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Virginia Tech

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: 156

Average GPA: 3.85 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 80.78%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.23%

John Randolph201998.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.9%3.9711
Sonia A Hirt201296.9%3.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.924
Joseph M Schilling201288.0%12.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.8311
Margaret M Cowell2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.003
Jennifer B Lefurgy2006100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Shelley S Mastran202367.2%29.4%1.2%1.0%1.2%0.0%3.5714
Elizabeth Morton201888.7%11.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.857
Carlin R Tacey2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.983
William J Capers2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Karen E Till2010100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Robert B Burns2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.004
Andrew Aurand2019100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Donald R Chance2008100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Thomas W Sanchez201098.1%1.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.956
Jesse J Richardson200997.9%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.954
Michael I Westphal202190.9%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.751
Erik C Olsen2012100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Kelly Beavers2007100.0%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%4.0011
Timothy B Lovain202092.9%7.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.931
Yang Zhang201197.6%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.883
Lisa A Sturtevant2017100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Kenneth Joh2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.003
Ralph P Hall201179.3%20.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.733
Shalini Misra202379.0%17.2%3.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.7210
Thomas S Skuzinski202091.9%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.8%3.973
Derek S Hyra201142.9%57.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.511
Ralph Buehler202182.5%17.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.788
Terry F Holzheimer201266.5%33.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.635
Staff Alfonzo201170.0%30.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.762
Anne H Moore2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Halloran Brendan J Brink2011100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Victoria A Mouras2008100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.911
Lisa A Schweitzer2007100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.992
Heike Mayer200884.6%15.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.782
Arthur C Nelson200790.9%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.842
James B Snyder200688.9%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.821
Negin Askarzadeh2017100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
O'brien Melissa Jones2023100.0%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%4.004
Marcy H Schnitzer2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Kris F Wernstedt201984.1%15.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.773
Robert E Lang200981.8%18.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.741
Richard E Tustian200620.0%80.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.441
Stephen R Renard200760.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.601
James S Snyder200571.4%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.631
Peter J Katz200771.4%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.671
Charles T Koebel2014100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Staff Heisler2017100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Iii Staff Capers2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001

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