Sample Program of Study for the
Soil and Waste Resources –
Soil Science Major (BS)
Semester 1
Chem 105
Eng 101
NRES 150
Math 100
GDR
Semester 2
Fundamental Chemistry
Freshman English
People, Resources and the
Biosphere
College Algebra
Wellness (AA or HE)
TOTAL
5
3
3
Chem106
Eng 102
NRES 151
3
1
Math 112
GDR
15
TOTAL
Semester 3
Bio 130
NRES 251
Fundamental Chemistry
Freshman English
Ecological Basis for NRES
Management
Trigonometry
Social Science/Humanity
(MNS)
5
3
3
2
3
15
Semester 4
5
4
Math 111
Plant Biology
Intro to Soil and Water
Resources
Applied Calculus
GDR
Social Science/Humanity
3
TOTAL
4
16
Bio 160
NRES 250
Animal Biology
Intro to Fisheries, Forestry
and Wildlife
Math 355 Elementary Statistics or
or For 321 Forest Biometry
Com 101 Public Speaking
Geg 279
Introduction to GIS
5
4
TOTAL
17
4
2
2
Notes: Apply to CNR after completion of 45 credits, 2.00
GPA in major required for acceptance
Notes: Field Techniques in NRES: Forestry 319, 320; NRES 405;
Semester 5
Semester 6
Soils 359, 360; Wildlife 340; Water 380; (7 cr.): or NRES 475 (8cr.)
Chem 220
Geol 104
Survey of Organic Chem
Physical Geology
4
4
Soil 364
Physics 202
Phy 201
Soil 365
Applied Princ of Physics I
Soil Survey Interp for
Land Use Planning
Soil Profile Description
Wellness (AA or HE)
4
3
1
1
NRES 372
Waste 380
or 488
GDR
GDR
15
TOTAL
Soil 363
GDR
TOTAL
Soil and Plant Analysis
Applied Principles of
Physics II
Resource Economics
Solid Waste Mgmt or
Water/Wastewater
Social Science (NW)
Wellness (AA or HE)
3
3
3
3
3
1
16
Notes: Soil 381 – Summer internship (required)
Semester 7
Soil 363
Soil 465
Water 389
Dir elect
Dir elect
Semester 8
Soil Profile Desc Writing
Soil Physics
Hydrology
Geography 377, 379, 476
Selected topics
TOTAL
1
3
3
3
6
Soil 364
NRES 490
Soil 461
Soil 367
GDR
15
TOTAL
Soil and Plant Analysis
Resource Mgmt Seminar
Soil Mgmt for Res Sustain
Wetland Delineation
History
Note: 2.50 GPA in major required for graduation
College of Natural Resource
Student Success Center
180 Trainer Natural Resources Building
skissing@uwsp.edu/715-346-4081/ http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/
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2
3
1
3
15