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UAP-4754: Legal Foundations of Planning

Description: Examination of the legal context in which urban planning and public policy operate. Legal structure, role of law, powers of sovereign governments, constitutional limitations on government activities, and public-private conflict and their influence on planning and public policy are examined. Pre: Junior standing required.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: UAP-4914

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.62 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 44.10%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.16%

Staff Theresa202254.0%37.2%4.2%0.0%1.1%3.5%3.432
Jared N Spencer202482.5%17.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.821
Claire Cahen202351.7%43.1%5.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.421
Thomas S Skuzinski202089.8%7.1%2.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%3.812

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Summer I 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W