Name: ______
ID: ______
Degree Requirements for Extended B.S. in Public Planning
Sustainable Development Focus (2009-2010 Catalog)
Liberal Studies (35 units total)
Foundations (7)
1a. ENG 105 or 4 or
1b. ENG 101/102 6
2. MAT 114 3
Lab Science (4)
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Science/Applied Science (3-6units)
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Social and Political Worlds (3-6units)
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Aesthetic and Human Inquiry (3-6 units)
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Cultural Understanding (3-6 units)
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MUST MAX OUT 3 OF 4 (3-6) BLOCKS
Diversity Requirement
Ethnic ____
Global ____
Liberal Studies Elective (3 units) (You take one additional elective course from any liberal studies requirements.)
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Students must have a 2.5 or better overall grade point average to earn this degree and a C or better in all classes applied to the major. Also, at least 30 units of courses taken for the degree must be upper division, and 30 units must be taken at NAU.
ANY ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE UNITS FROM ANY ACADEMIC AREA FOR 120 TOTAL UNITS
Major Requirements (58 total credits)
Core Requirements (34 units)
Units Semester Grade
PL 201: Introduction to Planning (spw) 3 ______
PL 303: Design and Preservation 3 ______
PL 306: Public Participation in Planning 3 ______
PL 401: Planning Permitting and Review 2 ______
PL 406: Planning Data Analysis 3 ______
PL 421: Land Use Planning Law/Ethics 3 ______
PL 431: Computer Mapping for Planning 4 ______
PL 432: GIS for Planners 3 ______
PL 405C: Planning Capstone Studio 4 ______
PL 408*: Professional Internship (300 hrs) 6 ______
* Up to 12 units of PL 408 may be taken for credit, but only 6 units apply toward the
Core (the rest would be general electives). Internships for the Major must be relevant
to the program.
Other Program Requirements (9 units)
ENG 302W: Technical Writing
or ENG 305W: Disciplinary Writing
or ENG 310W: Advanced Writing
or PL 308W: Community Land Use Workshop
(or other advisor approved writing course) 3 ______
GGR 371: Urban/Economic Geography 3 ______
PRM 423: Recreation Fac. /Area Planning 3 ______
Sustainable Development Focus Area (15 units)
1. PL 376: Plan. For Sustainable Tourism 3 ______
PL 120: Building the Human Environment (cu)
or CM 120: Build. the Human Envn.(cu) 3 ______
2. Select 3 courses (9 units) from:
COM 150: Environ. Commun. (spw) 3 ______
ECO 325: Environmental Economics 3 ______
FOR 255: Internatl. Wildlife Issues (sasg) 3 ______
FOR 447: Human Forest Interactions 3 ______
HUM 395: Public Humanities (spw) 3 ______
PL 302: Environmental Planning 3 ______
PL 402W: Env. Impact Statements 3 ______
SOC 334: Sociology of Community 3 ______
Please be aware that some courses required for your degree may have prerequisites that you must also take. Check the courses in the appropriate subject. (You may be able to count these prerequisites towards your liberal studies or general elective credit.)
Updated November 2009