BEV Sustainable Planning and Urban Design at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

The BEV in sustainable planning and urban design examines issues of sustainability and social justice in communities, cities and regions around the world. Heavily centered around community engagement, this major allows students to focus on a variety of topics, such as housing, environmental planning, transportation planning and urban design. Students examine these topics through a combination of design, policy and management perspectives.

Faculty: College of Media, Communication and Information / Environmental Design | Department: Environmental Design | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Sample listed courses: ARSC 1150 Writing in Arts and Sciences; ENVD 1150 First Year Writing for Environmental Design; ENVS 1150 First-Year Writing in Energy, Environment and Sustainability; WRTG 1100 Extended First-Year Writing and Rhetoric.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Undergraduate admission is to CU Boulder and the College of Media, Communication and Information / Environmental Design, not directly to the major; university and college admission requirements apply.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants may enter in fall, spring or summer: the early action deadline of 15 November and regular decision deadline of 15 January apply to fall and summer entry; the spring deadline is 1 October. Transfer applicants may enter in spring (deadline 1 October), summer (15 March) or fall (final deadline 1 June).

SAT and ACT scores are not required for first-year applicants; scores may be self-reported if the applicant wants them considered.

First-year deadlines: spring 1 October; fall and summer early action 15 November; fall and summer regular decision 15 January. Applications are made through the Common Application. The application fee is $65 for domestic applicants and $70 for international applicants; fee waivers can be requested on the Common Application.

Transfer deadlines: spring 1 October; summer and fall early notification 15 March; fall final deadline 1 June. The 2027 transfer application is open.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/admissions

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