The Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning offers distinctive opportunities to study community issues with a diverse faculty and student body in a nationally renowned planning school. Our programs are grounded in the theory and values of community development: the process of collective mobilization for social, economic, and racial justice—often at the neighborhood level. Graduates of our programs are knowledgeable about housing, community organizing, transportation, economic development, and environmental issues. The programs provide excellent preparation for working in non-profit organizations, consulting firms, and public agencies. Common graduate school pathways include urban planning, public policy, public administration, public health, social work, and social sciences.
The front desk of the School of Urban Studies and Planning can be reached at askUSP@pdx.edu.
Bachelors + Masters in Urban Studies and Planning
Students enrolled in the CUSP BS/BA, may choose to apply early to the Masters in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) at PSU. If admitted, this Bachelors + Masters (B+M) program allows students to take up to 20 credits of classwork at the 500 level and count those courses towards both the CUSP undergraduate degree and the MURP graduate degree.
CUSP majors with a junior or senior standing who are on track to graduate and are interested in the B+M program should contact the CUSP undergraduate program director at cuspmajor@pdx.edu or the MURP graduate program director at usp_murpdirector@pdx.edu.