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Soil Science

The Bachelor of Science in Agriculture provides students with a sound basis in the natural and social sciences and a broad knowledge of agriculture, agri-food systems, and the role of agriculture in both the Great Plains and global contexts. Graduates will be prepared to address major agricultural issues and challenges, including: resource use consistent with sustainable production of food, feed, fibre and fuel; production, processing and marketing of high quality food and non-food products, research, development and implementation of innovative and efficient production, processing and marketing systems. There are numerous and wide-ranging fields of study to choose from in the B.S.A. degree.

After a common set of first year courses, students must follow an approved Honours or Majors field of study. Fields of study include Agricultural Biology, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Animal Science, Applied Plant Ecology, Crop Science, Environmental Science, Food and Bioproduct Sciences, Horticulture Science, and Soil Science. An 18 credit unit minor in another field of study can also be taken. Majors generally provide for fewer basic science courses and a wider selection of electives than for Honours programs. Double majors are not permitted. Students are required to achieve a 60% Cumulative Weighted Average on 120 credit units of approved courses.

The Soil Science program provides students with an in-depth understanding of the physical, biological and chemical processes that occur in the soil, its role in plant production, and the importance of environmental management for its conservation.

Students entering the college with credit for B.S.A. courses must complete at least 30 credit units of approved senior courses while registered in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources. Graduates of related diploma programs may be eligible to receive up to two years block transfer credit into the Soil Science field of study. Students transferring under an articulation agreement, or who have been granted block transfer credit are required to take a prescribed set of courses. For additional information, or to determine eligibility for block transfer, contact the Coordinator of Student Services in the Dean's Office, College of Agriculture and Bioresources.

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.) - Soil Science

Year 1 - Term 1 (15 credit units)

AGRC 111.3
BIOL 120.3
CHEM 112.3
ECON 111.3

Choose 3 credit units from the areas of Social science, Humanities or Fine Arts.

Humanities

Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions. CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, and CLAS 106.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.

CHIN 111.6

CHIN 130.6

CLAS 110.3

CLAS 111.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

CREE 101.6

CREE 120.6

ENG 110.6

ENG 111.3

ENG 112.3

ENG 113.3

ENG 114.3

FREN 103.3

FREN 106.3

FREN 122.3

FREN 125.3

FREN 128.3

FREN 218.3

GERM 114.3

GERM 117.3

GRK 112.3

GRK 113.3

HEB 111.6

HIST 110.3

HIST 111.3

HIST 114.6

HIST 120.6

HIST 121.3

HIST 122.3

HIST 151.3

HIST 152.3

HIST 170.6

INTS 101.12

LATN 112.3

LATN 113.3

LING 110.3

LIT 100.6

PHIL 110.6

PHIL 120.3

PHIL 133.3

PHIL 140.3

RLST 110.6

RUSS 114.3

RUSS 117.3

SNSK 101.6

SPAN 114.3

SPAN 117.3

UKR 114.3

UKR 117.3

WGST 112.3

Social Sciences

Most senior-level social science courses provided that the prerequisite is met.
INTS 100.3 (formerly PSY 101.3) and NRTH 101.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.
Most statistics courses are not accepted for credit in the General Requirement.

ANTH 111.3

ARCH 112.3

ARCH 116.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

GEOG 130.3

LING 111.3

LING 112.3

NS 107.3

POLS 111.3

POLS 112.3

PSY 100.3

PSY 120.3 and PSY 121.3 (formerly PSY 110)

SOC 111.3

SOC 112.3 (SOC 111.3 and SOC 112.3 were formerly SOC 110)

WGST 112.3

Fine Arts

Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.

