Globally, about half of our soils are degraded from erosion or pollution. Want to help restore our soils and prevent further degradation? This concentration focuses on the application of resource management techniques to basic soil and crop science principles. Exciting careers in industry, consulting, non-profit organizations, government, and research await.
Effective Fall 2015
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| AGRI 192 or 292 | Orientation to Agricultural Systems Transfer Seminar | 1 | |
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
| BZ 120 | Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) | 3A | 4 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | 3 | |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| LAND 220/LIFE 220 | Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| SOCR 100 | General Crops | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| BSPM 308 | Ecology and Management of Weeds | 3 | |
| CHEM 245 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
| PH 110 | Physics of Everyday Phenomena (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| PHIL 110 | Logic and Critical Thinking (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 |
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 | |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Junior | |||
| CHEM 334 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 1 | |
| CHEM 335 | Introduction to Analytical Chemistry | 3 | |
| GR 304/WR 304 | Sustainable Watersheds | 3A | 3 |
| JTC 300 | Professional and Technical Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | 3 |
| SOCR 320 | Forage and Pasture Management | 3 | |
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | 3 | |
| SOCR 351 | Soil Fertility Laboratory | 1 | |
| SOCR 370 | Irrigation Principles | 2 | |
| SOCR 377 | Geographic Information Systems in Agriculture | 3 | |
| SOCR 440 | Pedology | 4 | |
| SOCR 486 or 487 | Practicum Internship | 1-3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Statistics | |||
| Introduction to Statistical Methods | |||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | |||
| Total Credits | 30-32 | ||
| Senior | |||
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| RS 478 | Ecological Restoration | 3 | |
| SOCR 371 | Irrigation of Field Crops | 1 | |
| SOCR 421 | Crop and Soil Management Systems II | 4A,4B,4C | 4 |
| SOCR 455 | Soil Microbiology | 3 | |
| SOCR 467 | Soil and Environmental Chemistry | 3 | |
| SOCR 470 | Soil Physics | 3 | |
| SOCR 471 | Soil Physics Laboratory | 1 | |
| SOCR 492 | Seminar | 4A | 1 |
| Electives1 | 7-9 | ||
| Total Credits | 29-31 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
| 1 | Select from list of department electives. |
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 1 | ||||
| Orientation to Agricultural Systems | |||||
| Transfer Seminar | |||||
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 | ||
| LAND 220/LIFE 220 | Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 3 | |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| SOCR 100 | General Crops | X | 4 | ||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 | ||
| BZ 120 | Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | X | 3 | ||
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning) must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BSPM 308 | Ecology and Management of Weeds | 3 | |||
| CHEM 245 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | 4 | |||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| PH 110 | Physics of Everyday Phenomena (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 | ||
| PHIL 110 | Logic and Critical Thinking (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 | ||
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | X | 4 | ||
| Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| JTC 300 | Professional and Technical Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | 3 | ||
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | 3 | |||
| SOCR 351 | Soil Fertility Laboratory | 1 | |||
| SOCR 377 | Geographic Information Systems in Agriculture | 3 | |||
| SOCR 440 | Pedology | 4 | |||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 334 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 1 | |||
| CHEM 335 | Introduction to Analytical Chemistry | 3 | |||
| GR 304/WR 304 | Sustainable Watersheds | 3A | 3 | ||
| SOCR 320 | Forage and Pasture Management | 3 | |||
| SOCR 370 | Irrigation Principles | 2 | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 1-3 | ||||
| Practicum | |||||
| Internship | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| General Statistics | |||||
| Introduction to Statistical Methods | |||||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | |||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| SOCR 371 | Irrigation of Field Crops | X | 1 | ||
| SOCR 421 | Crop and Soil Management Systems II | X | 4A,4B,4C | 4 | |
| SOCR 455 | Soil Microbiology | X | 3 | ||
| SOCR 470 | Soil Physics | X | 3 | ||
| SOCR 471 | Soil Physics Laboratory | X | 1 | ||
| SOCR 492 | Seminar | X | 4A | 1 | |
| Electives | 4 | ||||
| LAND 220 / LIFE 220 must be completed by the end of Semester 7. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | X | 3 | ||
| RS 478 | Ecological Restoration | X | 3 | ||
| SOCR 467 | Soil and Environmental Chemistry | X | 3 | ||
| Electives | X | 5 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||