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

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

Consists of 95-108 credits.

Soil and Waste Resources Core

Required, 14 credits

Collateral courses, 20-26 credits

CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
OR
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles 5 cr.
GEOG 341 - Geographic Information Systems I 3 cr.
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.
MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr. or
MATH 225 - Calculus I 5 cr.
MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr. or
FOR 321 - Natural Resources Data Analysis 4 cr.

Soil Science and Land Management Option

Required, 36 credits

ENGL 254 - Introduction to Technical Writing 3 cr. or
ENGL 347 - Grant and Proposal Writing 3 cr. or
ENGL 354 - Advanced Scientific and Technical Writing 3 cr. or
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Public Relations and Social Science 3 cr.
NRES 372 - Resource Economics 3 cr.
NRES 373 - Agronomy, Agriculture and Environment 3 cr.
NRES 365 - Environmental Policy 3 cr. or
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law 3 cr. or
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management 3 cr. or
NRES 478 - Environmental Issues Investigation and Action 3 cr. or
NRES 484 - Natural Resources Planning 3 cr. or
POLI 338 - Environmental Law and Regulation 3 cr.
SOIL 362 - Soil Genesis, Morphology, and Classification 3 cr.
SOIL 363 - Soil Profile Description Writing 1 cr.
SOIL 364 - Soil and Plant Analysis 3 cr.
SOIL 365 - Soil Quality Assessment and Soil Survey Interpretation 3 cr.
SOIL 381 - Internship in Soils 1-6 cr. (for 3 credits)
SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.
SOIL 465 - Soil Physics 3 cr.
SOIL 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr. or
WSTE 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr.

Collateral courses, 9-15 credits

BIOL 110 - Principles of Biology I 5 cr.
BIOL 111 - Principles of Biology II 5 cr.
BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology 5 cr.
PHYS 101 - General Physics 5 cr. or
PHYS 201 - Applied Principles of Physics I 4 cr.

Electives, 9 credits

Choose from:

BIOL 351 - Plant Physiology 4 cr.
CHEM 220 - Survey of Organic Chemistry 4 cr.
CHEM 248 - Quantitative Analysis 4 cr.
SOIL 350 - Selected Topics in Soil and Waste Resources 1-3 cr.
SOIL 361 - Forest Soils 3 cr.
SOIL 366 - Wetland Soils and Wetland Delineation 2 cr. or
WATR 366 - Wetland Soils and Wetland Delineation 2 cr.
SOIL 368 - Urban Soils 2 cr.
SOIL 387 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems 1 cr. or
WSTE 387 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems 1 cr.
SOIL 479 - Environmental Fate of Organic Chemicals 3 cr. or
WSTE 479 - Environmental Fate of Organic Chemicals 3 cr.
SOIL 482 - Nutrient Management: Land Application and Planning 3 cr. or
WSTE 482 - Nutrient Management: Land Application and Planning 3 cr.
SOIL 486 - Composting 1 cr. or
WSTE 486 - Composting 1 cr.
SOIL 499 - Special Work 1-3 cr.
WATR 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr. or
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr.
WATR 389 - Hydrology 3 cr.
WATR 454 - Design of Constructed Wetlands 1 cr.
WSTE 350 - Selected Topics in Soil and Waste Resources 1-3 cr.
WSTE 380 - Solid Waste Management 3 cr.
WSTE 476 - Hazardous Waste Management 3 cr.

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7 credits

Or 8 credits of

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management 1-8 cr.

Note

Whether you are a major or minor, check with a Soils and Waste Resources adviser to determine the minimum core course requirements you need to be eligible for professional certification, exams, and/or 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 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.