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Soil and Water Science Minor
Undergraduate Coordinator: Mary Collins (mec@ufl.edu)

A student may elect to minor in Soil and Water Science. This 15-hour minor must include SOS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment and the lab course SOS 3022L. Additional courses in the minor must be approved in writing at least two semesters before graduation by the academic adviser and the undergraduate coordinator in Soil and Water Science Department.

Minor Coursework in AG-SLS (15 credits)
  • Required:
    • SOS 3022 - Intro to Soils in the Environment
    • SOS 3022L - Intro to Soils in the Environment Laboratory
  • Remainder selected from:
    • ALS 3133 - Agriculture and Environmental Quality
    • SOS 2007 - World of Water
    • SOS 2008 - Humans, Soils, and Environmental Impact ("Land and Life")
    • SOS 3023L - Soil Judging
    • SOS 4116 - Environmental Nutrient Management
    • SOS 4223 - Environmental Biogeochemistry
    • SOS 4231C - Soil, Water, and Land Use
    • SOS 4244 - Wetlands
    • SOS 4245 - Water Resource Sustainability
    • SOS 4303C - Soil Microbial Ecology
    • SOS 4307 - Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens\
    • SOS 4451 - Soil and Water Chemistry
    • SOS 4602C - Soil Physics
    • SOS 4715C - Environmental Pedology
    • SOS 4720C - GIS in Soil and Water Science
    • SOS 4905 - Individual Work
    • SOS 4909 - Honors Project
    • SOS 4932 - Water, Soils, and Public Health
    • SOS 4932 - Special Topics (rotating subjects)

 



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