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MCRP Curriculum update
Subject: Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) Curriculum Update Plan
Effective: Academic Year 2026–2027
Summary of Proposed Changes
The proposed update involves the reclassification of three courses between elective and core course categories, while maintaining the overall structure, graduation pathways, and total credit requirements of the MCRP program.
Key Points of the Updated MCRP Curriculum
- Course reclassification
- Courses reclassified from Core to Elective: CRPL 802, CRPL 810, CRPL 900
- Courses reclassified from Elective to Core: CRPL 860, CRPL 863, CRPL 870
- No change to the total program requirement of 48 credit hours.
- No change to the requirement of 24 credit hours of core courses.
- The updated curriculum strengthens contemporary planning education, and enhances alignment between student learning outcomes and Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) accreditation guidelines.
- The new curriculum plan will apply to students entering the MCRP program in Fall 2026.
- Current students may choose either the existing curriculum or the new curriculum plan.
| Current Curriculum | New Curriculum Plan |
Core courses with No Change
| Core courses with No Change
|
Course reclassified (from Core to Elective)
| Course reclassified (from Elective to Core)
|
Credit Hour Requirement – No Change Core Courses 24 Cr Elective Courses 24 Cr Total Credit hours 48 Cr | Credit Hour Requirement – No Change Core Courses 24 Cr Elective Courses 24 Cr Total Credit hours 48 Cr |
Graduation Path - No change
| Graduation Path – No Change
|
Curriculum Sequence (Before Fall 2026):
1st year Fall Semester
CRPL 800 --- 3 CRPL 830 --- 3 CRPL 840 --- 3 Electives --- 3 --------------------------------------------------- Total credit hours 12
| 1st year Spring Semester
CRPL 802 --- 3 CRPL 804 --- 3 CRPL 810 ---- 3 Electives ---3 --------------------------------------------------- Total credit hours 12
|
2nd year Fall Semester
CRPL 900 --- 3 CRPL 990 --- 3 Electives and/or Thesis or Professional Project ----- 6 --------------------------------------------------- Total credit hours 12 | 2nd year Spring Semester
Electives and Capstone studio or Thesis or Professional Project ----- 12 --------------------------------------------------- Total credit hours 12 |
New Recommended Curriculum Sequence (Effective Fall 2026):
1st year Fall Semester
CRPL 800 --- 3 CRPL 830 --- 3 CRPL 840 --- 3 Electives --- 3 --------------------------------------------------- Total credit hours 12
| 1st year Spring Semester
CRPL 804 ---- 3 CRPL 860 --- 3 CRPL 863 --- 3 Electives ---3 --------------------------------------------------- Total credit hours 12
|
2nd year Fall Semester
CRPL 870 --- 3 CRPL 990 --- 3 Electives and/or Thesis or Professional Project ----- 6 --------------------------------------------------- Total credit hours 12 | 2nd year Spring Semester
Electives and Capstone studio or Thesis or Professional Project ----- 12 --------------------------------------------------- Total credit hours 12 |