51ÁÔÆæ

The 51ÁÔÆæ Master of Urban Planning Program is fully accredited by the . The Planning Accreditation Board’s mission is to promote excellence among planning programs and ensure high quality education for future urban planners.

The emphasizes five core values to further this mission:

• Stewardship: preserving the knowledge base of the urban planning profession with which the PAB has been entrusted and supporting the innovations that enhance this knowledge base over time.
• Collaboration: advancing the dialogue and partnerships between the academic and practitioner communities.
• Communication: articulating the value of an accredited urban planning education to students and the communities they will study and serve.
• Integrity: maintaining a commitment to fairness, transparency, consistency and state-of-the-art accreditation practices.
• Leadership: providing leadership in sharing and encouraging instructional innovation.

Importantly, the PAB also strengthens links between university planning programs and planning practice through its partnerships with the , , and .