College of Agriculture
Agricultural Sciences Bldg. (11), Room 211
(805) 756-2161, FAX: (805) 756-6577
Students completing the minor will gain skills in recognizing, assessing, and treating disturbed lands for numerous purposes, including erosion and sediment control, water quality improvement, habitat restoration, and aesthetic enhancement. They will develop proficiency in plant identification and selection, soil properties and processes, and ecological principles, and also learn to set criteria and judge the feasibility, prudence, efficiency, and effectiveness of rehabilitation efforts.
Before being admitted to the minor,
students must have successfully completed the following courses:
BOT 121 or BIO 114; SS 121; MATH 118
At least one-half of the units must
be at the 300-400 level. Generally, courses required for the student's major
degree cannot be counted toward the minor, except that courses selected in the
required core may count in both the major and minor programs. This and other
course exceptions must be approved by the minor coordinator. As a guideline,
students should take at least 20 units from outside their major degree program.
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Required core
courses |
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Plant area (select
one course): |
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BIO
152; BOT 238, 333; EHS 381 |
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Soils area: |
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SS 321
Soil Morphology (4) or SS 440 Forest and Range Soils (4) |
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Ecological Principles
(select one course): |
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BOT
326; FNR 306; AG 450 |
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Project (select one
course) |
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May be
selected from Special Problem, Selected Advanced Topic, Senior Project or
other course designation approved by the minor coordinator. |
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Coordinator
approved electives |
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Select 4 courses from the
following list: |
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ASCI
329; BIO 418; BOT 313, 324; |
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BRAE
340, 415; PPSC 221, 327; |
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EHS
124, 382; FNR/GEOG/LA 318; |
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FNR 307,
308, 408, 419, 420 |
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MCRO
436; SS 202, 221 |
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