Before being admitted to the minor, students must have successfully completed the following courses: BOT 121 or BIO 114, SS 120, MATH 118 or MATH 161.
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.
Required Courses | ||
Plant area: | ||
PLSC 381 | Native Plants for California Landscapes | 4 |
or BOT 313 | Taxonomy of Vascular Plants | |
Soils area: | ||
SS 321 | Soil Morphology | 4 |
SS 421 | Wetlands | 4 |
or SS 431 | Digital Soil Mapping | |
or SS 440 | Forest and Range Soils | |
Ecological Principles: | ||
AG 360 | Holistic Management | 4 |
or BIO 327 | Wildlife Ecology | |
or BOT 326 | Plant Ecology | |
NR 306 | Natural Resource Ecology and Habitat Management | 4 |
or NR 304 | Agroecology | |
or NR 305 | Forest Ecology and Silvics | |
Approved Electives | ||
Select from the following: | 6-8 | |
Principles of Rangeland Management | ||
Field Botany: California Plant Diversity | ||
Irrigation Water Management | ||
Rocks and Minerals | ||
Soil Erosion and Water Conservation | ||
Plant Propagation | ||
Weed Biology and Management | ||
Vertebrate Pest Management | ||
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
or GEOG 218 | Applications in GIS | |
Fire Ecology | ||
Watershed Processes and Management | ||
Environmental Law | ||
Water Resource Law and Policy | ||
Systems Thinking in Environmental Management | ||
Soil Health and Plant Nutrition | ||
Soil Plant Relationships | ||
Total units | 26-28 |