Fall 2026

Senior Honors Thesis

SOILSCI 682 is the continuation of SOILSCI 681, serving as the senior honors thesis component for Soil Science majors.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Nick Balster3.3/5Zac Freedman

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NICK BALSTER is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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IND 048Classroom Instruction0 / 30

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  • Senior honors thesis research and writing.

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SOILSCI 682 · Fall 2026

Senior Honors Thesis

Recorded 2026-09-07
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