ART 111.6

ART 112.6

ART 113.6

ART 136.3

ART 141.3

ART 161.3

ARTH 120.3

ARTH 121.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

DRAM 101.3

DRAM 104.6

DRAM 110.3

DRAM 113.3

DRAM 118.3 (formerly DRAM 116)

DRAM 119.3 (formerly DRAM 117)

DRAM 121.3

MUS 101.3

MUS 105.3

MUS 111.3

MUS 120.2

MUS 121.2

MUS 133.3

MUS 134.3

MUS 150.3

MUS 151.3

MUS 184.3

Year 1 - Term 2 (15 credit units)

AGRC 112.3
AGRC 113.3
BIOL 121.3
CHEM 250.3

Choose 3 credit units from the areas of Social Science, Humanities or Fine Arts (continued from Term 1 if a 6 credit unit course or a new 3 credit unit course for Term 2):

Humanities

Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions. CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, and CLAS 106.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.

CHIN 111.6

CHIN 130.6

CLAS 110.3

CLAS 111.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

CREE 101.6

CREE 120.6

ENG 110.6

ENG 111.3

ENG 112.3

ENG 113.3

ENG 114.3

FREN 103.3

FREN 106.3

FREN 122.3

FREN 125.3

FREN 128.3

FREN 218.3

GERM 114.3

GERM 117.3

GRK 112.3

GRK 113.3

HEB 111.6

HIST 110.3

HIST 111.3

HIST 114.6

HIST 120.6

HIST 121.3

HIST 122.3

HIST 151.3

HIST 152.3

HIST 170.6

INTS 101.12

LATN 112.3

LATN 113.3

LING 110.3

LIT 100.6

PHIL 110.6

PHIL 120.3

PHIL 133.3

PHIL 140.3

RLST 110.6

RUSS 114.3

RUSS 117.3

SNSK 101.6

SPAN 114.3

SPAN 117.3

UKR 114.3

UKR 117.3

WGST 112.3

Social Sciences

Most senior-level social science courses provided that the prerequisite is met.
INTS 100.3 (formerly PSY 101.3) and NRTH 101.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.
Most statistics courses are not accepted for credit in the General Requirement.

ANTH 111.3

ARCH 112.3

ARCH 116.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

GEOG 130.3

LING 111.3

LING 112.3

NS 107.3

POLS 111.3

POLS 112.3

PSY 100.3

PSY 120.3 and PSY 121.3 (formerly PSY 110)

SOC 111.3

SOC 112.3 (SOC 111.3 and SOC 112.3 were formerly SOC 110)

WGST 112.3

Fine Arts

Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.

ART 111.6

ART 112.6

ART 113.6

ART 136.3

ART 141.3

ART 161.3

ARTH 120.3

ARTH 121.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

DRAM 101.3

DRAM 104.6

DRAM 110.3

DRAM 113.3

DRAM 118.3 (formerly DRAM 116)

DRAM 119.3 (formerly DRAM 117)

DRAM 121.3

MUS 101.3

MUS 105.3

MUS 111.3

MUS 120.2

MUS 121.2

MUS 133.3

MUS 134.3

MUS 150.3

MUS 151.3

MUS 184.3

Year 2 (30 credit units)

CHEM 231.3 or BMSC 200.3
EVSC 210.3
FABS 212.3 OR MCIM 214.3 OR BMSC 210.3
MATH 104.3 or MATH 110.3 or MATH 125.3
PLSC 213.3
RCM 300.3
SLSC 240.3 or EVSC 220.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

ENG 111.3
ENG 112.3
ENG 113.3
ENG 114.3

Open Electives (6 credit units)

Choose 6 credit units of open electives

Years 3 & 4 (60 credit units)

BPBE 330.3
EVSC 380.3
GEOL 206.3 or GEOG 120.3
PLSC 214.3 or STAT 245.3
SLSC 232.3
SLSC 312.3
SLSC 313.3
SLSC 322.3
SLSC 343.3
SLSC 460.3 or SLSC 480.3
SLSC 492.3 or SLSC 494.6 (3 credit units count as restricted elective)

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

PLSC 222.3 or PLSC 201.3
PLSC 412.3
PLSC 423.3
PLSC 425.3

Restricted Electives

Choose 15 credit units from the following:

Electives, as approved by the Soil Science Program Advisor (may include 3 credit units of SLSC 494.6)

Open Electives

choose 9 credit units of open electives

Minor in Soil Science

The Soil Science minor is an approved minor field of study in the B.S.A. degree and the Resource Science major of the B.Sc.(R.R.M.) degree.

