Faculty Advisor:  Cathy Liu

The Graduate Certificate in Planning and Economic Development is intended to provide a credential for students preparing for careers in the public, private, or third sectors requiring familiarity with planning and economic development concepts and methods. This certificate is not intended as a substitute for a professional degree in planning, but as an opportunity to supplement another graduate degree.

The certificate will provide courses covering planning theory, planning methods and urban and regional theory, plus an opportunity to select electives in a single substantive planning specialization such as economic development planning, health planning, transportation planning, environmental planning or land use planning.

Regulations for the Certificate Program

1. Application.
   All Graduate Certificate students will be required to be admitted as master's students. The application procedures, regulations, and policies given in the master's degree section apply to all certificate students. The time limit for completing the certificate program is three years from the term of entry.
2. Required Courses (9 hours):
   PMAP 8021    Scope and Theory of Planning
   PMAP 8141    Microeconomics for Public Policy
   PMAP 8311    Urban Demography and Analysis
3. Elective Course (3 hours): 
   One additional course in a substantive planning specialization such as urban economics, economic development planning, health planning, transportation planning, environmental planning or land use planning. Written approval by the faculty advisor is required.
4. Awarding of the Certificate. 
   After completing the requirements for the certificate according to these regulations, the student must submit an online request for award form located at http://aysps.gsu.edu/student-forms.html. The Office of Academic Assistance will verify that all certificate requirements have been met. If all requirements have been met, the certificate, signed by the Certificate Program Coordinator and the Chair of the Department, will be mailed to the student.  

Program Costs*

Graduate Tuition (Per Credit Hour): In-State: $320.00; Out-of-State: $1200.00

Undergraduate Tuition (Per Credit Hour): In-State: $242.74; Out-of-State: $849.74

Mandatory Student Fees: $1064.00

Books and Supplies (Per Term): $500.00

Room and Board (Per Term): $4613.00

*All figures are estimates only and subject to change. Please visit http://www.gsu.edu/studentaccounts/tuition_and_fees.html for up-to-date numbers.