Minor in Urban and Regional Studies

Below are the requirements for the Minor in Urban and Regional Studies effective Winter 2022. The minor requires a total of 7 courses outlined below. Click the link Overview of the Urban and Regional Studies Minor (catalog 22W+) to download a printable handout.

Required Core Course (1 course, 4 units):

• Urban Planning M120/PUB AFF M109 or URBN PL 121 (formerly, Urban Planning M121/PUB AFF M150) with a grade of C or better.

Required Upper Division Course (5 courses, 20 units):

• Five upper division Urban Planning/Public Affairs courses, from the list below, are required. Students may petition to satisfy up to two upper division courses for the minor with courses offered in departments other than Urban Planning and Public Affairs.
  • URBN PL M120 / PUB AFF M109. Introduction to Cities and Planning
  • URBN PL 121. Urban Policy and Planning
  • URBN PL 141. Planning with Minority Communities
  • URBN PL M150. Transportation Geography
  • URBN PL M165. Environmentalism: Past, Present, and Future
  • PUB AFF 110. Urban Revolution: Space and Society in a Global Context
  • PUB AFF 120. Urban Poverty and Policy
  • PUB AFF 121. Race, Class, Gender, and Spatial Inequality
  • PUB AFF 140. Race, Rights, and Citizenship
  • PUB AFF M142. Latino Social Policy
  • PUB AFF 148. US Housing Policy
  • PUB AFF 149. International Housing Policy
  • PUB AFF M153 / URBN PL CM151. Parking
  • PUB AFF 154. Green Transportation
  • PUB AFF M157 / URBN PL CM157. Built Environment and Health
  • PUB AFF 158XP. Trees in City
  • PUB AFF M159 / URBN PL M168. Politics of Water in Global Cities
  • PUB AFF M160 / URBN PL M161. Urban Sustainability
  • PUB AFF M161 / URBN PL M167. Environmental Justice
  • PUB AFF 162. U.S. Environmental Politics
  • NOTE: Electives may be added to this list as additional undergraduate courses are offered. Any URBN PL class from 100 – 199 is permitted.

Additional Upper Division Elective (1 course, 4 units):

• Select one of the two options below:
  • OPTION 1: Complete one capstone course from: URBN PL 185 SL; URBN PL 195, PUB AFF 195 or PUB AFF 195CE; or URBN PL 199 or PUB AFF 199 (4 units)
  • OPTION 2: In lieu of completing a capstone, students may take one additional Urban Planning/Public Affairs upper division (4 units) elective, selected from the list above.

Approved Outside (Non-Luskin) Courses for the Minor

Students can petition to apply up to two courses from the course list below to satisfy an upper division elective for the Urban and Regional Studies minor. To petition to apply these courses to the minor, submit the course substitution petition. Please submit your petition via MyUCLA Message Center and allow 10-15 business days for review. Be advised that approval is not guaranteed.

• African American Studies M120 (same as Public Policy M120)
• Anthropology 146 (formerly 167)
• Architecture & Urban Design CM153
• Arts Education M102
• Art History 132, C145A
• Civil and Environmental Engineering 180, 181
• Chicano Studies M106, 120, M122, M127, M128, M130, 132, 181, 191 (depends on topic)
• Economics 134 (formally M134), M134B, 137
• Environment M153 (same as Architecture & Urban Design CM153)
• Geography M125, M127, 148, 160, 161, 169A, 171C, 180
• Global Studies 100B
• History 145A
• Management 180
• Sociology 158, 180B

To petition courses not on this list, submit the course substitution petition. Please submit your petition via MyUCLA Message Center and allow 10-15 business days for review. Be advised that approval is not guaranteed.

Eligibility to Declare the Minor

To be eligible to declare the Urban and Regional Studies Minor, students must meet the following criteria:

• Be in good academic standing and have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better; and
• Have completed 90 or more units; and
• Complete Urban Planning M120/PUB AFF M109 or Urban Planning  M121/PUB AFF M150 with a grade of C or better; and
• Be able to complete all degree requirements, including requirements for the minor, within their time-to-degree and 216 unit maximum.
• Recommended: An introductory course in geography, political science, or sociology

Declare the Minor

To declare the Urban and Regional Studies Minor follow the steps below.

1. Submit the Request to Declare the Urban and Regional Studies Minor form (linked here). Please allow 5-7 business days for processing.
2. After you complete the Request to Declare the Minor form, a Luskin academic counselor will review your eligibility to declare the minor.
   • If you are eligible to declare the minor, your Request to Declare the Minor petition will be approved, you will be declared into the minor, and you will receive a confirmation email via MyUCLA Message Center.
   • If you are not eligible to declare the minor, your Request to Declare the Minor petition will be denied and you will receive a notification with next steps via MyUCLA Message Center.

Students who are majoring in one of the professional Schools are required to speak with their School counselor to discuss their eligibility to declare the minor and the petition process for declaring a minor. If you are required to complete a petition, please submit the petition form(s) to the Public Affairs Undergraduate Program as instructed by your School.

Students are encouraged to meet with their academic counseling unit prior to submitting the Request to Declare the Minor form to review their degree progress, time-to-degree, unit maximum, and eligibility to declare a minor.

Important Policies for the Minor

• No more than two courses from outside the Luskin School may be applied towards the minor (this includes courses from Study Abroad). Courses that are not included on the Approved Outside (non-Luskin) Courses list must be petitioned through the Undergraduate Minor Advisor.
• A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor.
• Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better.
• Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.
• Effective Fall 2020, students pursuing the Public Affairs major cannot pursue a minor in Public Affairs or Urban and Regional Studies.

Enroll in Courses for the Minor

Course Offerings

To help you plan your minor, you can view the Luskin undergraduate course offerings for the academic year on the Enrollment Procedures website. We recommend that you meet regularly with a Luskin counselor to ensure you are making progress in your minor.

Enrollment Restrictions and Passes

Most Luskin undergraduate courses (Public Affairs, Urban Planning, Social Welfare, Gerontology, Public Policy) have the enrollment restrictions noted below. To view specific restrictions for each course, please review the “Class Notes” on the Schedule of Classes.

• First Pass: Public Affairs pre-majors and majors can enroll in Public Affairs courses.
• Second Pass (first week): Public Affairs pre-majors and majors, Gerontology minors, Public Affairs minors, and Urban and Regional Studies minors, can enroll in Public Affairs courses, space permitting.
• Second Pass (after the first week): Any student may enroll in Public Affairs courses, space permitting. Specific dates will be posted in the Schedule of Classes in the Class Notes section of the course description.

You can view detailed information about enrollment restrictions and passes for Luskin undergraduate courses on the Enrollment Procedures website.

Prior to declaring the minor, you will have access to enroll in Luskin courses after the first week of second pass. After you declare the minor, you will have access to enroll in Luskin undergraduate courses once your second pass begins.

PTE Requests

If a Luskin undergraduate course is at capacity, you can request a PTE number by submitting the PTE request form. Please note that PTE requests are not guaranteed approval.

Questions?

For questions about enrollment in Luskin undergraduate courses, please contact the Public Affairs Undergraduate Program via MyUCLA Message Center.