Advising

NRES students and their major advisors can review program requirements here and obtain an easy-to-use advising form to help track progress and plan future courses. The NRES Director can also be used as an advising resource by students and faculty any time a question arises.

The NRES Curriculum

Learn more about our class requirements. For many degree programs, it's possible to earn the NRES Secondary Major with only one additional course.

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Prepare for Enrollment

Looking for block elective courses that will be offered during an upcoming semester? See the handy guides below to help with your class planning.

Fall 2025

There are 32 classes from which to choose, including 6 natural science, 18 applied science/technology, and 8 social sciences/humanities block electives.

Natural Sciences
Dept	No	Title	Hrs
AGRON	205*	Soils	3
*Note that AGRON 305 has recently been renumbered to AGRON 205
BIOL	529	Fundamentals of Ecology	3
ENTOM	312	General Entomology	3
GEOL	502	Mineralogy	3
GEOL	520	Geomorphology	3
GEOL	540	Geologic Record of Climate Change	3

Applied Sciences and Technology
Dept	No	Title	Hrs
AGRON	330	Weed Science	3
AGRON	335	Environmental Quality	3
AGRON	635	Soil and Water Conservation	3
AGRON	645	Soil Microbiology	3
AGRON	646	Soil Microbiology Lab	1
ATM	653	Water Mgmt and Irrigation Systems	3
ATM	661	Watershed Assessment and Mgmt	3
BAE	620	Problems in Agricultural Engg	1-18
BAE	660	Hydraulic Transport in Biol Systems	3
BIOL	263	Ecology of Environmental Problems	3
CE	550	Water Resource Engineering	3
CE	563	Environmental Engineering Fundamentals	3
CHE	650	Hazardous Waste Engineering Seminar (Distance)	1
CHE	670	Sustainability Seminar (Distance)	1
CHE	715	Biochemical Engineering	3
GEOG	440	Spatial Analysis of Surface Water Hydrology	3
GEOG	508	Geographic Information Systems 1	4
GEOG	605	Remote Sensing of the Environment	3

Social Sciences and Humanities
Dept	No	Title	Hrs
AGEC	525	Natural Resource & Environ Econ	3
AGEC	610	Current Ag & Nat Res Policy Issues	3
ANTH	260	Intro to Archeology	3
GEOG	340	Geography of Natural Resources	3
GEOG	360	Sustainability Concepts & Issues	3
GEOG	370	Environmental Justice	3
PHILO	595	Environmental Ethics	3
SOCIO	536	Society and Natural Resources	3

Spring 2026

There are 39 classes from which to choose, including 12 natural science, 18 applied science/technology, and 91 social sciences/humanities block electives.

Natural Sciences
Dept	No	Title	Hrs
AGRON	205*	Soils	3
*Note that AGRON 305 has recently been renumbered to AGRON 205
AGRON	665	Soil Genesis and Classification	3
BIOL	529	Fundamentals of Ecology	3
BIOL	642	Principles of Conservation Biology	3
BIOL	687	Microbial Ecology	3
CHM	315	Environmental Science: A Chemistry Perspective	3
CHM	316	Environmental Science: A Chemistry Perspective Lab	1
ENTOM	312	General Entomology (Distance)	3
GEOG	535	Global Climatology and Climate Change	3
GEOG	740	Fluvial Geomorphology	3
GEOL	611	Hydrogeology	3
GEOL	650	Geomicrobiology	3

Applied Sciences and Technology
Dept	No	Title	Hrs
AGRON	375	Nutrient Cycling and Fertilizer Mgmt	3
AGRON	655	Site Specific Agriculture	3
AGRON	746	Environmental Soil Physics	3
BIOL	435	Environmental Biology	3
BIOL	684	Wildlife Management and Techniques	4
ATM	558	Hydrology and Soil Erosion Management	3
BAE	560	Hydrology for Biological Systems	3
BAE	643	Life Cycle Assessment	3
BAE	651	Air Pollution Engineering	3
CE	552	Hydraulic Engineering	3
CE	563	Environmental Engineering Fundamentals	3
CE	565	Waste and Wastewater Engineering	3
CE	766	Wastewater Engineering: Biological Processes	4
CHE	650	Hazardous Waste Engineering Seminar (Distance)	1
CHE	670	Sustainability Seminar (Distance)	1
GEOG	508	Geographic Information Systems I	4
GEOG	605	Remote Sensing of the Environment	3
LAR	420	Socio-Ecological Systems Studio	5

Social Sciences and Humanities
Dept	No	Title	Hrs
AGCOM	712	Environmental Communication (Distance)	3
ENGL	275	Wild Lit	3
GEOG	360	Sustainability Concepts and Issues	3
GEOG	460	Human Dimensions of Global Change	3
GEOG	722	International Conservation	3
GEOG	761	Human Impact on the Environment	3
LAR	298	Ethics and Environmental Dilemmas	3
LAR	646	Community Engagement Studio	5
IDFS	350	Our Sustainable World (Distance)	3