Curriculum: Environmental Sciences

Concentration: Soil Science

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences: Soil Science Concentration

Effective: 07/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

BIO 181 Intro. Biol: Ecology, Evolution, Biodiversity
E 115 Intro. to Computing Environment
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research
MA 141 Calculus I
MEA 101 Geology I: Physical
MEA 110 Geology I Lab

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ALS 103 Intro. Topics in ALS
ES 100 Intro. to Environ. Sci
CH 101 Chemistry - A Molecular Science
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab
MA 241 Calculus II
PE 1xx Fitness and Wellness Course*

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SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ARE 201 Intro. Agric. & Res. Economics or
  EC 201 Principles of Microeconomics
PB 200 Plant Life
CH 201 Chemistry - A Quantitative Science
CH 202 Quantitative Chemistry Lab
MA 242 Calculus III


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ST 311 Intro. to Statistics
PY 205 Physics for Engr and Sci I
SSC 200 Soil Science
GEP Humanities Requirement*
Physical Education/Healthy Living Elective*

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JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PB 360 Intro. to Ecology
PB 365 Ecology Lab
PY 208 Physics for Engr and Science II
SSC 341 Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
SSC 342 Soil Fertility & Fertilizers Lab
COM 110 Public Speaking or
COM 112 Interpersonal Communications

 

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ENG 331 Comm. for Engr. & Technology or
  ENG 333 Comm. for Sci. & Research
Restricted Elective 1
MB 351 General Microbiology
SSC 452 Soil Classification
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspective Requirement*


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SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ARE (EC) 336 Environmental Economics
BAE (SSC) 323 Water Mgmt or
  FOR 420 Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology
BAE 578 Agricultural Waste Mgmt or
  CH 220 Intro Organic Chemistry or
  NR 484 Environmental Impact Assess
SSC 461 Soil Physical Properties & Plant Growth
MEA 585 Hydrogeology or
SSC 470 Wetland Soils

 

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SSC 332 Environmental Soil Microbiology or
BAE 471 Land Resource Environ Engr
MEA 400 Earth Systems Modeling or
NR 400 Natural Resource Management
PS 320 U.S. Environmental Politics or
PS 336 Global Environmental Politics
SSC 361 Role of Soils in Environt. Mgmtl
GEP Breadth Requirement*
SSC 490 Senior Seminar


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Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*: 122
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 Choose from SSC 440, FOR 353, NR 300 or MEA 410

Must receive a grade of C- or better in all SSC courses.

*General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html.

Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  MA 141, MA 241, MA 241, ST 311
Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  CH 101, CH 102, CH 210, CH 202, BIO 181, PB 200, PB 360, PB 365, PY 205, PY 208, MEA 101, MEA 110
Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  ENG 332 or 333
Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  ARE 201, PS 320 or PS 336
Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
Additional Breadth  - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
  X   Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts or        Mathematical Sciences/Natural Sciences/Engineering
Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: ARE (EC) 336
Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:

U.S. Diversity (USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: None

Global Knowledge (GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: PS 336

Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.