Undergraduate Studies

Why Soil Science?

Soil Science is a science-oriented curriculum that provides a strong, broad background in the natural sciences. The plan of study emphasizes land use problems and their impacts on long-term use and productivity as well as on surface and subsurface water resources. To facilitate this, the student is directed into a core of courses that emphasize the soil and plant sciences.
	Directed technical electives allow the student to concentrate in an area of their interest. This concentration will introduce students to natural resouce problems and their management, including: Soil and water conservation issues Land use problems Waste disposal, and Reclamation of disturbed lands Other areas of interest can be addressed through the appropriate selection of technical electives in the program.
Students in Soil Science gain the practical knowledge necessary to compete for career opportunities in government, environmental and consulting firms, public health services, environmental research laboratories, and agricultural production, while also gaining the theoretical training necessary for continuing on for advanced degrees in a number of environmentally-related fields.

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