Would you like to help citizens, business leaders, and/or government officials create communities that offer better choices for how and where people live and work? Are you thinking about graduate school?
If you answered “Yes” to either or both of these questions, the Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathway in Urban and Regional Planning is an excellent program for you.
The Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathway in Urban and Regional Planning allows academically talented FSU undergraduates to complete a Bachelor’s degree in any major and the Master of Science in Planning (MSP) degree in less time than it would take to complete each degree separately.
Students who are accepted into the Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathway may take up to 12 credit hours of graduate courses in Urban and Regional Planning. These credits will count toward the completion of both their bachelor’s degree and the Master of Science in Planning (MSP) degree upon their admission to the MSP program. The program thus allows students the opportunity to take a more challenging set of courses and begin their graduate studies early.
Application Process and Admissions Requirements
Students must submit a completed application by the deadline listed below for the semester in which they intend to begin enrollment in graduate coursework for a combined pathway program. Applications are submitted by filling out the Combined Pathway Application Survey.
Students may review information needed for any of the combined pathway programs in which they are interested on the next page, prior to moving forward into the application for a specific program. They are encouraged to gather information and any application elements (resume, personal statement, etc.) required for the program to which they intend to apply prior to moving forward into the application.
Dates and Deadlines
| To begin combined pathway coursework beginning in a ____ semester | Application opens | Application deadline |
| Fall | Second week of Spring classes | July 1 |
| Spring | Second week of Fall classes | November 1 |
| Summer | Second week of Spring classes | March 15 |
Other Considerations
- Graduate coursework taken prior to admission to a combined pathway program may only be counted towards a single degree program. It may not be counted towards both undergraduate and master’s degree requirements.
- Admission to a combined pathway program does not guarantee admission to the graduate program. Students still need to complete the graduate application process and be admitted to the graduate program through regular review processes.
- Graduate credit earned in a combined pathways program can only be transferred to the matching graduate program at FSU.
- Students who choose to pursue a degree at another institution are not guaranteed the ability to transfer graduate coursework earned as part of a combined pathways program at FSU to count in that other institution’s program(s).
- Admission to a combined pathway program forgoes any opportunity to apply or enroll in a Joint Pathway program.
Requirements
- Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher to be admitted to the Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathway (although there can be some flexibility with this requirement);
- 90 credit hours of completed coursework (60 credit hours if Honors student, 24 credits hours at FSU for transfer students)
- Completion of URP 3000 Introduction to Urban Planning and Development OR URP4022 Collective Decision Making and earn a grade of B or better.