Program: Soil and Waste Resources: Soil and Land Management, B.S. - University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point - Modern Campus Catalog™

Jul 12, 2025

2014-2015 Catalog

This major is administered by the Soil and Waste Resources Discipline.

Soil and Waste Resources Core

Required, 14 credits

Collateral courses, 18 credits

CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
or
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles 5 cr.
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.
MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr. or
MATH 120 - Calculus I 4 cr.

Soil and Land Management Option

Required, 41 credits

SOIL 362 - Soil Genesis and Morphology 3 cr.
SOIL 363 - Soil Profile Description Writing 1 cr.
SOIL 364 - Soil and Plant Analysis 3 cr.
SOIL 365 - Soil Survey Interpretations for Land Use Planning 3 cr.
SOIL 381 - Internship in Soils 1-12 cr.
SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.
SOIL 465 - Soil Physics 3 cr.
SOIL 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr. or
WSTE 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr.
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Public Relations and Social Science 3 cr. or
ENGL 254 - Introduction to Technical Writing 3 cr. or
ENGL 354 - Advanced Scientific and Technical Writing 3 cr.
NRES 372 - Resource Economics 3 cr.
NRES 373 - Agronomy, Agriculture and Environment 3 cr.
NRES 465 - Policy Tools for Private Lands 3 cr. or
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law 3 cr. or
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management 3 cr. or
NRES 478 - Environmental Issues Investigation and Action 3 cr. or
NRES 484 - Natural Resources Planning 3 cr.
WSTE 380 - Solid Waste Management 3 cr. or
WSTE 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. or
PSEN 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr.

3 credits from

SOIL 350 - Selected Topics in Soil and Waste Resources 1-3 cr.
SOIL 366 - Wetland Soils 1 cr. or
WATR 366 - Wetland Soils 1 cr.
SOIL 367 - Wetland Delineation 1 cr. or
WATR 367 - Wetland Delineation 1 cr.
SOIL 383 - Nutrient Management Planning 1 cr.
SOIL 387 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems 1 cr. or
WSTE 387 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems 1 cr.
SOIL 482 - Land Application of Wastes 1 cr. or
WSTE 482 - Land Application of Wastes 1 cr.
SOIL 486 - Composting 1 cr. or
WSTE 486 - Composting 1 cr.
NRES 336 - Integrated Pest Management Workshop 1 cr.
WSTE 350 - Selected Topics in Soil and Waste Management 1-3 cr.
WSTE 388 - Agricultural Waste Management 1 cr.
WATR 454 - Design of Constructed Wetlands 1 cr.

Collateral courses, 15 credits

BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology 5 cr.
GEOG 279 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems 2 cr.
GEOG 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr. or
GEOG 379 - Remote Sensing II 3 cr. or
GEOG 476 - Geographic Information Systems I 3 cr.
PHYS 101 - General Physics 5 cr.

Electives, 3 credits

Choose from:

SOIL 361 - Forest Soils 3 cr.
SOIL 462 - Environmental Biogeochemistry 3 cr. or
WATR 462 - Environmental Biogeochemistry 3 cr.
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr. or
WATR 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr.
WATR 389 - Hydrology 3 cr.

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7 credits

Or 8 credits of

NRES 475 - European Environmental Studies Seminar 1-8 cr.

Note

Whether you are a major or minor, check with a soils adviser to determine the minimum core course requirements you need for certification as a professional and/or to take state or national exams or to obtain licenses.

Communication in the Major

SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.
and
SOIL 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr. or
WSTE 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr.

Capstone Experience

SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.