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Soils and Sustainable Land Systems: Environmental Soil Science Option - BA, BS


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College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

About This Degree

The Soils and Sustainable Land Systems major provides students with an understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in the soil-water-atmosphere zone at the earth’s surface.

Environmental Soil Science Emphasis: This emphasis features a core curriculum of math and science courses and introductory soil science courses. Students then choose electives that are more in-depth and specific to soil science.

Minimum University Requirements


Admission Requirements For This Program


  • New freshmen: Admitted to USU in Good Standing
  • Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU: 2.5 GPA

Major Requirements (91 credits)


This major requires a minimum GPA of 2.5 in program coursework. Courses for the program may not be taken on a pass/fail basis.

Contact Lisa Allen, lisa.allen@usu.edu, 435-797-0454 for advising.

Further Discipline Courses (15 credits)


Choose 15 credits from the following courses.

Open Electives


Total elective credit is determined by General Education courses taken, degree type selected, additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. Please consult your  Academic Advisor for details.

Total Credits: 120


Suggested Degree Map - Soils and Sustainable Land Systems: Environmental Soil Science Option BA, BS


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