Soil and Waste Resources: Soil Science and Land Management Option, BS

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

Consists of 95-108 credits.

Soil and Waste Resources Core

Required, 14 credits

NRES 150 - People, Resources and the Biosphere Credits: 3
NRES 151 - Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management Credits: 3
NRES 250 - Introduction to Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Credits: 4
NRES 251 - Introduction to Soil and Water Resources Credits: 4

Collateral courses, 20-26 credits

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

Soil Science and Land Management Option

Required, 36 credits

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

Collateral courses, 9-15 credits

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

Electives, 9 credits

Choose from:

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

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7 credits

FOR 319 - Land Surveying Credits: 1
FOR 320 - Field Experience in Forest Measurement Credits: 1
SOIL 359 - Soil Conservation and Watershed Inventory Techniques Credits: 1
SOIL 360 - Field Experience in Soil Inventory Methods Credits: 1
NRES 405 - Selected Topics in Natural Resources Credits: 1-3
WATR 380 - Field Experience in Aquatic Ecosystem Evaluation Credits: 1
WLDL 340 - Field Experience in Wildlife Management Techniques Credits: 1

Or 8 credits of

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management Credits: 1-8

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.