CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE
UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO
BA/BS
MA/MS
PAB
PAB
City and Regional Planning Department
Undergraduate Admission Requirements
www.planning.calpoly.edu
Undergraduate Graduation Requirements
1 Grand Avenue, 05-313
San Luis Obispo, California 93407-0283
805.756.1315
805.756.1340 Fax
crp@calpoly.edu
Hemalata C. Dandekar
805.756.1315
hdandeka@calpoly.edu
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Undergraduate Deadlines, Tuition and Fees:
• Admission Deadline 2014-15: November 30, 2013
• Financial Aid Deadline 2014-15: March 2, 2014
• In-State Tuition and Fees: Full Time (6 credits or more)
$2,908 per quarter
• Out-of-State Tuition and Fees: $248 per unit per quarter
• Application Fee: $55
Graduate Deadlines, Tuition and Fees:
• Admission Deadline 2014-15: February 1, 2014
• Financial Aid Deadline 2014-15: March 2, 2014
• In-State Tuition and Fees: Full Time (6 credits or more)
$3,330 per per quarter
• Out-of-State Tuition and Fees: $248 per unit
• Application Fee: $55
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
BS in City and Regional Planning
Contact Person
Hemalata C. Dandekar, Department Head
805.756.1315
hdandeka@calpoly.edu
Year Initiated:1968
PAB Accredited
Degrees Granted through 6/30/13: 1,130
Degrees Granted from 7/1/12 to 6/30/13: 32
Undergraduate Specializations
Physical Planning and Urban Design, Transportation,
Environmental Planning, Environmental Design
• Departmental Requirement: Same as university
• Minimum GPA: Average for College of Architecture and
Environmental Design is 3.95
• Minimum SAT or ACT Scores: ACT-28 for students, SAT-1249
for university and 1269 for college
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Hours of Core: 55
Hours of Studio Courses: 26
Hours of Restricted Elective: 39
Hours of Unrestricted Elective: 0
Total Required Hours in Planning Program: 90
Total Required Hours to Graduate from University: 180
Thesis or Final Product: Senior Project or Studio III
Financial Aid Information
• Ten departmental awards: ($250 to $7,000) for continuing
students. Eligibility criteria varies by endowment (e.g.
grades, region, financial need, merit)
• Four college awards: ($250 to $2,000) Competitive.
Eligibility criteria varies by endowment, annual awards.
MASTERS DEGREE
Master of City and Regional Planning
Contact Person
Cornelius Nuworsoo, Associate Professor
805.756.2573
cnuworso@calpoly.edu
Year Initiated: 1976
PAB Accreditation
Degrees Granted through 6/30/13: 320
Degrees Granted from 7/1/12 to 6/30/13: 25
Masters Emphasis Areas
Environmental/Sustainability/Climate Action, Urban Design,
Transportation, Housing/Community Development, Generalist
Masters Admission Requirements
• University Admission Policy: Bachelors degree from an
accredited institution
• Minimum Undergraduate GPA: 2.5 in last 90 units
• Minimum GRE: Not required, unless borderline GPA
• Minimum TOEFL: 550-paper, 213-computer
• Ranking in Undergraduate Class: Not Required
• Departmental Requirement: 3.0 in last 90 units. Knowledge
of basic computer applications; statement of purpose,
writing sample, 3 letters of recommendation, resume.
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Masters Graduation Requirements
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Hours of Core: 33
Hours of Studio or Practice Related Courses: 16
Hours of Restricted Electives: 11
Hours of Unrestricted Electives: 6
Other: 6
Total Required Quarter Hours in Planning Program: 72
Thesis or Final Product: Thesis, Professional Project, or
Studio III
masters degree
Joint Master of City and Regional Planning/
Master of Science in Engineering, Transportation
Contact Person
Cornelius Nuworsoo, Associate Professor
805.756.2573
cnuworso@calpoly.edu
Year Initiated:1992
Degrees Granted through 6/30/13: 38
Degrees Granted from 7/01/12 to 6/30/13: 7
Masters Admission Requirements
• University Admission Policy: Bachelors degree from an
accredited institution.
