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UAP-5424: Metropolitan Planning Topics

Description: A topics course focusing on the methods and techniques of evaluating physical development needs of metropolitan areas their sub-areas. Emphasis on elements of land use, physical development needs, representation, and the role of comprehensive plans and implementing regulatory ordinances (zoning, land subdivision regulations, building codes, environmental regulations). May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 12 credits.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 1-3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 12 credit hours

Sections Taught: 48

Average GPA: 3.91 (rounds to A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 82.55%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Shelley S Mastran202481.1%18.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.779
Shalini Misra202375.3%22.6%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.724
O'brien Melissa Jones2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Anne H Moore2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Jason L Beske2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.005
Robert B Burns2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.004
Ralph Buehler202185.7%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.691
Andrew Aurand2019100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
William J Capers2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Michael I Westphal202190.9%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.751
Marcy H Schnitzer2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Carlin R Tacey2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.983
Thomas S Skuzinski2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Christopher E Zimmerman2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.003
Iii Staff Capers2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
John Randolph2019100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Kris F Wernstedt201992.8%7.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.842
Margaret M Cowell2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Kenneth Joh2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Timothy B Lovain202092.9%7.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.931

Grade Distribution Over Time

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