{"id":20171,"date":"2025-02-12T16:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?p=20171"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:33:07","slug":"murp-graduates-achieve-100-pass-rate-on-aicp-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/murp-graduates-achieve-100-pass-rate-on-aicp-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"MURP Graduates Achieve 100% Pass Rate on AICP Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-1e22074\" data-block-id=\"1e22074\"><style>.stk-1e22074 .stk-img-wrapper{width:75% !important;height:524px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-20173\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-1024x667.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-768x500.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-1536x1000.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-2048x1333.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">All 23 recent Master\u2019s in Urban and Regional Planning graduates have passed the AICP examination. The AICP exam\u2019s pass rate in the state of Florida is 58%, and 66% nationally, putting MURP graduates well above the standard.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Instructional Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator Laura Dedenbach congratulated graduates on this significant achievement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile we are always above the state and national pass rates, this achievement is a testament to the quality of our MURP program,\u201d said Dedenbach. \u201cCongratulations to our graduates!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For recent graduates entering the planning field, passing the AICP exam and becoming AICP certified shows employers that they have the qualifications to be a successful planner and have mastered the necessary skills to be successful in the field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond gaining an advantage in the hiring process, becoming AICP certified also increases the salary outlook for planners entering the field while ensuring that they demonstrate a dedication to ethical standards of practice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Instructional Assistant Professor and MURP Online Program Director Kyle Dost said the department has been working hard to prep students for success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn addition to high-quality courses that directly relate to the AICP exam (e.g. Planning Theory and History, Land Use Planning Law, Planning Administration and Ethics), our department has enhanced its AICP prep opportunities for our students,\u201d said Dost. \u201cMURP students at UF have access to a curated AICP Resources preparation shell, close connections to local APA Sections like San Felasco and Sun Coast, student-led study groups, and supportive AICP and FAICP faculty. We are so proud of our students, their planning aptitude, and their forthcoming contributions to the planning field as AICP-certified planners!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about the department\u2019s academic offerings, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/academics\/\">academics page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All 23 recent Master\u2019s in Urban and Regional Planning graduates have passed the AICP examination. The AICP exam\u2019s pass rate in the state of Florida is 58%, and 66% nationally, putting MURP graduates well above the standard.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Instructional Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator Laura Dedenbach congratulated graduates on this significant achievement.&nbsp; \u201cWhile we are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":20173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-scaled.jpeg",2560,1667,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-300x195.jpeg",300,195,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-768x500.jpeg",768,500,true],"large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-1024x667.jpeg",1024,667,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-1536x1000.jpeg",1536,1000,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/AICP-crop-1-2048x1333.jpeg",2048,1333,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>All 23 recent Master\u2019s in Urban and Regional Planning graduates have passed the AICP examination. 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