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| B.S. Major Requirements: | UNITS |
| English Composition Requirement | 4-12 |
| See College requirement | 0-8 |
| Communication 1 | 4 |
| Preparatory Subject Matter | 74 |
| Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C | 15 |
| Chemistry 2A-2B-2C and a more advanced course | 18 |
| Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 21 or Engineering 5 or one Ecology course with adviser's approval | 3 |
| Economics 1A, 1B | 5 |
| Geology 50 | 3 |
| Mathematics 16A, 16B | 6 |
| Physics 7A-7B-7C | 12 |
| Statistics 13, 100 or Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 120 | 4 |
| Additional physical sciences, biological sciences, and/or mathematics with approval of adviser | 8 |
| Breadth/General Education | 15-33 |
| Satisfaction of General Education requirement | 6-24 |
| At least one upper division course from each of the following areas, with approval of adviser, (1) resource management, (2) environmental law, (3) environmental economics and decision making | 9 |
| Depth Subject Matter | 30 |
| Soil Science 100 | 4 |
| Environmental and Resource Sciences 100, 100L | 6 |
| Additional upper division units in soil science and hydrologic science | 20 |
| Restricted Electives | 27 |
| To supplement or expand areas of student interest selected with approval of adviser | 24 |
| Special study or experience (192 or 199 course in the major area) | 3 |
| Unrestricted electives | 4-30 |
Total Units for the Degree |
180 |
Major Adviser. W. Horwath
Advising Center for the major is located in 148 Hoagland Hall (530-752-1669). See Diane Swindall (dgswindall@ucdavis.edu).
Graduate Study. Graduate programs are available in Soil Science as well as Hydrologic Sciences. Detailed information can be obtained from the Graduate Adviser and the Graduate Announcement. See also the Graduate Studies chapter of this catalog.
Courses. For specific courses of instruction in this major, see course listings under Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, Environmental and Resource Sciences, Soil Science, and Hydrologic Science.
Related Courses. See courses in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources, Applied Biological Systems Technology, Chemistry, Biological and Agricultural Engi-neering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science and Policy, Environmental Toxicology, Geology, International Agricultural Development, Plant Biology, Vegetable Crops, and Viticulture and Enology.