• Minimum Undergraduate GPA: 2.5 in last 90 units
• Minimum GRE: Not required, unless borderline GPA
• Minimum TOEFL: 550-paper, 213-computer
• Ranking in Undergraduate Class: Not Required
• Departmental Requirement: 3.0 in last 90 units. Knowledge
of basic computer applications, statement of purpose,
writing sample, 3 letters of recommendation, resume. CE
221, CE 381 or GEOL 201, CSC 231, Econ 201, Engl 148, Math
143, SCOM 101, Stat 321.
Masters Graduation Requirements
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Hours of Core: 50
Hours of Studio or Practice Related Courses: 15
Hours of Restricted Electives: 25
Hours of Unrestricted Electives: 0
Total Required Hours in Planning Program: 90
Thesis or Final Product: Thesis, Professional Project or
Studio III
PLANNING FACULTY
Michael Boswell, AICP
W. David Conn
Professor. BA (1968), MA (1972), and D. Phil. (1973) Oxford
University. Specializations: Environmental Policy and Planning,
Pollution Prevention and Control.
805.756.2246
dconn@calpoly.edu
Hemalata Dandekar
Professor. B.Arch. (1967) University of Bombay; M.Arch., (1969)
University of Michigan; Ph.D. (1978) University of California,
Los Angeles. Specializations: Rural and Regional Planning,
Sustainable Housing and Community Development, International
Development, Gender Planning.
805.756.1315
hdandeka@calpoly.edu
Vicente del Rio
Professor. B. Arch. (1978) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro;
Graduate Diploma URP (1979) State University of Rio de Janeiro;
MA (1981) Oxford Polytechnic; Ph.D. (1991) State University of
Sao Paulo. Specializations: Urban Design, Environment Behavior
Studies, Revitalization, International Planning.
805.756.2572
vdelrion@calpoly.edu
Adrienne Greve
Associate Professor. BS (1996) Cornell University; MS (1999)
Colorado State University; Ph.D. (2006) University of Washington.
Specializations: Urban Ecology, Planning and Climate Change,
Urban Hydrology and Stormwater.
805.756.1474
agreve@calpoly.edu
Zeljka Pavolich Howard
Lecturer. Diploma of Engineer Architect (1964) University of
Belgrade; MS (1972) Florida State University. Specializations:
Comprehensive Planning, Urban Design, History of Cities,
Community Involvement.
805.756.1507
zhoward@calpoly.edu
Kelly Main, AICP
Associate Professor. BA (1982) University of California, Davis; M.A.
(1983) Brown University; Ph.D. (2007) University of California,
Los Angeles. Specializations: Community Planning, Land Use
Planning, Public Realm, Cultural Aspects of Planning, Place
Attachment.
805.756.2286
kdmain@calpoly.edu
Cornelius Nuworsoo, AICP
Professor. BS (1989) University of Central Florida; MSP (1991)
and Ph.D. (2000) Florida State University. Specializations:
Environmental Planning, Hazard Mitigation, Planning Theory,
Climate Action Planning, Sustainability.
805.756.2496
mboswell@calpoly.edu
Associate Professor. BS (1981) University of Science and Technology,
Ghana; MS (1986) Morgan State University; MCP (2002) and
Ph.D. (2004) University of California, Berkeley.Specializations:
Transportation Engineering, Transportation and Land Use
Planning, Quantitative Methods in Planning.
805.756.2496
cnuworso@calpoly.edu
Chris Clark, AICP
William Riggs
Lecturer. BA (1976) and MA (1977) University of Oregon; JD (1982)
Franklin Pearce Law Center. Specializations: Land Use Law,
Environmental Planning, Public Policy, Land Use Planning.
805.756.6605
cclark@calpoly.edu
Assistant Professor. BA (2001) Ball State University; MS (2003)
University of Louisville; Ph.D.(2011) University of California,
Berkeley. Specializations: Sustainable Design, Walkability
and Transportation Planning, Computer-based Geographic
Representation Techniques.
