Program: Urban Policy and Planning, BA - University of North Texas

Mar 10, 2025

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

This program is designed for students who are looking for opportunities to pursue a professional career in urban policy and planning. The program is structured to accommodate students who transfer to UNT from a community college or for those who start as freshmen. A major strength of the program is its close affiliation with city planning departments within the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Urban Policy and Planning must meet the following requirements.

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Health and Public Service.

Requirements: 42 hours in the university core, 33 hours in the major, 12 hours of Urban Policy and Planning electives, plus 33 hours of free electives to total 120 required semester hours.

Major requirements, 10 courses or 33 hours

Completion of a minimum of 30 hours from the Urban Policy and Planning curriculum.

Students should complete 2000 and 3000-level courses before enrolling in 4000-level courses. Prerequisites are given in course descriptions and in the online schedule of classes at registrar.unt.edu

General Urban Policy and Planning Electives, 12 hours

Select 4 courses or 12 hours from the following list:

Free Electives, 33 hours

Courses may be selected from any offered at UNT that the student and the advisor deem appropriate to the degree.

Other requirements

• Must have a minimum C or better for entering the program
• A grade of C or better in all courses in the major
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation