Urban and Regional Planning Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The department offers a Bachelor of Arts major and a 15 credit minor in urban and regional planning. The Bachelor of Arts major is a fully accredited professional degree that prepares the student for entry-level positions in planning.
Students majoring in planning may enter the program any time up to their third year of undergraduate studies. We also welcome transfers to enter as juniors. The Planning minor should be utilized by students majoring in other programs who perceive planning as a complement to their education.
In addition to the baccalaureate programs, the department also offers students the opportunity to earn dual degrees with other academic programs. In the past, students have earned concurrent degrees in geosciences, economics, sociology, and political science. Students from other programs may also take courses in the department.
Note: two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.
| Required Courses | ||
| CSBS 320 | STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | 5 |
| PLAN 201 | INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING | 5 |
| PLAN 404 | PLANNING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES | 5 |
| PLAN 405 | PLANNING PRESENT TECHNIQUES | 5 |
| PLAN 406 | PLANNING LAW AND LEGISLATION | 5 |
| PLAN 407 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 5 |
| PLAN 430 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING | 5 |
| PLAN 440 | LAND USE PLANNING | 5 |
| PLAN 450 | TRANSPORTATION PLANNING | 5 |
| PLAN 460 | URBAN DESIGN | 3 |
| PLAN 464 | GIS FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL ANALYSIS | 4 |
| Electives | 16 | |
| THE CITY | ||
| COMPARATIVE URBANIZATION | ||
| PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | ||
| PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION | ||
| COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLANNING | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS | ||
| PLANNING, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| SITE PLANNING | ||
| SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| LAND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| WALKABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES | ||
| RURAL AND SMALL TOWN PLANNING | ||
| HOUSING | ||
| Electives–courses offered with the following topical/non-standard numbers may be used as electives if approved by a planning advisor. | ||
| Note: electives in other departments possible upon consultation with and permission of the undergraduate planning advisor. | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL COURSE | ||
| WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| DIRECTED STUDY | ||
| Required Capstone | ||
| PLAN 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE: PLANNING STUDIO | 5 |
| Total Credits | 73 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | MATH 107 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | PLAN 201 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 1 (PLAN 100 recommended) | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| PLAN 405 | 5 | CSBS 320 | 5 | PLAN 440 | 5 |
| PLAN 407 | 5 | PLAN 404 | 5 | PLAN 460 | 3 |
| Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | PLAN 406 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 2 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| PLAN 450 | 5 | PLAN 430 | 5 | Planning Elective2 | 4 |
| Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Planning Elective2 | 4 | Planning Elective2 | 4 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Planning Elective2 | 4 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 2 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| PLAN 464 | 4 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | PLAN 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Electives–chose 16 credits from the approved list. Courses offered with topical/non-standard numbers may be used as electives if approved by a planning advisor. Electives in other departments possible upon consultation with and permission of the undergraduate planning advisor.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BA in Urban and Regional Planning from EWU should be able to:
- demonstrate competent command of the skills needed to practice planning in a variety of venues in ways consistent with planning ethics;
- demonstrate competent command of historical and contemporary planning practice, policy and processes based on knowledge of the relevant concepts and theories;
- demonstrate competent command of relevant concepts and theories of human settlements as they relate to planning;
- demonstrate competent command of the different values and ethical standards affecting the practice of planning.