Environmental Protection

Minor Contact

• Sven Verlinden

Minor Code - U061

This minor is designed to provide students the opportunity to study the science and techniques which are applied to safe-guard the quality of the environment with emphasis on water, soil and crop protection.  This minor would benefit students from agronomy, horticulture, and other disciplines with significant backgrounds in chemistry and biological science, who intend to work in an area where their major is applied to environmental protection. A grade of C or higher must be earned in all minor courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ESWS 155	Elements of Environmental Protection	3
ESWS 460 & 460L	Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment Laboratory	3
Select three of the following: *		9
AEM 401 & 401L	Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
AEM 420	Soil Microbiology
AGRN 451 & 451L	Principles of Weed Science and Principles of Weed Science Laboratory
ENTO 412	Pest Management
ENVP 401 & 401L	Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
ENVP 412	Pest Management
ENVP 420	Soil Microbiology
ENVP 451 & 451L	Principles of Weed Science and Principles of Weed Science Laboratory
ESWS 355	Environmental Sampling and Analysis
ESWS 425 & 425L	Environmental Soil Management and Environmental Soil Management Laboratory
ESWS 455	Reclamation of Disturbed Soils
Total Hours		15

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 Courses with the same title are equivalent to each other.