M. S. Soil Science
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Provides graduate level knowledge and skills for soils interpretation and management, for teaching, or for continuation into a PhD program.
Department facilities include modern instrumentation, laboratories, and a glasshouse. Students have access to several thousand acres of agricultural, forest, and range lands.
Graduates meet educational requirements for professional certification by the American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops, and Soils, and as Certified Professional Erosion and Sediment Control Specialists.
Required courses |
40 Units |
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SS 422 Soil Microbiology/Biochemistry
(4)
SS 423 Soil and Water Chemistry (5) SS 431 Soil Resource Inventory (4) SS 432 Soil Physics (5) SS 501 Research Planning (4) SS 508 Environmental Assess Erosion Cntrl (3) SS 522 Advanced Soil Fertility (3) SS 581 Graduate Seminar in Soil Science (3) SS 582 GIS in Adv Land Management (2) SS 599 Thesis (6) |
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Restricted electives |
5 Units |
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Any 400 and 500 level courses approved by the
graduate committee. At least half of all units required by the committee as reflected on the formal study plan must be at the 500 level. Soil Science students with credit in SS 422, SS 423, SS 431, or SS 432 from the undergraduate degree may substitute other courses in the Required Courses list. |
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Total |
45 Units |