URBAN AFFAIRS COLLEGE

 
10/25/67
     Institute of Urban Studies tentatively established.
 
1/20/68
     Approved Interim Committee on Graduate Studies' request for program approval.
 
10/1/69
     Urban Studies undergraduate degree program approved.
 
8/14/70
     Graduate degree program approved.
 
5/16/73
     UCC recommendations on Urban Studies re-organization approved.
 
10/10/73
     Public Administration masters degree program approved in cooperation between the Business Administration College and the Political Science Dept.
 
3/2/77
     Urban Affairs College approved.
 
     UCC proposal for a five-step plan for establishing Urban Affairs College:  
Substitute step 1 and steps 2 & 3 passed; steps 4 & 5 referred back to UCC.
 
5/27/81
     Urban Studies minor program approved.
 
6/1/83
     UCRC's Urban Affairs review report received.  Recommendations forwarded to 
Graduate Council and UCC.
 
5/23/84
     UCC's follow-up recommendations to UCRC's Urban Affairs review report; matter carried over until the next year.
 
3/13/85
     UCC's recommendations to UCRC's Urban Affairs review report approved.
 
6/5/85
     Urban Educational Leadership doctoral degree program approved.
 
4/2/86
     Public Administration masters degree program revisions approved, including moving the program to Urban Affairs.
 
5/13/87
     UCC's report on UCRC recommendations on the Urban Affairs College accepted.
	 
5/13/87
     Changes in the Public Administration masters program approved.
 
3/8/89
     Approved admitting freshman to Urban Studies College.
 
4/12/89  4/19/89
     Approved Masters of Urban Planning, Design and Development.
 
9/20/89
     Approved Ph.D. in Urban Studies proposal.
 
6/13/90
     2+2 Technical Completion Program for the Protective Services approved.
 
6/7/95
    Approved proposed Urban Affairs College portfolio assessment procedure.
 
3/13/96
     Certificate program in Urban Geographic Information Systems approved on undergraduate level.
 
3/11/98
     Approved JD/MUPDD dual degree program.

5/27/98
     Approved dual M.S. in Urban Studies/ Master of Urban & Regional Planning degree program.

3/17/99
     Approved proposed major in Urban Services Administration.

5/7/03
     Move of Social Work into the College of Urban Affairs approved.

3/9/05  (Report No. 23)
     Approved revising the Master of Science in Urban Studies Degree program, creating areas of specialization to replace optional areas of concentrations.     

10/11/06  (Report No. 5)
     Master's degree program in Non-Profit Administration approved.

12/02/09  (Report No. 9)
	Approved minor program in Sustainable Urban Development.

3/3/10   (Report No.21)
	Revisions to the Ph.D. degree program in Urban Studies and Public Affairs approved. 

11/11/10  (Report No. 26)
	Changes to tracks in MPA program approved.
	
12/7/11  (Report No. 29)
	Memorandum of Understanding between CSU and Ohio Emergency Management Agency approved to allow students who take 5 OEMA advanced professional series courses to take a departmental exam to receive 4 credit hours at CSU.
	
1/15/14  (Report No. 37)
	 Graduate Spatial Certificate program 4 to 3 credit hour course revisions approved
	 
3/4/15  (Report No. 50)
	Degree program name change from Master of Urban Planning, Design, and Development to Master of Urban Planning and Development.
	 
3/4/15  (Report No. 55)
	Proposed Urban Studies and Public Affairs doctoral degree program approved.
	
5/4/16  (Report No. 60)
	Urban Studies Bachelors Organizational Leadership Partnership agreement addendum with Lake County Community College approved.
	
10/5/16  (Report No. 11
     Undergraduate certificate in historic preservation approved.
	 
2/6/19  (Report No. 44)
	Urban Studies, MS degree program:  Approved public Finance: new course, UST 636.  Other finance courses are choices within the specialization.  The number of free electives changes from two to one.  Community and Neighborhood Development: Due to the frequency of offering, this change creates a choice between UST 660 and UST 664, instead of requiring both. Economic Development: Replacing UST 629 with UST 622 as a requirement.
	
4/3/19  (Report No. 74)
	Approved Urban Studies, MS revisions: 
	a.	UST 603 changed to 3 credits 
	b.	UST 605 now named Regional Theory and Analysis.
c.	Add UST 671 to the core.
d.	Changing the minimum credit hour requirement from 40 to 38.
e.	Add UST 690 Urban internship as an option to fulfill the degree program’s exit requirements.
f.	Add the requirement of a personal statement of purpose (max. 1000 words) with academic background and interests, motivation for pursuing the MSUS and post-graduation plans. Also a current resume.

2/3/21  Consent Agenda (Report No. 38, 2020-2021) 
	Marketing degree program revisions approved.
	
2/3/21  Consent Agenda (Report No. 38, 2020-2021) 
	Urban Real Estate Development and Finance graduate certificate program revisions approved.
	
2/3/21  Consent Agenda (Report No. 38, 2020-2021) 
	Urban Planning and Development (MUPD) admissions requirements revised.
	
3/31/21  (Report No. 43)
	Consent agenda:  Historic Preservation graduate certificate program reduced from 16 to 15 credit hours
	
/31/21  (Report No. 43)
	Consent agenda:  Revised credit hours for student teaching from 10 to 4 in Urban Secondary Teaching program.