Catalog Navigator : Planning and Public Policy for Transfer Students (Direct Admit to EJBSPPP)

Students in the School of Arts and Sciences who wish to pursue the planning and public policy major must apply for admission to the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Successful applicants will have achieved a minimum grade of C or better in each of the prerequisite courses and be in good academic standing. Applications to the Bloustein School may be obtained from the school's website. Contact undergrad@ejb.rutgers.edu for more information.

Only courses with C or better may be counted toward the major. The awarding of the bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree requires successful completion of all major requirements, completion of the SAS CORE curriculum, and 120 credits. The degree is awarded jointly by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the School of Arts and Sciences.

PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisites (9-10 credits)
01:355:101 Expository Writing (3)
10:762:205 Basic Statistical Methods (4) or equivalent (3-4)
01:220:102 Introduction to Microeconomics (3)

Major requirements (37 credits)
Core (19 credits)
10:762:101 Introduction to Planning, Policy, and Health (3)
One of the following (3):
     01:330:103 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3)
     01:790:104 American Government (3)
One of the following intensive writing courses (3):
     10:762:300 Writing for Professionals (3)
     01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3)
     01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions (3)
     01:355:315 Writing Grant Proposals (3)
10:762:395 Research Methods (4) (Open to majors only)
10:762:400 Internship with Seminar (3) (Open to majors only)*
10:762:499 Senior Seminar (3) (Open to majors with at least 100 credits and no outstanding core requirements)*

Required Electives (18 credits of additional 762 courses, 12 credits of which must be at the 300-level or higher)

Students interested in select career paths should consider clustering their electives and seek advising early in their program of studies.

*Students qualifying for departmental honors may replace 10:762:400 and 10:762:499 with 10:762:497,498 Bloustein Honors Research (3,3)

PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY MINOR (24 credits)

Students seeking the planning and public policy minor must complete 10:762:101, 10:762:205 or equivalent, 01:330:103 Introduction to Microeconomics, and five 762 elective courses, four of which must be at the 300 level or higher (15 credits). Students should declare the planning and public policy minor with the School of Arts and Sciences; they need not apply for minor status with the Bloustein School. Only courses with a grade of C or better can be counted toward the minor program of study.

PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Certificate programs are open to students in any major and are awarded only with, or subsequent to receiving a bachelor's degree. Only courses with a C or better may be applied toward a certificate program. Students must declare their intention to pursue a certificate program with the Bloustein School prior to their last semester of studies in order to qualify to receive a certificate. Awarded certificates will appear on the student transcript. Contact undergrad@ejb.rutgers.edu for more information.

A. Community Development Certificate (24-credit minimum)

Core (6 credits)
10:762:307 Community Development (3)
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy (3)

Required Electives (at least 18 credits)
10:762:210 Principles of Public Policy (3)
10:762:317 Urban Municipal Management (3)
10:762:353 Local Economic Development (3)
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization (3)
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning (3)
10:762:440 Principles of Real Estate (3)
10:762:473 Urban Transportation Policy (3)
Other elective courses may be substituted with permission of the program director

B. Community Sustainability Certificate (18 credits)

Core (6 credits)
10:762:201 Introduction to Urban Planning and Design (3)
10:762:202 Designing Health Cities (3)

Required Electives (12 credits)
Students must complete one course in at least four of the five areas of sustainability listed below. Courses may be selected from various majors, but each course must be preapproved by the program director in order to fulfill the areas of sustainability listed below. Seek advising to discuss preapproved electives.

Energy
Environment and Climate Change
Transportation
Urban Redevelopment
International and Global

C. Real Estate Certificate (24-credit minimum)

Core (6 credits)
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy
10:762:440 Principles of Real Estate

Required Electives (18 credits)
10:762:201 Introduction to Urban Planning and Design
10:762:307 Community Development
10:762:318 History of Planning and City Design
10:762:353 Local Economic Development
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning
10:762:448 Historic Preservation
Other elective courses may be substituted with permission of the program director

D. Urban Planning Certificate (24 credits)

Core (6 credits)
10:762:201 Introduction to Urban Planning and Design
10:762:316 Introduction to Site Planning and Design (Prerequisite 762:201)

Required Electives (18 credits)
10:762:202 Designing Healthy Cities
10:762:307 Community Development
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy
10:762:314 Graphic Communication for Planning
10:762:317 Urban Municipal Management
10:762:352 Cybercities
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning
10:762:448 Historic Preservation
10:762:472 Transportation Planning
10:762:474 Tourism Planning
Other elective courses may be substituted with permission of the program director

Articulated 3-1-1 Program (B.A. or B.S./M.C.R.P.)

Exceptional, well-prepared students from any Rutgers University–New Brunswick matriculating unit who wish to study urban planning are encouraged to seek advising about the 3-1-1 master of city and regional planning (M.C.R.P.) program.