A minor consists of 18 credit units in a field of study outside the student's major. At least 12 credit units in the minor must be courses that are not specifically listed as required in a student's major.

Requirements

SLSC 232.3
SLSC 240.3 or EVSC 220.3

Choose 12 credit units from the following:

EVSC 203.3
EVSC 380.3
EVSC 420.3
EVSC 421.3
RRM 215.3
SLSC 312.3
SLSC 313.3
SLSC 322.3
SLSC 343.3
SLSC 460.3
SLSC 480.3
SLSC 492.3

Block Transfer Programs

Lakeland College Environmental Protection Technology

Year 3

AGRC 111.3
AGRC 112.3
AGRC 113.3
BIOL 120.3
BIOL 121.3
BMSC 200.3 or CHEM 231.3
ECON 111.3
GEOG 120.3 or GEOL 206.3
SLSC 312.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

ENG 111.3
ENG 112.3
ENG 113.3
ENG 114.3

Year 4

BPBE 330.3 or RRM 114.3
FABS 212.3 OR MCIM 214.3 OR BMSC 210.3
MATH 104.3
SLSC 313.3
SLSC 322.3
SLSC 460.3 or SLSC 480.3
SLSC 492.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

PLSC 222.3
PLSC 412.3
PLSC 423.3
PLSC 425.3

Choose 6 credit units from the areas of Social Science, Humaities or Fine Arts.

Humanities

Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions. CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, and CLAS 106.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.

CHIN 111.6

CHIN 130.6

CLAS 110.3

CLAS 111.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

CREE 101.6

CREE 120.6

ENG 110.6

ENG 111.3

ENG 112.3

ENG 113.3

ENG 114.3

FREN 103.3

FREN 106.3

FREN 122.3

FREN 125.3

FREN 128.3

FREN 218.3

GERM 114.3

GERM 117.3

GRK 112.3

GRK 113.3

HEB 111.6

HIST 110.3

HIST 111.3

HIST 114.6

HIST 120.6

HIST 121.3

HIST 122.3

HIST 151.3

HIST 152.3

HIST 170.6

INTS 101.12

LATN 112.3

LATN 113.3

LING 110.3

LIT 100.6

PHIL 110.6

PHIL 120.3

PHIL 133.3

PHIL 140.3

RLST 110.6

RUSS 114.3

RUSS 117.3

SNSK 101.6

SPAN 114.3

SPAN 117.3

UKR 114.3

UKR 117.3

WGST 112.3

Social Sciences

Most senior-level social science courses provided that the prerequisite is met.
INTS 100.3 (formerly PSY 101.3) and NRTH 101.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.
Most statistics courses are not accepted for credit in the General Requirement.

ANTH 111.3

ARCH 112.3

ARCH 116.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

GEOG 130.3

LING 111.3

LING 112.3

NS 107.3

POLS 111.3

POLS 112.3

PSY 100.3

PSY 120.3 and PSY 121.3 (formerly PSY 110)

SOC 111.3

SOC 112.3 (SOC 111.3 and SOC 112.3 were formerly SOC 110)

WGST 112.3

Fine Arts

Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.

ART 111.6

ART 112.6

ART 113.6

ART 136.3

ART 141.3

ART 161.3

ARTH 120.3

ARTH 121.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

DRAM 101.3

DRAM 104.6

DRAM 110.3

DRAM 113.3

DRAM 118.3 (formerly DRAM 116)

DRAM 119.3 (formerly DRAM 117)

DRAM 121.3

MUS 101.3

MUS 105.3

MUS 111.3

MUS 120.2

MUS 121.2

MUS 133.3

MUS 134.3

MUS 150.3

MUS 151.3

MUS 184.3

Lakeland College Conservation and Restoration Ecology and Environmental Conservation

Year 3

AGRC 111.3
AGRC 112.3
AGRC 113.3
BIOL 120.3
BMSC 200.3 or CHEM 231.3
ECON 111.3
GEOG 120.3 or GEOL 206.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

ENG 111.3
ENG 112.3
ENG 113.3
ENG 114.3

Choose 6 credit units from the areas of Social Science, Humanities or Fine Arts.

