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2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog [DRAFT]

Global Environmental Science, BS/Urban and Regional Planning, MURP


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In collaboration with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, the program offers a combined Bachelor of Science in GES and Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) pathway that helps students earn both degrees in five years. This pathway allows GES students to earn six (6) graduate-level credits that apply to the MURP degree, in addition to the nine (9) upper-division credits that will be double counted towards both GES and MURP degrees, in their senior year. Once in the MURP program, after graduating with their GES BS degree, students take the remaining 27 credits necessary to complete the MURP degree.

5-Year Plan


This is a sample academic plan. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan.

Year 1


Total Credits 31


Year 2


Total Credits 63


Year 3


Credits 16

Spring


Submit Graduation Application

Projected Admission to MURP

Credits 16

Total Credits 96


Year 4


Total Credits 120


Year 5


Fall


Credits 12

Spring


MURP Degree Projected

Credits 12

Total Credits 144


Notes:

Students must take placement exams to register for CHEM 161  and MATH 241 .
Students must incorporate all focus requirements into this plan. Focus designations (i.e., W, E, O, H) are CRN specific and semester specific.
Minimum 45 upper division (300+ course) credits are required.
*PLAN 310  is a gateway course for MURP BAM Program.
Approved global environmental coupled system courses for Environmental Planning BS track: PLAN 310 , PLAN 473 , PLAN 600 , PLAN 620 .
Nine double-counted credits (PLAN 473 ) are used by both GES BS and MURP degrees. Nine double-counted credits (PLAN 473 , PLAN 600 , PLAN 620 ) are used by both GES BS and MURP degrees.
Submit graduate application to Graduate Division for MURP program by February 1 of Spring, Year 3 and notice of acceptance in Spring, Year 3.
Nine excess credits are not used for the 120 credit undergraduate GES degree, but rather put aside (PLAN 603  and PLAN 640 ).
Undergraduate commencement with BS in GES Spring, Year 4; start as classified MURP graduate student Fall, Year 5.
Once in MURP program, students take the remaining 27 credits necessary to complete the MURP degree.
MURP BAM degree implies completing Plan B option and PLAN 650 . However, if students want to pursue Plan A, they must take PLAN 700  (6 credits) in place of PLAN 650 .
Projected graduation for MURP with PLAN A is Fall, Year 6. PLAN 650 . Projected graduation for MURP with PLAN A is Fall, Year 6.

Advising for GES will be conducted by SOEST; advising for MURP will be conducted by PLAN.
Department of Oceanography; MSB 205; (808) 956-2913; ges@soest.hawaii.edu; www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/GES/
GES Undergraduate Chair: Michael Guidry, PhD; MSB 205E; (808) 956-9935; guidry@hawaii.edu
MURP Coordinator: Priyam Das, PhD; SAUN 107J; (808) 956-2780; priyam@hawaii.edu

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