Agricultural and Life Sciences
 

Soil and Water Science

soils.ifas.ufl.edu

Majors must complete core requirements that stress the fundamentals of science. Specializations include soil, water, and land use (with accent on natural resources and the environment); environmental soil and water management (with accent on agricultural and other applied aspects of soil and water science); physical sciences (with accent on chemistry, physics and mathematics); and biological sciences (with accent on microbiology, botany and/or other biological sciences).

Soil and Water Science

To remain 'on track' for this major you must meet the following critical tracking criteria. The critical tracking courses appear in bold.

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
  • Complete 2 of 6 critical courses - excluding labs CHM2045, CHM2045L, CHM2046, CHM2046L, MAC2311, BSC2010, BSC2010L, BSC2011, BSC2011L, PHY2004, PHY2004L

Semester 2:

  • Complete 2 additional courses of the 6 courses - excluding labs

Semester 3:

  • Complete 1 additional course of the 6 courses - excluding labs

Semester 4:

  • Complete 1 additional course of 6 courses - excluding labs

Semester 5:

  • Complete all 6 critical tracking courses - including associated labs

Semester 1

Credits

Composition (GE)

3

BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology I and Lab (GE-B)

4

CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry and Lab (GE-P)

4

Electives

3

Total

14

Semester 2

 

Humanities (GE)*

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE)*

3

BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 and Lab (GE-B)

4

MAC 2311 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I (GE-M)

4

Electives

2

Total

16

Semester 3

 

Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE)*

3

ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) OR AEB 3013 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (GE-S)

3-4

AEE 3033C Writing for Ag and Natural Resources

3

CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis (GE-P)

4

Electives

3

Total

16-17

Semester 4

 

Humanities (GE)*

3

PHY 2004 and 2004LApplied Physics I and Lab (GE-P)

4

MAC 2312 Calculus II (GE-M)

3

Electives

4

Total

14

* 6 hours must have an international or diversity focus

Semester 5

 

SOS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment and Lab (GE-P)

4

SOS 4715C Environmental Pedology

4

CHM 3120 and 3120L Intro to Analytical Chemistry and Lab

4

PHY 2005 and 2005L Applied Physics II and Lab (GE-P)

4

Total

16

Semester 6

 

SOS 4213C Soils and Environmental Chemistry (GE-P)

3

MCB 2000 Microbiology

3

MCB 2000L Microbiology Lab

1

AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication OR equivalent

3

Specialization Electives**

5

Total

15

Summer

 

SOS 4905 Individual Work OR SOS 4941 Full-time Practical Work Experience in Soil and Water Science

3

Semester 7

 

SOS 4602C Soil Physics (GE-P)

3

Specialization Electives

13

Total

16

Semester 8

 

Specialization Electives**

10

** Specialization electives must include at least one of these four courses: ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental Quality (3 credits); SOS 4115 Fertilizers and Soil Fertility (3 credits); SOS 4242 Wetlands and Water Quality (3 credits); SOS 4303C Soil Microbial Ecology (3 credits).

Electives are chosen with the student's adviser. Specific areas of specialization are soil, water and land use; environmental soil and water management; physical sciences; and biological sciences. The student is encouraged to take electives from a range of course groupings that include biology, building construction, chemistry, earth science, environmental science, hydrology, mathematics, physics, policy, production systems, programming and statistics.

Areas of specialization in the soil and water science major are not restricted to the four areas above; other specializations may be developed.

Soil and Water Science Minor

This 15-hour minor must include SOS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment and SOS 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment Lab. Additional courses in the minor must be approved in writing at least two semesters prior to graduation by the academic adviser and the undergraduate coordinator in soil and water science.

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