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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL SCIENCE

CURRICULUM CREDITS

See University and College requirements.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
CHEM 101/CHEM 102
or
CHEM 103/CHEM 104 General Chemistry I and II 8
CHEM 213 Organic Chemistry 4
CHEM 220/CHEM 221 Quantitative Analysis with Lab 4
ENGL 410 Technical Writing 3
GEOG 220 Meteorology 3
GEOL 107 General Geology I 4
MATH 221 Calculus I 3
PHYS 201 Introductory Physics I 4
PLSC 101 Botany I 4
PLSC 151 Introduction to Crop Science 3
PLSC 204 Introduction to Soil Science 3
PLSC 205 Introduction to Soil Science Lab 1
PLSC 305 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition 4
PLSC 319 Environmental Soil Microbiology 4
PLSC 401 Agronomic Crop Science 3
PLSC 438 Fate and Transport of Contaminants in Soil 3
PLSC 608 Soil Chemistry 3

One of the following courses: 3-4
FREC 480 Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management
or
GEOG 372 Geographic Information Systems

Three of the following courses: 8-9
BREG 103 Land and Water Management
BREG 113 Introduction to Land Surveying
BREG 328 Agricultural Waste Management
FREC 150 Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources

ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. May include the following suggested courses or other electives.
BISC 321 Environmental Biology
FREC 444 Economics of Environmental Management
GEOG 235 Conservation of Natural Resources
GEOL 415 General Geomorphology
GEOL 421 Environmental and Applied Geology
GEOL 428 Hydrogeology
PLSC 303 Introductory Plant Pathology
PLSC 603 Soil Physics
PLSC 607 Plant and Soil Water Relations
PLSC 619 Soil Microbiology
POSC 350 Politics and the Environment
Only two credits of BHAN 120 activity or performing music credit may be counted toward the degree.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 124


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