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Soil and Waste Resources: Waste Management and Environmental Protection Option, BS

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

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation, as a major in Soil and Waste Resources at UWSP, you will be able to:

Describe how soil and waste resources interact with the environment.
Identify the significant physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and waste resources.
Evaluate different uses and management options for soil and waste resources.
Demonstrate technical skills necessary for soil and waste resource professions.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate technical soil and waste resource information.

Consists of a minimum of 95 credits.

Note: Required courses marked below have Math prerequisites. Depending on your placement score, additional courses may be required.**

Soil and Waste Resources Core

Natural Resources, 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

Basic Sciences, 13-14 credits

CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry Credits: 5 ** or
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5 **
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology Credits: 4
PHYS 101 - General Physics Credits: 5 or
PHYS 201 - Applied Principles of Physics I Credits: 4 **

Quantitative and Analytical Skills, 11-12 credits

GEOG 341 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: 3 or
WATR 391 - GIS Applications in Natural Resources Credits: 3
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 **

Waste Management and Environmental Protection Option

Required, 44 credits

WATR 390 - Water Chemistry and Analysis Credits: 4
WSTE 380 - Solid Waste Management Credits: 3
WSTE 381 - Internship in Waste Resources Credits: 1-6 (for 3 credits)
WSTE 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3 or
PSEN 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3 or
WATR 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3
WSTE 387 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems Credits: 1 or
SOIL 387 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems Credits: 1
WSTE 476 - Hazardous Waste Management Credits: 3
WSTE 481 - Wastewater Treatment II Credits: 2
WSTE 482 - Nutrient Management: Land Application and Planning Credits: 3 or
SOIL 482 - Nutrient Management: Land Application and Planning Credits: 3
WSTE 484 - Environmental Microbiology Credits: 4 or
SOIL 484 - Environmental Microbiology Credits: 4
WSTE 485 - Solid Waste Management II Credits: 2
WSTE 486 - Composting Credits: 1 or
SOIL 486 - Composting Credits: 1

Soil Science, 6 credits

Take 6 credits from:

SOIL 362 - Soil Genesis, Morphology, and Classification Credits: 3
SOIL 364 - Soil and Plant Analysis Credits: 3
SOIL 365 - Soil Quality Assessment and Soil Survey Interpretation Credits: 3
SOIL 465 - Soil Physics Credits: 3

Communication, 3 credits

COMM 130 - Introduction to Public Relations Credits: 3 or
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Communication and Public Relations Credits: 3

Career Skills, 6 credits

Take 6 credits from:

BUS 320 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
BUS 324 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 311 - Public Economics Credits: 3
ENGL 248 - Introduction to Environmental and Science Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 254 - Workplace Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 347 - Grant and Proposal Writing Credits: 3
NRES 372 - Resource Economics Credits: 3
NRES 394 - Targeted Conservation Through Advanced GIS Credits: 3
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management Credits: 3
NRES 384 - Conservation and Community Planning Credits: 3
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
POLI 242 - State and Local Government Credits: 3
POLI 250 - Public Administration Credits: 3
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy Credits: 3
POLI 338 - Environmental Law and Regulation Credits: 3

Biological and Chemical Sciences, 8-9 credits

BIOL 101 - General Biology Credits: 5 or
BIOL 110 - Principles of Biology I Credits: 5 or
BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology Credits: 5 or
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology Credits: 5
CHEM 220 - Survey of Organic Chemistry Credits: 4 or
SOIL 479 - Environmental Fate of Organic Chemicals Credits: 3 or
WSTE 479 - Environmental Fate of Organic Chemicals Credits: 3

Technical electives, 3 credits

Any SOIL, WSTE, WATR, or NRES courses numbered 300 or above that are not taken to satisfy other requirements.

Field Techniques, 2 credits

NRES 385 - Field Techniques in Forestry, Soils, Water, and Wildlife Credits: 2