Undergraduate Study (CUGS)
A CUGS student graduates with a Master in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree in one additional year after the combined year. Up to 15 credits of graduate-level courses may be counted toward both the bachelor's and the master's degrees. Students interested in CUGS should consult their undergraduate advisors and the Taubman College Urban and Regional Planning Program in their sophomore year. To be eligible for the CUGS option, a student must have a 3.7 GPA or greater and have completed at least 105 credits before dual enrollment begins. Students earning dual bachelor's degrees are NOT eligible for CUGS.
The applicant must first submit a written request for entering CUGS to the appropriate advisor in LSA Newnan, LSA Honors, or the Residential College. If the applicant's request is granted, the student is provided a letter expressing this approval. Applicants must submit the Rackham application, the application fee, and a letter of approval from the appropriate advisor serving as a proxy of the Dean of LSA by October 15th of their junior year. International applicants are also required to submit financial resource information. Applications for CUGS are evaluated by looking at a student's breadth of the undergraduate program, commitment to the field, degree of motivation, academic ability, and GPA, among other factors ordinarily used by graduate admissions committees.
More detailed information on the application procedure can be obtained from the following:
