Environmental, Soil and Water Sciences

There is only one Earth and it’s important to safeguard the quality of its environments. This program provides training in a broad array of environmental protection sciences and allows students to gain specialization in either pest management or soil and water conservation.

Fast Facts

Interdisciplinary training

You’ll gain a solid foundation in a broad array of environmental sciences.

Did you know?

In your lifetime, you’ll drink 10,000 gallons of water – almost all of it filtered by soil.

Nationally recognized

Our professors are nationally recognized experts in the fields of mine reclamation and soil and water conservation.

Careers

Environmental technician
Environmental assessment coordinator
Consulting firms
Local, state and federal governments

Course Schedule

Freshman Year

Suggested Plan of Study
Fall	Spring
AGRL 111 – Professions in Agriculture	AGEE 110 – Microcomputer Applications in Agricultural Education
ENGL 101 – Intro to Composition and Rhetoric	ENVP 155 – Elements of Environmental Protection
BIOL 101 and 103 – General Biology	ENVP 119 – Soil in the City
Select ONE: MATH 126A – College Algebra (5-Day) MATH 126B – College Algebra (4-Day) MATH 126C – College Algebra (3-Day) MATH 150 – Applied Calculus	BIOL 102 and 104 – General Biology
Select ONE: GEOL 101 and 102 – Planet Earth GEOL 110 and 111 – Environmental Geoscience	WMAN 150 – Principles of Conservation Ecology

For full suggested course schedule, class descriptions and more information on General Education Foundations (GEF) see the course catalog.