Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline	MHEC Final Action	Final Decision Date
	Salisbury University Proposal	(B.S.) Bachelor of Science	Urban and Regional Planning	8/18/2022	Approved	8/23/2022
Urban and Regional Planning Program Description
The modified B.S. in Urban and Regional Planning will make the program interdisciplinary and integrate existing social and physical sciences courses into this professionally based discipline. The current curriculum has a high number of geography courses restricting the total number of required URPL and other disciplinary courses which can be included in the Planning program. Therefore, the proposed interdisciplinary curricula will better prepare students to compete for planning jobs, and to help the program satisfy the accreditation requirements set by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB).