solving in the management of urban change. Technical design and analytic skills for professional practice are taught utilizing field-based experiences.
The BSCRP program is one of the most studio/lab intensive, four-year undergraduate planning degree in the United States. Beginning in year two and continuing through year four, students must take at least seven studio courses. In addition, students take the foundation courses necessary to be able to fulfill the studio expectations and learn from the studio experience. These foundation courses include urban design, computer skill, planning theory, plan implementation methods and land use law.
The BSCRP degree curriculum is a total of 120 semester units, composed of three parts:
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Required CRP major courses
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Required Support course; and
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Required General Education courses
The Support course is designed to provide core knowledge in the area of statistics. The statistical skill provides the scientific and analytical tools necessary for community planning.
In addition, all students prepare a “Senior Project” or they can meet this requirement by completing the Senior Project-Professional Practice studio.
Program Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate an understanding of the historical, theoretical, legal, and methodological foundations of planning.
- Develop advanced skills in graphics, visual representation, and physical form.
- Describe a variety of perspectives on communities and planning and the ways that these perspectives both reflect and influence diversity, equity, and justice.
- Gather, organize, analyze and present planning information.
- Transform data and information into knowledge for action.
- Integrate and apply the necessary skills and knowledge to address complex planning problems.
- Implement a planning process.
- Work with a variety of audiences: multiple publics, officials, and decision-makers.
- Engage in, reflect upon, critique, and improve the professional practice of planning.
- Evaluate, implement , and advocate for sustainability, diversity, and environmental and social justice in all planning endeavors.
- Practice in accordance with the AICP Code of Ethics.
Degree Requirements and Curriculum
In addition to the program requirements listed on this page, students must also satisfy requirements outlined in more detail in the Minimum Requirements for Graduation section of this catalog, including:
- 40 units of upper-division courses
- 2.0 GPA
- Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR)
- U.S. Cultural Pluralism (USCP)
Note: No Major or Support courses may be selected as credit/no credit. In addition, no more than 12 units of cooperative or internship courses can count towards your degree requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| CRP 1211 | Urban Planning History | 4 |
| CRP 1212 | Introduction to City Planning | 4 |
| CRP 1213 | Methods of Population and Housing Analysis | 4 |
| CRP/ES 1215 | Planning Approaches to a Just City (USCP) | 4 |
| CRP 2214 | Methods in Land Use and Transportation | 4 |
| CRP 2216 | Representing the Built Environment | 3 |
| CRP 2457 | GIS Applications in Planning | 2 |
| CRP 3202 | Urban Design Studio | 4 |
| CRP 3315 | Public and Private Real Estate Development | 4 |
| CRP 3336 | Introduction to Environmental Planning | 4 |
| CRP 3341 | Urban Development Studio | 4 |
| CRP 4410 | Urban Planning Studio | 4 |
| CRP 4420 | Land Use Law | 4 |
| CRP 4461 | Senior Project | 2 |
| or CRP 4463 | Senior Project - Studio | |
| SUPPORT COURSES | ||
| Select from the following: (2) 1 | 3 | |
| Statistical and Data Literacy | ||
| Applied Statistical Concepts and Methods | ||
| CAED Designated Electives | ||
| Select from the following: 2 | 6 | |
| History of Structures | ||
| Topics in Architectural History, Theory, and Criticism | ||
| Topics in Architectural Technology and Practice | ||
| Sustainability and the Built Environment | ||
| Housing and Communities | ||
| Construction Law | ||
| Construction Economics, Finance, and Accounting | ||
| Real Property Development Principles | ||
| Smart Cities | ||
| Cities in a Global World | ||
| International Planning and Development | ||
| Principles of Urban Design | ||
| Hazard Mitigation Planning and Resilient Design | ||
| Urban Design and Real Estate Development Case Studies | ||
| The Global Environment | ||
| Sustainable Environments | ||
| Implementing Sustainability Principles | ||
| Sustainability, Resilience, and Climate Ecology in Design | ||
| Social Equity and Design | ||
| Social and Behavioral Factors for Landscape Architecture | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Landscape Architecture | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION | ||
| (See GE program requirements below) | 40 | |
| FREE ELECTIVES | ||
| Free Electives 2, 3 | 20 | |
| Total Units | 120 | |
- 1
- Required in Major or Support; also satisfies General Education (GE) requirement.
- 2
Courses may need to be at the 3000-4000 level to ensure completion of the requirement minimum of 40 units of upper-division.
- 3
- If a General Education (GE) course is used to satisfy a Major or Support requirement, additional units of Free Electives may be needed to complete the total units required for the degree.
General Education (GE) Requirements
- 43 units required, 3 of which are specified in Major and/or Support.
- If any of the remaining 40 Units is used to satisfy a Major or Support requirement, additional units of Free Electives may be needed to complete the total units required for the degree.
- See the complete GE course listing.
- A grade of C- or better is required in one course in each of the following GE Areas: 1A (English Composition), 1B (Critical Thinking), 1C (Oral Communication), and 2 (Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning).
| Lower-Division General Education | ||
| Area 1 | English Communication and Critical Thinking | |
| 1A | Written Communication | 3 |
| 1B | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| 1C | Oral Communication | 3 |
| Area 2 | Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning | |
| 2 | Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (3 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| Area 3 | Arts and Humanities | |
| 3A | Arts | 3 |
| 3B | Humanities: Literature, Philosophy, Languages other than English | 3 |
| Area 4 | Social and Behavioral Sciences (Area 4 courses must come from at least two different course prefixes.) | |
| 4A | American Institutions (Title 5, Section 40404 Requirement) | 3 |
| 4B | Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| Area 5 | Physical and Life Sciences | |
| 5A | Physical Sciences | 3 |
| 5B | Life Sciences | 3 |
| 5C | Laboratory (may be embedded in a 5A or 5B course) | 1 |
| Area 6 | Ethnic Studies | |
| 6 | Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| Upper-Division General Education | ||
| Upper-Division 2/5 | Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning or Physical and Life Sciences | 3 |
| Upper-Division 3 | Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| Upper-Division 4 | Social and Behavioral Sciences (Area 4 courses must come from at least two different course prefixes.) | 3 |
| Total Units | 40 | |
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- Required in Major or Support; also satisfies General Education (GE) requirement.