{"id":2393,"date":"2025-06-11T17:22:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/?post_type=department&#038;p=2393"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:57:26","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"department","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/departments\/urban-planning\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planning Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tUrban Planning Accreditation\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>The 51ÁÔÆæ Master of Urban Planning Program is fully accredited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planningaccreditationboard.org\/\">Planning Accreditation Board (PAB)<\/a>. The Planning Accreditation Board\u2019s mission is to promote excellence among planning programs and ensure high quality education for future urban planners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planningaccreditationboard.org\/about-us\/\">PAB\u2019s website<\/a> emphasizes five core values to further this mission:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stewardship:<\/strong>&nbsp;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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Collaboration:<\/strong>&nbsp;advancing the dialogue and partnerships between the academic and practitioner communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communication:<\/strong>&nbsp;articulating the value of an accredited urban planning education to students and the communities they will study and serve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrity:<\/strong>&nbsp;maintaining a commitment to fairness, transparency, consistency and state-of-the-art accreditation practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leadership:<\/strong>&nbsp;providing leadership in sharing and encouraging instructional innovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, the PAB also strengthens links between university planning programs and planning practice through its partnerships with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acsp.org\/\">Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/aicp\/\">American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.org\/]\">American Planning Association (APA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Performance Indicators<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/saruprc.ad.uwm.edu\/pdf\/sarupwebsitedocs\/up\/planningaccreditationboard-performance-indicators-2025.pdf\">Document (PDF)<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Department Strategic Plan<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/saruprc.ad.uwm.edu\/pdf\/sarupwebsitedocs\/up\/planningaccreditationboard-department-strategic-plan-2024.pdf\">Document (PDF)<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Urban Planning Syllabi<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/departments\/urban-planning\/syllabi\/\">All Syllabi<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    Urban Planning                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/directory\/\" >Faculty &amp; 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