To carry out education at the tertiary level, students need education costs either sourced from parental financing funds or through scholarships.

The Soil Science study program runs fulltime education. The Department of Soil Science does not provide weekend classes or part-time classes. Usually students each semester will get a lecture credit load of around 20-24 credits, and will decrease after entering semester 7, where the minimum credits taken by students to be able to graduate in the Soil Science study program are 144 credits. 1 course credit is equivalent to 170 minutes per week. If students want to study while working, they need to divide their time extra carefully so that the lecture process does not fail. Students studying while working are usually in semester 7 and above.

For students / prospective students who want to get scholarships during education, they can participate in various scholarships provided either by the APBN, the local government of the student's origin, scholarships from companies or scholarships from certain foundations. The scholarships can be in the form of tuition assistance only or tuition fees + living expenses (fully funded). Prospective students can apply for scholarships before becoming Unand Earth Science students, such as the BIDIKMISI scholarship, while most other scholarships are available after becoming Andalas University students.

Here are some of the available scholarships that students can choose from:

1. BIDIKMISI Scholarship
2. BAZIZ Scholarship
3. Djarum Scholarship
4. Karya Salmba 4 Scholarship
5. Salim Foundation Scholarship
6. Bank Indonesia Scholarship
7. Bank Nagari Scholarship
8. Van Deventer Maas Scholarship
9. Tanoto Scholarship
10. Rajawali Scholarship
11. BRI Bank Scholarship
12. BCA Bank Scholarship
13. Paragom Scholarship
14. BSI Prestasi Scholarship
15. Superior Student Jakarta Card Scholarship

For students who want to get information about scholarships can access the scholarship link on the Unand web page. In addition, students can contact the scholarship PIC provided by Andalas University: Teti Student Affairs section of Andalas University Tel / WA : 085274718922, or the Academic and Student Affairs section of the Faculty of Agriculture, Andalas University. Please note that available scholarships are usually competitive so students need to prepare complete files and documents.

For Soil Science students who need counseling services regarding the constraints of the educational process and post-study plans can contact Andalas University counseling services or contact the head of the Department of Soil Science and Land Resources.