Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Science Courses*

Approved by the Texas A&M Board of Regents December 1, 2006, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in May 4, 2007. Admissions to the BS-URS effective Fall Semester 2007

TEXAS A&M CORE AND ELECTIVE COURSES
*=Courses required for admission to BS-URS upper division.
Course	Title	Credit Hours
ENGL 104*	Composition & Rhetoric	3
ENGL 210*	Scientific & Technical Writing	3
MATH 141 *	Business Mathematics I	3
MATH 142 *	Business Mathematics II	3
POLS 206*	American National Government	3
POLS 207*	State & Local Government	3
HIST elective	US History Elective	3
HIST elective	US History Elective	3
ENDS 150 or ARCH 345	History of Architecture OR Hist. Of Building Technology	3
Natural Science Elective	(A&M Core Curric. elective)	4
Social Science Elective OR SOCI 205	(A&M Core Social Science elective OR "Introduction to Sociology")	3
Humanities Elective	(A&M Core Curric. elective)	3
KINE 198	Health & Fitness Activity	1
KINE 199	Physical Activity	1
SUM A&M Core Courses		39 Credits
Elective	A&M open elective or additional Emphasis Area Elective	3
Elective	A&M open elective or additional Emphasis Area Elective	3
Elective	A&M open elective or additional Emphasis Area Elective	3
Elective	A&M open elective or additional Emphasis Area Elective	3

BS-URBAN & REGIONAL SCIENCE -- CORE COURSES
*=Courses required for admission to BS-URS upper division.
BS-URS LOWER DIVISION
Course	Title	Credit Hours
PLAN 365*	Introduction to Planning	3
PLAN 360*	Form & Function of the City	3
URSC 325*	Introduction to GIS	3
ECON 202	Principles of Economics	3
STAT 201*	Elementary Statistical Inference	3
Sociology elective	Select from SOCI: 230, 312, 314, 321, or 324	3
RENR 205*	Fundamentals of Ecology	3
RENR 215	Fundamentals of Ecology Lab	1
RENR 375	Conservation of Natural Resources	3

BS-URS UPPER DIVISION
Course	Title	Credit Hours
URSC 305	Analytical Methods	3
PLAN 489	Introduction to Planning Law	3
LDEV 467	Principles of Land Development	3
URSC 336	Public & Private Infrastructure Funding	3
URSC 405	Urban & Regional Economic Development	3
URSC 469	Land Use & Infrastructure	3
PLAN/LAND 494	Professional Internship / Semester Away (See note below)	6
URSC 458	Plan Implementation & Administration	3
URSC 493	Capstone Project	5
SUM BS-URS Core Courses		57 Credits

NOTE Re: SEMESTER AWAY (PLAN/LAND 494): Number of options available abroad, at another university, internship, or special arrangement by advisor or instructor.

URBAN & REGIONAL SCIENCE EMPHASIS AREA ELECTIVES
4 Directed Electives	BS-URS Emphasis Area Electives	3 cr. X 4 courses = 12 cr. hours
There are 6 BS-URS specialty concentration areas: (listed alphabetically)
	Hazard & Emergency Planning & Management
	Housing, Economic & Urban Development
	Health & Human Services Planning & Policy
	Land Development
	Landscape & Sustainable Urbanism
	Spatial Analysis & Planning
Recommended courses for each concentration area are listed separately.

TOTAL CREDITS FOR GRADUATION

120 Credits