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BACHELOR OF ARTS MAJOR IN URBAN PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION


Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. Students are responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements.
*See Appendix A Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information.
See Appendix C** for approved list of minors and requirements.

FALL				HOURS	SPRING			HOURS
FRESHMAN YEAR					FRESHMAN YEAR
ENGL		1301	English Composition I	3	ENGL	1302	English Composition II	3
MATH		1314	College Algebra	3	MATH		Math Elective¹	3
HIST		1301	The U.S. to 1877	3	HIST	1302	The U.S. Since 1877	3
			Minor Curriculum**	3			Minor Curriculum**	3
			General Elective	3			Soc/Behavioral Science*	3
							Activity or Wellness*	1
Total				15				16
SOPHOMORE YEAR					SOPHOMORE YEAR
PSCI		2305	American National Govt	3	PSCI	2306	American State Govt	3
GEOG		1303	General World Geography	3	URBS	2301	Intro to Urban Studies	3
			Natural Science*	4			Natural Science*	4
ENGL			Survey of Literature*	3	COMM		Communication²	3
			Visual/Performing Arts*	3	GEOG		Geography Elective³	3
Total				16				16
JUNIOR YEAR					JUNIOR YEAR
			Research Methods⁴	3	PSCI	4345	Urban Politics	3
GEOG			Geography Elective³	3	URBS	4301	Intro to Urban Planning	3
SOC		3316	Urban Sociology	3			Advanced Minor Curr**	3
URBS		3301	Urban Anthropology	3			Restricted Elective⁵	3
URBS		3302	Urban Political Theory	3			Restricted Elective⁵	3
Total				15				15
SENIOR YEAR					SENIOR YEAR
GEOG/HIST/URBS 4395 Urb Hist Geog				3	URBS	4305	Urban Studies Internship	3
			Restricted Elective⁵	3			Restricted Elective⁵	3
			Advanced Minor Curr**	3			Advanced Minor Curr**	3
			General Elective	3			Advanced Minor Curr**	3
			Advanced General Elec	3			Advanced General Elective	3
			Advanced General Elec	3
Total				18				15

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 126
¹Math elective, select 3 SCH from any math course above the level of College Algebra.
²Communication, select 3 SCH from ENGL 2311, HUM 2301 or SPCH 1311.
³Geography electives, select 6 SCH from GEOG 3350, GEOG 3352, GEOG 3353.
⁴Research Methods, select 3 SCH from CRIJ 3305, PSCI 3301 or SOCI 3305.
⁵Restricted electives, select 12-13 SCH from ECO 1301, ENSC 3401, GIS 2301, PSCI 3345, SOCI 4310, or SOCI 4317.

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
	Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.