Soil Science (MR)
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| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 5-8 | |
| Seminar 1 | ||
| Special Problems 2 | ||
| Core Courses | 4-7 | |
Select four of the following courses: | ||
| Soil Physics | ||
| Soil Chemistry | ||
| Soil Microbiology | ||
| Soil Fertility | ||
| Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification | ||
| Undergraduate Courses | 6 | |
400-Level undergraduate courses from outside soil science will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Elective Courses | 18 | |
"Elective Courses" will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee 4 | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
| 1 | Students can take no more than two credits of SSC 601 Seminar total. |
| 2 | Students can take four to six credits of SSC 620 Special Problems. |
| 3 | Students may have courses waived upon proving competency in the following coursework |
| 4 | Students must take at least 18 hours of letter-graded course work – these must be NC State courses or inter-institutional courses. |
Additional Requirements
All Masters students must demonstrate competence in four of the five sub-disciplines listed below, and Doctoral students must demonstrate competency in all five.
- Soil Chemistry
- Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
- Soil Genesis and Classification
- Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry
- Soil Physics
The required competencies can be achieved by any combination of the following:
- relevant course work from previous undergraduate and/or graduate degree programs;
- prior professional experience in the major sub-discipline(s); and
- graduate courses included in the student’s Plan of Work (POW) for their current degree program.
Faculty
Full Professors
- Aziz Amoozegar
- Stephen W. Broome
- David A. Crouse
- Owen W. Duckworth
- Alan J. Franzlubbers
- John L. Havlin
- Joshua L. Heitman
- Dean L. Hesterberg
- Richard A. McLaughlin
- Michael D. Mullen
- Deanna L. Osmond
- Wei Shi
- Michael J. Vepraskas
Associate Professors
- Alexandria K. Graves
- Jeffrey G. White
Assistant Professors
- Kevin Garcia
- Terrence G. Gardner
- Luciano C. Gatiboni
- Amy M. Johnson
- Stephanie B. Kulesza
- Matthew C. Ricker
- Alex L. Woodley
Emeritus Faculty
- Stanley W. Buol
- Keith Cassel
- Maurice Cook
- Fred Cox
- Carl Crozier
- George Cummings
- J. Wendell Gilliam
- Daniel Israel
- Joseph Kleiss
- David Lindbo
- Gordon Miner
- George C. Naderman Jr.
- Wayne Robarge
- Thomas J. Smyth
- Richard Volk
- Michael Wagger
- Arthur Wollum