Academic Programs Catalog

The Minor in Environmental Soil Science is intended to serve students and professionals who plan to pursue careers in soil science, soil health, or related agricultural, natural resource, and environmental sciences with a focus on the sustainable management of soils to produce food, fiber, and other products while conserving or regenerating natural and managed ecosystems.
 
The requirements meet the soil science course work requirements for Federal and state employment as soil scientists, as well as the course work requirements necessary to become a Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS).
 
At least 9 credits counted towards the requirements for this minor must be unique. Unique credits must not be used to fulfill another university, college, or major requirement in the student's program.
 
With the approval of the department and college that administer the student's degree program, 6 credits of course work that are used to satisfy the requirements for the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor's degree.
 
Students who are interested in enrolling should contact an undergraduate advisor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences.
 
Requirements for the Minor in Environmental Soil Science

Complete all of the following courses (15 credits):

1. 1. The following course (3 credits):
   1. SOIL 210 Fundamentals of Soil Science (3)
2. 2. Complete 12 credits from the following, with a minimum of 6 credits from the Soil Science category:
   1. Soil Science
   2. SOIL 203 World of Soils (2)
   3. SOIL 330 Soil Chemistry (2)
   4. SOIL 340 Applied Soil Physics (2)
   5. SOIL 360 Soil Biology (2)
   6. SOIL 470 Soil Resources (3)
   7. SOIL 480 Soil Fertility and Management (3)
   8. Approved Electives
   9. ANS 418 Animal Agriculture and the Environment (3)
   10. CROP 411 Fire and Environmental Quality (3)
   11. CROP 420 Cover Crops in Agroecosystems (3)
   12. CROP 442 Agricultural Ecology (3)
   13. CROP 460 Plant-Microbe Interactions (3)
   14. CROP 488 Agricultural Cropping Systems: Integration and Problem Solving (3)
   15. CSUS 354 Water Resources Management (3)
   16. CSUS 453 Watershed Planning and Management (3)
   17. FOR 340 Forest Ecology (3)
   18. FOR 406 Applied Forest Ecology: Silviculture (3)
   19. FOR 413 Wildland Fire Ecology and Management (3)
   20. FW 410 Upland Ecology and Management (3)
   21. FW 416 Marine Ecology and Management (3)
   22. FW 417 Wetland Ecology and Management (3)
   23. FW 472 Limnology (3)
   24. GEO 221 Introduction to Geographic Information (3)
   25. GEO 306 Environmental Geomorphology (3)
   26. GEO 324 Remote Sensing of the Environment (4)
   27. GEO 325 Geographic Information Systems (3)
   28. GEO 402 Agricultural Climatology (3)
   29. GLG 411 Hydrogeology (3)
   30. GLG 412 Glacial Geology and the Record of Climate Change (4)
   31. GLG 431 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4)
   32. GLG 446 Ecosystems Modeling, Water and Food Security (3)
   33. HRT 332 Tree Fruit Production and Management (3)
   34. HRT 336 Viticulture and Berry Production (2)
   35. HRT 341 Vegetable Production and Management (3)
   36. PLB 402 Biology of Fungi (4)
   37. PLB 415 Plant Physiology (3)
   38. PLB 418 Plant Systematics (3)
   39. PLB 441 Plant Ecology (3)