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Combined Degree Program

CLASS 2024 Sustainable Urban Development

​The combined Bachelor's + Master's degree programs allow students to complete 12 graduate credit hours while still undergraduates. These 12 graduate credit hours will count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

​​​​DePaul Undergraduate Degree + Sustainable Urban Development (MA)

Students completing any undergraduate degree at DePaul are eligible to apply for the bachelor's + master's in Sustainable Urban Development in their Junior year if they meet the following criteria:

  • They have achieved Junior status;
  • They have completed at least 88.0 credit hours of their undergraduate degree;
  • They have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

If accepted to the bachelor's + master's degree in Sustainable Urban Development, in their senior year, the student will take the following courses:

Plan of Study Grid
Senior Year
Fall QuarterHours
SUD 401 SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT I: PLANNING, POLICY & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 4
Winter Quarter
SUD 402 SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT II: APPLIED ANALYSIS OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 4
Spring Quarter
SUD 404 URBAN DESIGN LABORATORY 4

These three courses will serve as electives in an undergraduate program, unless a student's adviser makes an exception and allows them to apply to a declared major or minor.

The combined degree program allows three graduate-level courses (12.0 credit hours) to count towards both the undergraduate degree and the graduate degree. The student will be awarded their Bachelor's degree upon the completion of their undergraduate degree requirements. The master's degree will be awarded upon completion of the graduate degree requirements. 

More information: MA in Sustainable Urban Development

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