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The Planning Accreditation Board requires this information be posted for the Bachelor of Science in Regional Planning program.

Student Achievement

The Bachelor of Science in Regional Planning strives to prepare students for leadership positions as professional planners. Program graduates acquire ethical and conceptual knowledge, as well as a broad range of technical skills, and land use, environmental training to articulate community problems and plan for sustainable communities.
The program uses the following methods for measuring student achievement:
Exit Questionnaire Survey;
Assessment of the quality of the Portfolio by program faculty and external evaluators (adjunct practitioner faculty), compiled in the capstone course: RGPL 412 Community Planning Practicum; and
Comprehensive Alumni Satisfactory Employment Survey—administered periodically (three- to five-year intervals).

2017–18 Tuition and Fees per Full-Time Academic Year
Pennsylvania Resident	$12,146
Out-of-State Resident	$23,255
Out-of-State Reduced Tuition	$17,271

Student Retention Rate	Percent
Percentage of students who began studies in fall 2016 and continued into fall 2017	100%

Student Graduation Rate Percent	Percent
Percentage of students graduating within six years, entering class of 2011	100%

Number of Degrees Awarded
Number of degrees awarded for the 2016–17 Academic Year	12

AICP Certification	Percent
Percentage of bachelor’s graduates taking the AICP exam within seven years who pass, graduating class of 2010* *Program received accreditation in 2012	0%

Employment	Percent
Percentage of graduates obtaining full-time planning or planning-related employment within 12 months of graduation, graduating class of 2016	81%