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The undergraduate program in urban planning is a pre-professional degree that provides an academic foundation for developing a career in understanding, analyzing, and planning the urban and small town environment. For those seeking work at the graduate level, it also provides preparation for the Master of City & Metropolitan degree.

The program is designed to respond the particular planning issues that exist in the “new west.” These might be characterized as environmental management, fragile landscape protection, recreation and tourism, public lands planning, rapid population growth, rural towns, regional transportation, and low density sprawl. These issues are very similar to problems in developing third-world cities. These needs are not usually addressed in traditional urban planning programs currently available in other states.

The program is an open major at the undergraduate level. Please check out the following links to find out more about urban planning admissions to the undergraduate program.

Undergraduate Grade Point Minimum
The University of Utah Graduate School requires applicants to have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA during the last two years of their undergraduate career. Exceptions to this policy require petitioning the Graduate School’s Graduate Council.

Graduate Record Exam (G.R.E.)
Although GRE testing is necessary for admission into the Masters Program, a minimum score of 1000 is required. Applicants with a prior master’s degree are not required to submit GRE scores.

T.O.E.F.L.
A minimum score of 500 (173 on computer-based exam or 61 on new iBT exam) or better on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for applicants whose first language is not English. For test registration information contact:

TOEFL/TSE Service
Educational Testing Service
P.O. Box CN 6151
Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6151

Letters of Recommendation
Two letters of recommendation are required as part of the application process for admission to the CMP program. Preferably, one of the two letters should be from an academic reference. There is no form; please just ask each recommender to send under separate cover a letter to us marked “Attn: CMP Admissions Committee”. These should be sent to:

University of Utah
Department of City & Metropolitan Planning
375 S. 1530 E., Room 235
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0370

Personal Statement
A statement of academic purpose is required with the application form. Applicants should describe their goals as they relate to a masters degree in city and metropolitan planning. The personal statement should be two to three pages in length. Please refer to the application checklist and application form for further details. The personal statement should also discuss how the public speaking, statistics, and computer skills prerequisites have (or will) be met.

Tuition and Fees
Tuition and Fees Schedule

Undergraduate Admissions
Current University of Utah students
Students From Other Universities or Colleges
International Students
Honors Program

Graduate Admissions
Masters in City & Metropolitan Planning
Graduate Certificate in City & Metropolitan Planning
Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation