Sample Program of Study for the
Soil and Waste Resources –
Soil and Land Management major
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
GDR
15
TOTAL
Semester 3
Bio 130
NRES 251
Geol 104
GDR
Fundamental Chemistry
Freshman English
Ecological Basis for NRES
Management
Math
5
3
3
4
15
Semester 4
Plant Biology
Intro to Soil and Water
Resources
Physical Geology
Social Science/Humanity
TOTAL
5
4
Bio 160
NRES 250
4
3
GDR
Com 101
GDR
16
TOTAL
Animal Biology
Intro to Fisheries, Forestry
and Wildlife
Social Science/Humanity
Public Speaking
Wellness (AA or HE)
5
4
3
2
2
16
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
Soil 365
NRES 373
Soils 366
Dir elect
GDR
Geog 279
Soil Survey Interp for
Land Use Planning
Agronomy, Agriculture
and the Environment
Wetland Soils
NRES 473, 474, 478, 484
Social Science/Humanity
Fundamentals of GIS
TOTAL
Soils 359, 360; Wildlife 340; Water 380; (7 cr.): or NRES 475 (8cr.)
3
Soil 362
3
Waste 380
or 488
NRES 336
Dir elect
NRES 372
1
3
3
2
15
Notes
GDR
TOTAL
Soil Genesis and
Morphology
Solid Waste Mgmt or
Water and Wastewater
Integrated Pest Mgmt
NRES 320, Eng 254, 354
Resource Economics
3
Social Science (MNS)
3
16
3
1
3
3
Notes: Soils 381, internship, required
Semester 7
Semester 8
Soil 363
Soil 465
Soil Profile Desc Writing
Soil Physics
1
3
Soil 364
NRES 490
Water 389
Dir elect
Dir elect
Hydrology
Geography 377, 379, 476
Selected topics
3
3
6
Soil 461
Soil 367
GDR
15
TOTAL
TOTAL
Notes: 2.50 GPA in major required for graduation
Soil and Plant Analysis
Integrated Resource
Management Seminar
Soil Mgmt for Res Sustain
Wetland Delineation
History (NW)
Notes: 2.25 GPA in major required for graduation
College of Natural Resources
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