805.756.6317
wriggs@calpoly.edu
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William Siembieda, AICP
Professor. BA (1965) and MCRP (1967) University of California,
Berkeley; MPA (1970) California State University, San Diego; Ph.D.
(1990) University of California, Los Angeles. Specializations: Housing
and Real Property Development, International Planning, Disaster
Mitigation Recovery Planning, Land Use and Strategic Planning.
805.756.5085
wsiembie@calpoly.edu
Umut Toker
Associate Professor. B.Arch (1996) Middle East Technical University;
MCUP (1999) Middle East Technical University; Ph.D. (2003) North
Carolina State University. Specializations: Urban and Sustainable
Design, Participatory Planning and Design, Environment-Behavior
Research, Research/Data Analysis Methods, Computer-based
Graphic Representation Techniques.
805.756.1592
utoker@calpoly.edu
Paul Wack, AICP
Professor Emeritus. BA (1969) San Fernando Valley State College;
MA (1974) California State University, Northridge, MPA (1976)
University of Southern California. Specializations: Environmental
Planning, Planning Practice and Politics of Governance, Planning
Regulation and Implementation, Sustainability and Climate Change.
805.756.6331
pwack@calpoly.edu
OTHER AFFILIATED FACULTY
Tina Metzger
Lecturer. BS (1987) and MS (1993) California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo. Specializations: Community Planning,
Land Use Planning, Housing and Access, Environmental Planning,
and Planning Policy.
805.756.1315
metzgermetzger@sbcglobal.net
Michael Multari
Lecturer. BA (1976) Yale University, MPA (1979) Princeton University.
Specializations: Demography, Economic Development Planning,
Infrastructure and Public Services, Land Use/Growth Management.
805.756.1315
mmultari@aol.com
Kenneth Topping, FAICP
Lecturer. BA (1956) University of Redlands; MS (1972) California
State University, Los Angeles. Specializations: Big City, County and
Regional Planning, Infrastructure Development, International City
Development and Disaster Management, Geographic Information
System (GIS).
805.927.7773
KenTopping@aol.com
Chuck Stevenson, AICP
Lecturer. BA, IA (1973) California Polytechnic State University.
Specializations: Planning Agency Management, Housing and
Economic Development, Community Planning and Growth
Management.
Lisa Wise, AICP
Doreen Liberto Blanck, AICP
Lecturer. M.S. (1990) DePaul University, MCRP (2001) California
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Specializations:
Housing Policy, Long.range Land Use Planning, Development
Codes, Feasibility Analysis.
805.595.1345
lisa@lisawiseconsulting.com
Lecturer. BA (1978) University of California, Riverside; Master in
Dispute Resolution (2003) Pepperdine University Law School.
Specializations: Land Use Planning, Small Town Planning and
Annexation, Environmental Analysis, Specific Plans, Facilitation,
Mediation, Arbitration, Energy Biofuel, Permit Processing.
805.203.5022
earthdesign@charter.net
MASTER’S STUDENT COMPOSITION 2012-2013
U.S. Citizens &
Permanent Residents
M
F
Hispanics of Any Race
5
4
White
21
17
African American
0
0
Native American/Pacific Islander
0
0
Asian American
1
3
Mixed
3
0
Other/Don’t Know
1
2
Non-U.S. Citizens
Non-Permanent Residents
0
0
Total Students
31
26
Annual Student Enrollment
Applied
Accepted
Academic Year
11/12
12/13
11/12
Enrolled
12/13
11/12
12/13
Undergraduate
102
86
63
73
44
40
MCRP
94
73
48
63
32
22
MSEng/MCRP
7
11
7
11
4
4
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City & Regional Planning
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo
Our mission is to promote sustainable
and diverse communities within natural
and human systems. We provide an
interdisciplinary professional planning
education based on a learn-by-doing
approach, community outreach, and applied
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