Humanities

Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions. CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, and CLAS 106.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.

CHIN 111.6

CHIN 130.6

CLAS 110.3

CLAS 111.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

CREE 101.6

CREE 120.6

ENG 110.6

ENG 111.3

ENG 112.3

ENG 113.3

ENG 114.3

FREN 103.3

FREN 106.3

FREN 122.3

FREN 125.3

FREN 128.3

FREN 218.3

GERM 114.3

GERM 117.3

GRK 112.3

GRK 113.3

HEB 111.6

HIST 110.3

HIST 111.3

HIST 114.6

HIST 120.6

HIST 121.3

HIST 122.3

HIST 151.3

HIST 152.3

HIST 170.6

INTS 101.12

LATN 112.3

LATN 113.3

LING 110.3

LIT 100.6

PHIL 110.6

PHIL 120.3

PHIL 133.3

PHIL 140.3

RLST 110.6

RUSS 114.3

RUSS 117.3

SNSK 101.6

SPAN 114.3

SPAN 117.3

UKR 114.3

UKR 117.3

WGST 112.3

Social Sciences

Most senior-level social science courses provided that the prerequisite is met.
INTS 100.3 (formerly PSY 101.3) and NRTH 101.3 may not be used to fulfill the General Requirement.
Most statistics courses are not accepted for credit in the General Requirement.

ANTH 111.3

ARCH 112.3

ARCH 116.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

GEOG 130.3

LING 111.3

LING 112.3

NS 107.3

POLS 111.3

POLS 112.3

PSY 100.3

PSY 120.3 and PSY 121.3 (formerly PSY 110)

SOC 111.3

SOC 112.3 (SOC 111.3 and SOC 112.3 were formerly SOC 110)

WGST 112.3

Fine Arts

Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.

ART 111.6

ART 112.6

ART 113.6

ART 136.3

ART 141.3

ART 161.3

ARTH 120.3

ARTH 121.3

CMRS 110.3

CMRS 111.3

DRAM 101.3

DRAM 104.6

DRAM 110.3

DRAM 113.3

DRAM 118.3 (formerly DRAM 116)

DRAM 119.3 (formerly DRAM 117)

DRAM 121.3

MUS 101.3

MUS 105.3

MUS 111.3

MUS 120.2

MUS 121.2

MUS 133.3

MUS 134.3

MUS 150.3

MUS 151.3

MUS 184.3

Year 4

EVSC 210.3
FABS 212.3 OR MCIM 214.3 OR BMSC 210.3
MATH 104.3
SLSC 313.3
SLSC 322.3
SLSC 343.3
SLSC 460.3 or SLSC 480.3
SLSC 492.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

PLSC 222.3
PLSC 412.3
PLSC 423.3
PLSC 425.3

Electives

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

electives approved by an advisor

Course and Program Catalogue 2013-2014

Soil Science

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.) - Soil Science

Year 1 - Term 1 (15 credit units)

Humanities

Social Sciences

Fine Arts

Year 1 - Term 2 (15 credit units)

Humanities

Social Sciences

Fine Arts

Year 2 (30 credit units)

Open Electives (6 credit units)

Years 3 & 4 (60 credit units)

Restricted Electives

Open Electives

Minor in Soil Science

Requirements

Block Transfer Programs

Lakeland College Environmental Protection Technology

Year 3

Year 4

Humanities

Social Sciences

Fine Arts

Lakeland College Conservation and Restoration Ecology and Environmental Conservation

Year 3

Humanities

Social Sciences

Fine Arts

Year 4

Electives