Accelerated Master of Urban Planning at University of Kansas

Programme overview

Only current KU undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts &Sciences (CLAS) are eligible to apply to the Accelerated Master of Urban Planning. If you are not a current undergraduate student at KU, please consider the Master of Urban Planning. The Accelerated Master of Urban Planning combines a College of Liberal Arts & Sciences undergraduate degree in any major and the Master of Urban Planning.

Faculty: School of Public Affairs & Administration (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences) | Duration: 18 credit hours | Location: Lawrence, KS, United States

What you will study

Once approved, the student must complete the following 18 credit hours of Urban Planning courses while still an undergraduate student to complete the undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years: 1 Note that the topic area policy course completed in the senior year will consequently impact the number of elective credits required in the 5th year depending on the topic area selected to complete the requirements for

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for careers in the public, private and not-for profit sectors helping make communities better places. Any CLAS undergraduate major is good preparation for an urban planning career because the profession is so wide-ranging in the skills required.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to Graduate Studies Admission Requirements All applicants must meet the requirements outlined in the Admission to Graduate Study policy. Bachelor’s degree: A copy of official transcripts showing proof of a bachelor's degree (and any post-bachelor’s coursework or degrees) from a regionally accredited institution, or a foreign university with equivalent bachelor's degree requirements is required. English proficiency: Proof of English proficiency for non-native or non-native-like English speakers is required. There are two bands of English proficiency, including Admission and Full proficiency. For applicants to online programs, Full proficiency is required.

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.

Entry terms follow the KU academic calendar; the application for first-year and transfer students is submitted through the KU application portal (go2.ku.edu). The fall freshman scholarship deadline is Dec. 1, the FAFSA priority deadline is Feb. 1 and the fall transfer scholarship deadline is Aug. 1.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic degree-seeking, $100 international degree-seeking, $40 certificate-seeking and non-degree-seeking; waivers available. Requirements and deadlines are set by each programme. Apply through the KU graduate application system (KU Graduate for Lawrence, Edwards and Online programmes; KU Medical Center for KUMC programmes).

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