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Soil Science Option

Course List
Code Title Credits
Option Tracks  
Select one of the following tracks: 14-32
Soils Research Track (32 credits)  

MTH 251

*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS  

PH 201
PH 202

*GENERAL PHYSICS
and *GENERAL PHYSICS
 

SOIL 435

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS  

SOIL 445

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY  

SOIL 455

BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS  

SOIL 466

SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION  
Select one course from the following:  

GEO 201

*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY  

or GEO 202

*EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE

or GEO 203

*EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH

or GEO 221

*ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

or GEO 101

*PLANET EARTH
General Soils Track (14-16 credits)  

SOIL 466

SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION  
Select two courses from the following:  

SOIL 366

ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS  

SOIL 435

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS  

SOIL 388

SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH  

SOIL 445

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY  

SOIL 455

BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS  
Select one course from the following:  

GEO 201

*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY  

or GEO 202

*EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE

or GEO 203

*EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH

or GEO 221

*ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

or GEO 101

*PLANET EARTH
Soil Science Electives  
Select 7-8 credits from the following courses: 7-8

BOT 350

INTRODUCTORY PLANT PATHOLOGY  

CROP 280

INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPLEXITY OF OREGON CROPPING SYSTEMS  

CROP 414

PRECISION AGRICULTURE  

CROP 480

CASE STUDIES IN CROPPING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT  

ENT 311

INTRODUCTION TO INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT  

FOR 417

ADVANCED FOREST SOILS  

GEO 484

INTRODUCTION TO BIOGEOCHEMISTRY  

SOIL 360

SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION  

SOIL 366

ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS  

SOIL 388

SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH  

SOIL 395

^WORLD SOIL RESOURCES  

SOIL 435

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS  

SOIL 445

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY  

SOIL 455

BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS  
General Electives  
Select 7-8 credits of the following courses: 7-8

AEC 250

*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 251

*INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS  

AEC 351

*NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 388

AGRICULTURAL LAW  

AGRI 420

INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION  

ATS 201

*CLIMATE SCIENCE  

ATS 341

*SNOW, SMOKE, AND STORMS: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN THE PNW  

BB 350

ELEMENTARY BIOCHEMISTRY  

BEE 221

FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING  

BEE 439

IRRIGATION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES  

BI 301

*HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS  

BI 306

*ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY  

BI 370

ECOLOGY  

BOT 313

PLANT STRUCTURE  

BOT 341

PLANT ECOLOGY  

BOT 331

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY  

BOT 488

ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS  

CE 412

HYDROLOGY  

CH 331

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

CH 332

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

CH 337

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY  

CSS 320

PRINCIPLES OF OIL AND FIBER CROP PRODUCTION  

CSS 321

PRINCIPLES OF CEREAL CROP PRODUCTION  

CSS 322

PRINCIPLES OF POTATO PRODUCTION  

CROP 280

INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPLEXITY OF OREGON CROPPING SYSTEMS  

CROP 300

CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS  

CROP 310

FORAGE PRODUCTION  

CROP 330

*WORLD FOOD CROPS  

CROP 355

ORGANIC CERTIFICATION  

CROP 414

PRECISION AGRICULTURE  

CROP 420

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  

CROP 440

WEED MANAGEMENT  

CROP 480

CASE STUDIES IN CROPPING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT  

ENT 311

INTRODUCTION TO INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT  

ENT 444

INSECT AGROECOLOGY  

FE 430

WATERSHED PROCESSES  

FE 434

FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

FES 240

*FOREST BIOLOGY  

FES 365

*ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION  

FES 341

FOREST ECOLOGY  

FES 435

*GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK  

FES 445

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

FES 477

*AGROFORESTRY  

FOR 417

ADVANCED FOREST SOILS  

FW 326

INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

FW 445

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

GEO 101

*PLANET EARTH  

GEO 201

*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY  

GEO 202

*EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE  

GEO 203

*EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH  

GEO 221

*ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY  

GEO 308

*GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES  

GEO 322

SURFACE PROCESSES  

GEO 431

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY  

GEO 432

APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY  

GEO 484

INTRODUCTION TO BIOGEOCHEMISTRY  

GEO 487

HYDROGEOLOGY  

GEOG 201

*FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 340

*INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY  

GEOG 360

GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY  

GEOG 361

QUANTITATIVE GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING  

HORT 212

INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS  

HORT 260

ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING  

HORT 306

INPUTS IN ORGANIC CROPPING SYSTEMS: SOURCING AND EFFICACY  

HORT 316

PLANT NUTRITION  

HORT 482

DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIC CROPPING SYSTEMS  

MTH 251

*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS  

MTH 252

INTEGRAL CALCULUS  

MB 230

*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY  

MB 302

GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY  

MB 303

GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY  

MB 448

MICROBE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS  

PH 201

*GENERAL PHYSICS  

PH 202

*GENERAL PHYSICS  

RNG 341

PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT  

RNG 351

ECOLOGY OF GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS  

RNG 355

DESERT WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

RNG 455

RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT  

SOIL 366

ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS  

SOIL 388

SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH  

SOIL 435

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS  

SOIL 445

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY  

SOIL 455

BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS  

ST 351

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS  

ST 411

METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS  

TOX 430

CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT  

WR 327

*TECHNICAL WRITING  

Z 349

*BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION  

Z 365

BIOLOGY OF INSECTS  
Total Credits 28-48

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)