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SOIL SCIENCE
College of Agriculture

 GRADUATE FACULTY 1989-90
Chairman. B. L. McNeal. Graduate Coordinator: M. E.
Collins. Professors: E. E. Albregts; D. V. Calvert; V. W.
Carlisle; J. M. Davidson; D. A. Graetz; L. C. Hammond; D.
R. Hensel; A. G. Hornsby; D. H. Hubbell; G. Kidder; M.
C. Lutrick; R. S. Mansell; B. L. McNeal; D. L. Myhre; D. G.
Neary; H. L. Popenoe; P. S. C. Rao; K. R. Reddy; F. M.
Rhoads; D. F. Rothwell; J. B. Sartain; G. H. Snyder; E. L.
Stone. Associate Professors: C. A. Anderson; R. B. Brown;
M. E. Collins; N. B. Comerford; J. H. Graham; E. A.
Hanlon; W. G. Harris; R. D. Rhue; C. D. Stanley; J. J. Street;
D. M. Sylvia. Assistant Professors: C. T. Johnston; P.
Nkedi-Kizza, J. E. Rechcigl.

 The Department of Soil Science offers the Master of
 Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees with
 emphasis on soil chemistry, soil genesis and classifica-
 tion, soil microbiology, soil physics, soil fertility, forest
 soils, and environmental quality. The nonthesis degree
 Master of Agriculture is also offered.
 The interests of the student and faculty, the facilities,
 and the funding available will determine the area of
 specialization for the research problem. Students will
 present a thesis or dissertation in their major field; in
 addition, Ph.D. candidates must pass a qualifying exami-
 nation covering several areas of soil science and related
 fields.
 Prerequisites: Students who expect to do graduate
 work in the Department of Soil Science should hold a'
 bachelor's degree from an accredited college or univer-
 sity with a major in soil science or the equivalent back-
 ground in another field of science. The student's under-
 graduate courses should include at least one course in
 each of the following areas; general soils, soil fertility, soil
 genesis and classification, soil chemistry or soil physics,
 microbiology, botany, plant physiology, crop science,
 inorganic chemistry, organic or biochemistry, physics,
 and calculus. Those students not meeting the above
 requirements will normally be expected to make up any
 deficiencies early in their graduate program. Students will
 also be held responsible for such basic undergraduate
 courses as are deemed necessary for the pursuit of their
 special programs.
 SOS 5132-Tropical Soils (2) Prereq: SOS 3022. Characteristics of
 humid tropical soils with emphasis on low energy management
 systems and land-use development strategies.
 SOS 5303C-Soil Microbiology (3) Prereq: SOS 3022, APB 2170.
 Occurrence and activities of soil microorganisms and their
 influence on soil productivity.
 SOS 5424C-Soil Chemical Analysis (3) Prereq: SOS 4404, CHM
 3120. Practical and theoretical aspects of instrumentation and
 techniques commonly used in the analyses of soils and plants.
 SOS 6136-Soil Fertility (3) Prereq: SOS4404. Discussion of soil-
 supplied plant nutrients with specific emphasis on the effects of
 fertilizers upon plant productivity; the interpretation of field
 research data; and the interaction of the soil, nutrients, and
 plants.
 SOS 6233-Forest Soils (3) Prereq: SOS 3022, FNR 3011 or
 equivalent. Soil as a component of forest ecosystems. Soil physi-
 cal, chemical, and biological properties influencingforest growth,
 biochemical and hydrological cycles as they relate to forest land
 use. Several Saturday field trips are required.
 SOS 6323-Advanced Soil Microbiology (3) Prereq: SOS 5303 or
 permission of instructor. Study of form, function, and ecological
 relationships of microorganisms in plant-soil environments.
 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 6363-Advances in Biodegradation and Microbial Bioengi-
 neering (3) Prereq: MCB 3020, 4303, BCH 3023, or consent of


the instructor. Role of microorganisms in the degradation of toxic
solutes in terrestrial and aquatic environments, natural evolution
and spread of degradative traits, recombinant-DNA techniques
to develop microorganisms with improved capabilities for degra-
dation.
SOS 6414-Soil Chemistry (3) Prereq: SOS 4404, CHM 3120C,
CHM 3400. Chemistry of soil constituents including solubility,
complexation, ion-exchange, oxidation-reduction, and acidity
effects.
SOS 6448-Biogeochemistry of Wetland Soils (3) Biogeochemi-
cal cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and redox
cations in wetland soils and sediments, as related to their
agronomic and ecological significance.
SOS 6454-Colloidal and Physical Chemistry of Soils (3) Prereq:
CHM 3401, SOS 6414. Clay-water interactions, thermodynam-
ics of swelling clay systems, diffuse double-layer theory, ion
exchange, and adsorption.
SOS 6464-Soil Mineralogy (4) Prereq: GLY 6250, SOS 6414.
Composition and properties of soil minerals; techniques of
identification and analysis of mixed mineralogical systems; rela-
tions of composite mineralogical characters to soil properties.
SOS 6622-Soil Physics (3) Prereq: SOS 4602, 6414, MAC 3313,
EGM 3311, or equivalent. Physical concepts of the retention and
movement 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: SOS4715.
Philosophic conceptof soil, roleof soil models, development and
nomenclature of diagnostic horizons, and an analysis of soil
taxonomy. Several field trips are required.
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-Special Problems (1-4; max: 5) Prereq: 15 credits of
soil science. Laboratory, library, and/or field study and research
in a particular aspect of soils.
SOS 6910-Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
SOS 6931-Seminar (1; max: 3) Presentation of literature, meth-
ods of proposed thesis research, and selected topics.
SOS 6932-Topics in Soils (1-3; max: 6) Prereq: SOS 3022.
 SOS 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
 SOS 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
 SOS 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral stu-
 dents before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with
 a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have
 been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who
 have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
 SOS 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.

 SPECIAL EDUCATION
 College of Education
 GRADUATE FACULTY 1989-90
 Chairperson: P. T. Sindelar. Graduate Coordinator: C. L.
 Reichard. Professors: M. Cunningham (Emeritus); M. K.
 Dykes; C. Forgnone; C. D. Mercer; C. V. Morsink; C. L.
 Reichard;W. R. Reid; S. E. Schwartz; P. T. Sindelar;W. D.
 Wolking. Associate Professor: V. I. Correa.

 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 Doctor
 of Education or Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Program
 specializations include the emotionally disturbed, the
 mentally retarded, specific learning disabilities, physi-
 cally impaired/ multiply handicapped, and administra-
 tion of special education. For the latter, students should
 see courses listed in this Catalog under.Educational Lead-
 ership: EEX 6511-Administration of Special Education;
 EEX 7535-Seminar in Administration and Supervision of
 Special Education; EEX 7945-Practicum: Special Educa-
 tion Administration. In addition to area specializations,
 students may elect to emphasize handicapping condi-
 tions at developmental levels ranging from preschool
 through vocational levels. Students interested in special-