Soil Genesis & Classification

Soil Genesis & Classification
Soil layers

Soil Genesis and Classification will give students a foundational understanding of how soils develop over time, as influenced by physical, chemical, biological, and climatic factors with an emphasis on identifying diagnostic horizons.  Topics include soil formation and the natural processes occuring within soils that produce characteristic soil morphology.  Processes such as weathering, illuviation, podsolization, reduction/oxidation reactions (REDOX) and erosion/deposition will be discussed in the classroom and observed in the field.  Students will learn to relate soil morphology to landforms and specific landscape positions and be introduced to Soil Classification using Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Twelfth Edition, 2014.

Dress appropriately for field work. If possible, please bring a soil auger and/or spade, Munsell color book, notebook/clipboard and tape measure.

 

Soil Science Certificate Program
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Thu Oct 8, 2026
9:00AM - 3:30PM
Town of Goffstown
Thomas Peragallo
299.00 Workshop Fee
6
USNH Tuition Benefit
10% Alumni Discount UNH-Alum
10% KSC Alumni Discount
0.6
PDT-SoilSc-09
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This course serves as a required workshop for the Certificate Program in Soil Science.

This certificate will provide you with practical skills on how to examine soil profiles, identify how soils develop over time, record test pits, and much more.

The program is offered at Pease in Portsmouth, in Manchester, Durham, and at various off-site locations. The program consists of four required workshops. You are required to complete the program within two years.

4 Required Workshops:

Please note that this certificate is exclusively a non-credit continuing education certificate issued by UNH Professional Development & Training. This certificate is not intended to replace or substitute any other license, certificate, or accreditation. CEUs will be issued upon completion of each course.

For More Information
Call (603) 862-7380
or send an email to professional.development@unh.edu