Academic Program Proposal

Date
Proposal
Activated
Institution
and
Proposal
Degree
Awarded
Academic
Program
Name
Objections
Received
Objection
Deadline
MHEC Final
Action
Final
Decision
Date
Salisbury University
Proposal
(B.S.) Bachelor of ScienceUrban and Regional Planning8/18/2022Approved8/23/2022
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).