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4+1 Option
Graduates of the BUEP and other undergraduate planning programs (upon approval of the Chair of the Department and Graduate Program Director) will be considered for the 4+1 option (previously advanced standing) in special cases. A minimum of 30 graduate credits must be completed beyond the bachelor’s degree (and not applied to any other degree) at the University of Virginia. This must be constructed so that, combined with the undergraduate program, each of the requirements for the Master of Urban and Environmental Planning degree is met, including general planning knowledge, planning application courses, planning concentration, and internship. The 4+1 option is intended for students with strong undergraduate records and at least a 3.4 cumulative GPA.
MUEP-JD
The Law School offers a combined program with the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning of the School of Architecture, in which the student may earn both the degrees of Master of Urban and Environmental Planning (M.U.E.P.) and the J.D. in four years. A student must be independently admitted both to the Law School and to the School of Architecture, Department of Urban and Environmental Planning. The student spends one full year in the School of Architecture in the Master of Urban and Environmental Planning program. Twelve credits earned in planning courses may be counted toward the J.D. and 20 credits earned in Law School courses may be counted toward the M.U.E.P. Prospective applicants to the Law School who are interested in the J.D.-M.U.E.P. program should contact The Chair of The Department of Urban and Environmental Planning. The Law School faculty advisor for this program is Professor Thomas R. White, III.
MUEP-MPP
The University of Virginia School of Architecture and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy offer a dual degree program which leads to the completion of the MUEP and MPP degrees in three years instead of the four years that would be required if each degree were pursued independently. The program is administered by faculty advisors from the School of Architecture and Batten School. A student who wishes to be admitted into the dual program must apply to each school separately and be admitted to both the School of Architecture and the Batten School through the normal admission process of each school. The fact that the student is a candidate for the dual program is not considered at this stage. Students who have been admitted to both schools and who wish to undertake the dual program should notify the registrar of each school and apply to the faculty advisors for permission to do so. Admission requires approval of both the Architecture and Batten faculty advisors.
Application to one school may be made either prior to entrance or while a first-year student at the other. The program takes three years to complete. In no circumstances will a dual degree student be permitted to complete the program in fewer than three years (six semesters) of coursework. The program consists of the complete first-year program of each school, followed by one year of coursework taken from the curricula of the two schools. This coursework includes, in appropriate cases, courses from other graduate offerings at the University. Students who have been admitted to the program may elect whether they want to start at the School of Architecture or the Batten School and, in any event, must spend their first year in full-time residence in either the School of Architecture or the Batten School. The second-year is spent in the other school, again in full-time residence, in effect as regular first-year students. During the third year, students must complete the remaining required curricula of both schools.
Dual Degrees in Other Fields
Dual degrees are available also between Planning and each of the programs in the School of Architecture. Please see the Graduate Director for more information.
Accreditation
The Graduate Program in Urban and Environmental Planning is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board, sponsored jointly by the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
