Plant and Soil Sciences: Soil and Water Resources, BSAG
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2017-2018. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 | ||
| American History Since 1865 | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| STAT 2013 | Elementary Statistics (A) 1 | 3 |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| CHEM 1314 | General Chemistry (LN) 1 | 4 |
| or CHEM 1215 | General Chemistry (LN) | |
| Course designated (N) | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| AGEC 1113 | Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S) 1 | 3 |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 9 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| AG 1011 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENVR 1113 | Elements of Environmental Science | 3 |
| or NREM 2013 | Ecology of Natural Resources | |
| SOIL 2124 | Fundamentals of Soil Science (N) | 4 |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| CHEM 1515 | General Chemistry (LN) 2 | 5 |
| or CHEM 1225 | General Chemistry (LN) | |
| BIOL 1114 | Introductory Biology (LN) | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Physics (LN) | ||
| Chemistry and Applications of Biomolecules | ||
| The Chemistry of Organic Compounds | ||
| MATH 1513 | College Algebra (A) 3 | 3 |
| or MATH 2144 | Calculus I (A) | |
| Written and Oral Communications | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Written Communications in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| Written Communication | ||
| Business Communication for International Students | ||
| Technical Writing 4 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Oral Communications in Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (S) | ||
| Introduction to Speech Communication (S) | ||
| Elements of Persuasion (S) 5 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 30 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| PLNT 1101 | Orientation to Plant and Soil Sciences | 1 |
| PLNT 1213 | Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems | 3 |
| PLNT 2041 | Career Development in Plant and Soil Sciences | 1 |
| PLNT 4571 | Professional Preparation in Plant and Soil Sciences | 1 |
| PLNT 4080 | Professional Internship (3 hours) | 3 |
| or PLNT 4990 | Senior Thesis in Plant and Soil Sciences | |
| SOIL 3433 | Soil Genesis, Morphology, and Classification | 3 |
| SOIL 4234 | Soil Nutrient Management | 4 |
| SOIL 4483 | Soil Microbiology | 3 |
| SOIL 4683 | Soil, Water, and Weather | 3 |
| SOIL 4893 | Soil Chemistry and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| SOIL 4463 | Soil and Water Conservation | 3 |
| GEOG 2344 | Digital Tools for Environmental Exploration (LN) | 4 |
| GEOL 1114 | Physical Geology (LN) | 4 |
| GEOL 4453 | Hydrogeology | 3 |
| or NREM 4443 | Watershed Hydrology and Water Quality | |
| Emphasis | ||
| Select one emphasis area | 11 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 50 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 0 hours or hours to complete required total for degree | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | College & Departmental requirements that may be used to meet GE requirements. |
| 2 | If used as (N) course above, hours in this block reduced by 5. |
| 3 | If used as (A) course above, hours in this block reduced by 3. |
| 4 | If ENGL 3323 Technical Writing is used to satisfy ENGL 1213 Composition II above; hours in this block are reduced by 3. |
| 5 | If used as (S) course above, hours in this block reduced by 3. |
Emphasis Areas
Conservation Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NREM 3613 | Principles of Rangeland Management | 3 |
| NREM 3013 | Applied Ecology and Conservation | 3 |
| NREM 3012 | Applied Ecology Laboratory | 2 |
| Select 3 hours of upper level SOIL, NREM or ENVR | 3 | |
Environmental Management Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOIL 4363 | Environmental Soil Science | 3 |
| AGEC 3503 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| Select 2 hours of upper level SOIL, PLNT or NREM | 2 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Environment and Society (N) | ||
| Natural Resource Administration and Policy | ||
| Environmental Law And Policy | ||
| Natural Resources and Environmental Policy | ||
Geology Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEOL 1224 | Evolution of the Earth (LN) | 4 |
| GEOL 2254 | Practical Mineralogy | 4 |
| Select 3 hours of SOIL or GEOL | 3 | |
Precision Agriculture Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOIL 4213 | Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| NREM 3083 | Geospatial Technologies for Natural Resources | 3 |
| or GEOG 4333 | Remote Sensing | |
| Select 2 hours of upper level SOIL, PLNT or NREM | 2 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Computer Programming | ||
| Computer Science I (A) | ||
| Advanced Management Information Systems Programming | ||
Crop Production Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PLNT 2013 | Applied Plant Science | 3 |
| SOIL 4213 | Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| PLP 3343 | Principles of Plant Pathology | 3 |
| Select 2 hours of upper level PLNT or SOIL | 2 | |
Pre-professional Emphasis
Select 11 hours of upper level GEOG, GEOL, PLNT or SOIL.
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
- A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2023.