Chat Session Schedules
See below for schedules of the online discussion sessions for SWES distance education courses.
For more information on courses offered, view the current course listings on the Current Distance Education Courses page. For more information on courses offered during specific semesters, including course descriptions, see the UF Registrar's Schedule of Courses (select Course Listings and choose Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences in the department drop down). For a complete list of all our courses offered online, see the full listing here.
Distance Education Course Chat Schedules (All times are Eastern time zone)
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Fall 2026
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE
Monday
5:00-6:00 pm - SWS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment (Bonczek)
6:00-7:00 pm - SWS 6932 Ecosystem Services: Theory, Methods, and Practice (Zhao)
7:00-9:00 pm - SWS 6448 Biogeochemistry of Wetlands (P. Inglett)
Tuesday
5:30-6:30 pm - SWS 4720C GIS in Soil and Water Science (Lin)
5:10-6:00 pm - SWS 5115 Environmental Nutrient Management (Maltais-Landry)
6:15-7:05 pm - SWS 4116 Environmental Nutrient Management (Maltais-Landry)
7:30-8:20 pm - SWS 4180/SWS 5182 Earth System Analysis (Gerber)
Wednesday
5:00-5:30 pm - SWS 5305C Soil Microbial Ecology (Liao)
5:30-6:00 pm - SWS 4303C Soil Microbial Ecology (Liao)
6:00-7:00 pm - SWS 4451/SWS 5406 Soil and Water Chemistry (Judy)
7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 4244 Wetlands (Clark)
7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 5721C GIS in Land Resource Management (Lin)
8:00-9:00 pm - SWS 6406 Soil Health and Data (Lin)
Thursday
5:00-7:00 pm - SWS 6134 Soil Quality (He)
7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 5050 Soils for Environmental Professionals (Osborne)
8:00-9:30 pm - SWS 5248 Wetlands and Water Quality (Clark)
To be determined
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Summer 2026
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE
Monday
Tuesday
6:00 - 8:45 pm - SWS 6932 - Writing for Academic Purposes (Fang)
Wednesday
6:00 - 6:30 pm - ALS 3133 - Agricultural and Environmental Quality (Enloe)
6:30 - 7:30 pm - SWS 4233 - Soil and Water Conservation (Fujimoto)
6:30 - 7:30 pm - SWS 6804 - Modeling Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Processes (Gerber) (additional time possible)
Thursday
6:00 - 7:30 pm - SWS 6950 - Professional Development in Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (Judy & Whiles)
Friday
To be determined:
SWS 3022 - Intro to Soils in the Environment (Bonczek)
SWS 6136 - Soil and Nutrient Diagnostics for Agricultural Production (Mylavarapu & White)
SWS 4204 / 6209 - Urban Soil and Water Systems (Smidt) - No Chat Session
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Spring 2026
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE
Monday
8:00-9:00 pm - SWS 5716C Environmental Pedology (Ellis & Enloe)
Tuesday
6:00-7:00 pm - SWS 4207 / SWS 5208 Sustainable Agricultural and Urban Land Management (Nunes)
7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 4720C GIS in Land Resource Management (Lin)
7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 5050 Soils for Env. Professionals (Babaeian)
8:00-9:00 pm - SWS 4932 / SWS5247 Hydric Soils (Ellis)
Wednesday
12:30-1:30 pm - ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental Quality (Fletcher)
5:00-6:00 pm - SWS 3022 Soils in the Environment (Bonczek)
5:00-6:00 pm - SWS 4223 Environmental Biogeochemistry (P. Inglett)
5:30-6:00 pm - SWS 2008 Land and Life (Fletcher)
6:00-7:00 pm - SWS 4550 / SWS 5551 Soils, Water and Public Health (Fujimoto)
7:00-8:00 pm -
8:00-9:00 pm - SWS 6117 Fertilizer Technology, Production, and Use (Morgan)
Thursday
5:00-7:00 pm - AGG 4502 / AGG 6503 Nanotechnology in Food, Agriculture, and Environment (He)
6:30-7:30 pm - SWS 5605C Environmental Soil Physics (Babaeian)
8:00-9:00 pm - SWS 4800 / SWS 5805 Environmental Soil and Water Monitoring Techniques (Osborne)
Friday
12:30-1:00 pm - SWS 2008 Land and Life (Fletcher)
To be determined
AGG 5607 Communicating in Academia (Lin & Muneepeerakul)
SWS 4207 / SWS 5208 Sustainable Agricultural and Urban Land Management (Nunes)
SWS 4307 / SWS 5308 Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens (Meyer) - no chat session needed