Soil and Waste Resources: Soil Science, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Soil and Waste Resources Discipline.

Soil and Waste Resources Core

Required, 14 credits

Collateral courses, 18 credits

CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
or
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles 5 cr.
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.
MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr. or
MATH 120 - Calculus I 4 cr.

Soil Science Option

Required, 32 credits

SOIL 362 - Soil Genesis and Morphology 3 cr.
SOIL 363 - Soil Profile Description Writing 1 cr.
SOIL 364 - Soil and Plant Analysis 3 cr.
SOIL 365 - Soil Survey Interpretations for Land Use Planning 3 cr.
SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.
SOIL 462 - Environmental Biogeochemistry 3 cr. or
WATR 462 - Environmental Biogeochemistry 3 cr.
SOIL 465 - Soil Physics 3 cr.
SOIL 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr. or
WSTE 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr.
NRES 372 - Resource Economics 3 cr.
NRES 373 - Agronomy, Agriculture and Environment 3 cr.
WSTE 380 - Solid Waste Management 3 cr. or
WSTE 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. or
PSEN 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. or
WATR 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr.

Collateral courses, 30 credits

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7 credits

Or 8 credits of

NRES 475 - European Environmental Studies Seminar 1-8 cr.

Note

Whether you are a major or minor, check with a soils adviser to determine the minimum core course requirements you need for certification as a professional and/or to take state or national exams or to obtain licenses.

Communication in the Major

SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.
and
SOIL 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr. or
WSTE 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr.

Capstone Experience

SOIL 462 - Environmental Biogeochemistry 3 cr. or
WATR 462 - Environmental Biogeochemistry 3 cr.