Minors

A number of minors are offered within the College of Architecture & Environmental Design for students seeking to compliment or bolster their undergraduate major. To find out more information on the minors, click here to visit the College of Architecture and Environmental Design website.

• Architectural Engineering Minor
• City & Regional Planning Minor (Below)
• Construction Management Minor
• Integrated Project Delivery Minor
• Real Property Development Minor 
• Sustainable Environments Minor
• Landscape Architecture Minor

City & Regional Planning Minor

 

The City & Regional Planning minor provides students with an interdisciplinary understanding of the science and art of city planning and its relationship with other environmental design professionals. The student is provided with an understanding of how growth and change affect the physical, social and economic aspects of the city. The minor helps the student understand the relationships among land use, transportation, housing and the environment. It includes courses that build skills in the preparation of plan documents, land use studies and environmental studies. Laboratory courses provide opportunities to get involved in community building and plan-making projects.

The minor is excellent preparation for students interested in gaining skills at creating visions of the future, participation in government and community organizations, and enhances skills in disciplines that have linkages with cities and the built and natural environments. It provides the student with the knowledge, skills and values that help people build better communities and cities.

CRP Minor Forms:

CRP Minor form using the 26-28 catalog (semester system). This is for the initial sign up for the CRP Minor. You must be logged in with your CalPoly user ID. 

CRP Minor SUBSTITUTION form using the 26-28 catalog. This form is only used if you have worked with the Minor Advisor, Ryan Sandwick to substitute a course for one that is on the CRP Minor requirements.

Instructions for the substitution form:

For Students
It is highly recommended that you complete this form in consultation with your advisor. Note: Incomplete R-Line numbers may delay or prevent processing.

• Step 1: Check Your Email & Open Adobe Sign
  • After initiation of form link, the student receives an email from the college-specific Adobe Sign account (e.g., caed-forms, cla-forms, cafes-forms) with instructions to complete the form. The email also contains "Review and Sign" link that will prompt the student to sign in using their Cal Poly credentials.
• Step 2: Student Completes the Form
  • Review the instructions in the message bubble (accessible via the message icon)
  • Complete student information portion
  • Click the provided link to open the 2026-2028 catalog site and review the minor requirements
  • Initial to confirm that the 2026-2028 minor declaration has been previously submitted prior to requesting substitutions
  • Fill in all required information, including: 
    • Course substitution details (Visiting campus course v. CP course)
    • R line number (see help links provided in the form)
    • Anticipated term
• Step 3: Sign and Submit
  • Once all fields are complete, submit the form. It will automatically route to your designated minor advisor.
• Step 4: Download Final Copy (Once final approval email received)
  • Once the Minor Advisor has approved the form, it will automatically route to the Office of the Registrar for final student academic record processing. All recipients will receive a notification of completion of the form via email. It is recommended to download and save a copy for your records.

If you are under the 22-26 Catalog, please the City & Regional Planning Minor 22-26 form to apply for the CRP Minor. Note: the course substitution form for the 22-26 CRP minor is on the same form as you use to declare the minor (the link above). The instruction for finding the R-line of a course are the same as the 26-28 catalog. 

CRP Minor Requirements and Curriculum

The minor must be completed prior to, or at the same time as, the requirements for the bachelor's degree. A major and a minor may not be taken in the same degree program, and a minor is not required for a degree. Requirements for the minor include:

• At least half of the units must be from upper-division courses (3000-4000 level).
• At least half of the units must be taken at Cal Poly (in residence).
• no more than one-third of the units will be taken with credit-no credit grading (CR/NC), not counting courses with mandatory CR/NC. Departments may further limit CR/NC grading if desired.
• A minimum 2.0 GPA is required in all units counted for completion of the minor.

 

Required Courses (4 units)

• CRP 1212 Introduction to Urban Planning (4)

Select One Course from the Following: (3-4 units)

• CRP 1211 Urban Planning History (4)
• CRP 1213 Methods of Population and Housing Analysis (4)
• CRP 1215 Planning Approaches to a Just City (4)
• CRP 1222 The Divided City: Urban Studies on Spatial Justice (3)
• CRP 2214 Methods in Land Use & Transportation (4)

Electives (11-12 units) Consult Minor Advisor* for applicable prerequisites

      Select from the following:

• CRP 2457 GIS Applications in Planning (2)
• CRP 3303 Smart Cities (3)
• CRP 3334 Cities in a Global World (3)
• CRP 4325 Planning for Bicycling and Walking (3)
• CRP/NR 4408 Water Resource Law and Policy (4)
• CRP 4420 Land Use Law (4)
• CRP 4428 International Planning and Development (3)
• CRP 4442: Planning and Housing (3)
• CRP 4445: Green Infrastucture (3)
• CRP 4446: Development Review and Entitlement (3)
• CRP 4448: Principles of Urban Design (3)
• CRP 4455: Transportation Policy and Planning (3)
• CRP 4458: Hazard Mitigation Planning and Resilient Design (3)
• CRP 4481: Urban Design and Real Estate Development Case Studies (3)

Total Units Required - 19

*Minor Advisor: Ryan Sandwick, (805) 756-1340, Room 34-212, rsandwic@calpoly.edu