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requirements will be required to make up any deficiency
early in their graduate work. Students will be held re-
sponsible for such basic undergraduate courses as are
deemed necessary for the pursuit of their special
program.

SOS 5132-Tropical Soils (2) Prereq: SOS 3022. Characteristics
of humid tropical soils with emphasis on low energy manage-
ment systems and land-use development strategies.
SOS 6136-Soil Fertility (3) Prereq: SOS 4404. Soil chemical
properties and plant growth.
SOS 6233-Forest Soils (3) Prereq: SOS 3022, FNR 3011 or
equivalent. Soil as a component of forest ecosystems. Soil
physical chemical, and biological properties influencing forest
growth, biochemical and hydrological cycles as they relate to
forest land use. Several Saturday field trips are required.
SOS 6323-Soil Microbiology (2) Prereq: SOS 4303.
Microorganisms of mineral and organic soils; their ecological
relationships and metabolic processes.
SOS 6325L-Soil Microbiology Laboratory (2) Prereq: MCB
3020 and/or consent of instructor. Coreq: SOS 6323. Laboratory
experiments on soil-plant-microorganism relationships.
SOS 6414-Soil Chemistry (4) Prereq: SOS 4404, CHM 3120C,
CHM 3400. Structural and chemical characteristics of soil
reactive components and their relation to ion exchange, acidity,
oxidation-reduction, and plant nutrient retention properties.
SOS 6418-Micronutrients in Soils (2) Prereq: SOS 4414, CHM
3120, 3400. Chemistry of micronutrients and associated
elements in the soil-water system with special emphasis on
solubility controls, ion complexation, redox reactions, and
solution chemistry.
SOS 6424-Laboratory Methods of Soil Chemical Analysis (3)
Prereq: SOS 4404, CHM 3120. Theoretical and practical aspects
of instrumentation commonly used in the analyses of soils and
plants.
SOS 6444-Soil Organic Matter (3) Prereq: CHM 3200, SOS
6136, 6323, 6414. Composition and properties of soil organic
matter; techniques of study; formation and management of
organic soils.
SOS 6454-Colloidal and Physical Chemistry of Soils (4) Prereq:
CHM 3401, SOS 6414. Theoretical treatment of ion exchange
and activities of ions in solution and in suspension; energy
relationships in soil colloids; aluminum chemistry; water prop-
erties; application of thermodynamics to the physiochemical
aspects of soil colloids.
SOS 6464-Soil Mineralogy (4) Prereq: CLY 6250, SOS 6414.
Composition and properties of soil minerals; techniques of iden-
tification and analysis of mixed mineralogical systems; relations
of composite mineralogical characters to soil properties.
SOS 6622-Soil Physics (3) Prereq: SOS 4602, MAC3312, PHY
2049, EGM 3311. Physical concepts of the retention and move-
ment of water, solutes, and gases in soils with a special emphasis
on agricultural and environmental aspects of water and solute
behavior in soils.
SOS 6717-Soil Genesis and Classification (3) Prereq: SOS
4715. Philosophic concept of soil, role of soil models,
pedogenesis of horizons and profiles, geomorphologic and
stratigraphic influence on state factors, soil morphology, arid
analysis of soil taxonomy.
SOS 6752-Morphology of Florida Soils (1) Prereq or coreq:
SOS 4718. Field studies relating the influence of morphological
characteristics on the suitability of Florida soils for agricultural
and urban uses. Extensive trips required.
SOS 6905-Nonthesis Research (1-4; max: 6) Prereq: 15 credits
of soil science. Study and research in a particular aspect of soils.
SOS 6910-Supervised Research (1-5) S/U.
SOS 6931-Seminar (1; max: 3) Presentation of literature,
methods of proposed thesis research, and selected topics.
SOS 6932-Topics in Soils (3; max: 6) Prereq: SOS 3022.
Variable content; offered by arrangement to qualified students
at continuing education centers.
SOS 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5) S/U.
SOS 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
SOS 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.


SPECIAL EDUCATION
College of Education
 GRADUATE FACULTY 1982-83
Chairperson: C. V. Morsink. Graduate Coordinator: R. E.
Schmid. Professors: R. F. Algozzine; M. Cunningham
(Emeritus); M. K. Dykes; C. Forgnone; C. D. Mercer;
C. V. Morsink; W. R. Reid; W. D. Wolking. Associate
Professors: C. L. Reichard; R. E. Schmid; S. E. Schwartz.
Assistant Professor: R. E. Nutter.

 The department offers programs leading to the Master
of Education or Master of Arts in Education degrees, the
sixth year Specialist in Education degree, and the Doc-
tor of Education or Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
 Program specializations include the emotionally dis-
turbed, the mentally retarded, specific learning dis-
abilities, physically impaired/multiple handicapped, and
administration of special education. For the latter, stu-
dents should see courses listed in this Catalog under
Educational Administration and Supervision: EEX 6511 -
Administration of Special Education; EEX 7535-Seminar
in Administration and Supervision of Special Education;
EEX 7945-Practicum: Special Education Administration.
In addition to area specializations, students may elect
to emphasize handicapping conditions at developmental
levels ranging from preschool through vocational levels.
Students interested in specializing in speech-language
pathology should see courses listed under Speech (for
further information contact Speech and Hearing, 442
ASB).

EED 6221-Educational Aspects of Behavioral Problems in
Children and Youth (1-3) Prereq or coreq: EEX3010, 6051. An
analysis of the emerging trends and procedures in providing ser-
vices to children ard youth who may be classified as having
behavioral disorders. H.
EED 6225-Educational Theories and Practices for Children
and Youth with Behavioral Problems (1-3) Prereq: EED 4011
or 6221, EEX 3010 or 6051. Current practices and operational
rationales, administrative arrangements for present programs
and evaluation of the teaching process. H.
EED 6241-Educational Programming for Children and Youth
with Behavioral Problems (3) Prereq: EED 4011 or 6221, EEX
3010or 6051. Structuring individualized remediation programs
for children with behavioral disorders based upon psycho-
educational evaluations. Curriculum materials and techniques
to increase cognitive and affective dimensions of personal
development. H.
EED 6943-Practicum in Special Education: Behavioral
Disorders (3-12; max: 12) Prereq or coreq: EED 4011 or 6221
and written request prior to registration for permission to enroll.
Working with behaviorally disordered children and youth in
a variety of settings.
EED 7930-Seminar: Program Development for Children with
Behavioral Disorders (3) Latest innovations in special educa-
tion media, models of information dissemination and their
implications.
EED 7936-Seminar: Education of the Emotionally Disturbed
Child (3) Prereq: open to advanced degree students in special
education. Special issues in the education of the emotionally
disturbed child.
EEX 6045-The Exceptional Child in the Mainstream of
Education (3) Principles and practices of special education as
they relate to general education, including characteristics,
identification, educational programming and placement, and
due process.
EEX 6051-Teaching Exceptional Children (3) Care, treatment,
and education of children with problems and handicaps.
EEX 6059-Handicapped Students at the Secondary Level: An
Overview (3) Historical aspects of programming, review of
current trends and literature; solving simulated and actual field
problems, review of adult adjustment literature.
EEX 6065-Educational Programs for Handicapped Students