University of Missouri – Columbia
Soil Resource Management
Associate in Arts
Years 1 and 2 at
Metropolitan Community College
Bachelor of Science in Soil and
Atmospheric Science with Emphasis in
Soil and Resource Management
Years 3 and 4 at MU–Columbia
General Education Requirements
Credits
Major Requirements
American Institutions
HIST 120
American History I or
3
HIST 121
American History II
POLS 135
Introduction to Political Science or
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics or
3
POLS 137
Introduction to State and Local Politics
Communications
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading
3
ENGL 102
Composition and Reading II
3
SPDR 100
Fundamentals of Speech
3
Humanities - One course must be in literature or philosophy (Humanities credit
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Departmental Quantitative/Computer Skills - 10 credits
NATR 1090 Introduction to Geographic Information
1
Other courses in Math, Computer Science or Statistics or
3
NATR 4320 Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling
NATR 4325 Introduction to Geographic Info. Systems
3
NATR 4365 GIS applications
3
NATR 4385 Landscape Ecology and GIS Analysis I
3
NATR 4395 Landscape Ecology and GIS Analysis II
3
STAT 2530
Statistical Methods in Natural Resources or
3
STAT 1400
Statistical Analysis
Natural Resources - 3 credits
NATR 1070 Ecology and Renewable Resources
3
Management.
Science Electives - 9 credits
Courses in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, entomology, geology,
physics, and plant pathology as well as the following courses:
CIV ENGR 252 Hydrology
3
FOR 302
Forest Ecology
3
PLNT SCI 209 Principles of Weed Science
4
PLNT SCI 225 Basic Plant Genetics
3
PLNT SCI 315 Crop Physiology
3
Capstone Experience - 3 credits
NATR 4970 Natural Resources Practicum (Required)
3
Departmental Soil and Atmospheric Sciences - 30 credits
Soil and Atmospheric Sciences (6 credits)
ATM SCI 1050Introduction to Meteorology
3
SOILS 2100 Introduction to Soil Science
3
Additional Emphasis Area Requirements - 24 credits
SOILS 2106 Introduction to Soil Science Lab
2
SOILS 3290 Soils and the Environment
3
Additional SOILS Courses (12 credits)
12
Other SOILS courses or the following courses -7 credits:
BIOENG 4150 Soil Conservation Engineering (3 Cr.)
BIOENG 4250 Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (3 Cr.)
CIVENG 3400 Fund. of Geotechnical Engineering (4 Cr.)
7
F&W 3400
Nat. Resources Management. and Water
Quality (3 Cr.)
FOR 4390
Watershed Management (3 Cr.)
NATR 4320 Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling (3 Cr.)
Electives - 11 credits
Remaining hours from university, quantitative, science, and department
to complete 128 credit hours total requirement.
will not be assigned for performance courses)
Art History or ART 108
Foreign Language 101 or higher or SIGN 101 or 102
HUMN (any course)
Literature (any course)
MSCM 112
MUSI 108, 116 or 160
PHIL (any course)
SPDR 103, 104, 106, 110, 112, 114, 128 or 133
Western Civilization (HIST/HUMN 133 or 134)
Mathematics
MATH 120
College Algebra
MATH 180
Analytical Geometry and Calculus
Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 140
General Psychology
ECON 210
Macroeconomics
Natural Sciences
BIOL 104
General Botany
CHEM 111
General College Chemistry I
GEOL 101
Physical Geology
CHEM 205
Organic Chemistry or
CHEM 221
Organic Chemistry I or
CHEM 222
Organic Chemistry II
CSIS 115
Introduction to Microcomputer Applications
Electives
Total Credits Required
9-11
3
5
3
3
5
5
5
5
3
1
62
Student must complete a Writing Intensive course AND either a Human Diversity
course or Learning Community as part of the General Education Requirements.
Total Credits Required
*One course at MU must be designated as Writing Intensive.
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