Program: Soil Management Graduate Certificate - Texas Tech University

Apr 22, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

About the Soil Management Graduate Certificate Program

The 12-hour Graduate Certificate in Soil Management allows potential soil scientists to obtain the required number of college soils credit hours required by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and have a tangible certificate to indicate that the individual has the requisite education.

Contact: Dr. Sanjit Deb, 806.834.1373, sanjit.deb@ttu.edu, www.depts.ttu.edu/pss/ProgramPages/GCP-SM.php

Courses Required*:

PSS 5331 - Advanced Plant Nutrient Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 5335 - Soil Physics 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 5336 - Soil Mineralogy 3 Semester Credit Hours

Optional Courses*:

PSS 5337 - Advanced Soil Classification 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 5330 - Advanced Environmental Soil Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 6332 - Advanced Soil Microbial Ecology 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 6331 - Advanced Environmental Soil Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 5334 - Soils and Crops in Arid Lands 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 5327 - Advanced Forage Science 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Hours: 12 †

* All prerequisites must be met prior to taking each course or consent from the instructor.

^† For those seeking this certification to satisfy requirements by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), one additional 3-hour course is needed because NRCS requires 15 credit hours.