The strategic plan (Renstra) of the Soil Science Study Program is a development plan for the Soil Science Study Program in the next five years to achieve the vision of the Soil Science Study Program (S1), supporting the vision of the Faculty of Agriculture and Andalas University in general. The Strategic Plan of the Soil Science Study Program is an elaboration of the Strategic Plan of the Faculty of Agriculture and also the Strategic Plan of Andalas University. Soil Science Study Program is currently no longer faced with problems and challenges that are local and national in scale, but already at the international level. Therefore, the Strategic Plan of Soil Science Study Program is prepared for the development of Soil Science Study Program which is not only superior at the local, national level, but also at the international level.

The preparation of the Strategic Plan of Soil Science Study Program involves a team of lecturers directly, and considers input from alumni, stakeholders (agencies / companies) and pays attention to both internal and external issues. These issues are raised by reviewing social, economic, political, geographical, technological aspects, as well as the development of soil science itself. Currently, the Strategic Plan of the Soil Science Study Program is outlined in the 2018-2023 Strategic Plan.

Vision of Soil Science Study Program:

"To become a superior Soil Science Study Program in tropical marginal land studies at the INTERNATIONAL level in 2028"

["Excellent"] means reputable in higher education in the field of tropical marginal land at the INTERNATIONAL level. This reputation is shown by the production of competitive graduates in order to support the nation's independence in the field of sustainable tropical marginal land management.

 Mission of S1 Soil Science Study Program:

Organizing education to produce competent and superior scholars in the field of tropical marginal land.
Organizing research and development in the field of tropical marginal land to support sustainable agricultural science and technology.
Carrying out community service in the field of tropical marginal land to support the achievement of sustainable agriculture
Carrying out cooperation with government and private institutions at home and abroad in the field of tropical marginal land.

Soil Science Study Program Goals:

Producing graduates who are professional in the field of tropical marginal land to realize sustainable agriculture
Producing quality research in the field of tropical marginal land to support science and technology in sustainable agriculture.
Assisting problem solving in the government, private sector, and communities/farmers, especially in the management of tropical marginal lands.
To collaborate with government and private institutions, both nationally and internationally in tropical marginal land management.

Padang - Happy Graduation of graduates /ti students of the Department of Soil Science and Land Resources (ITSL). On March 18, 2023, Andalas University held the second graduation.  In this second graduation period, the Department of Soil Science and Land Resources graduated 29 students of the Soil Science study program (S1). It should be appreciated because at this graduation there were 8 graduates from the Soil Science study program getting the title "With Praise". In addition, graduates of the soil science study program also dominate the predicate of campus activist stars, where as many as 6 out of 15 campus activist stars are graduates from the Soil Science (S1) study program. The achievements made by graduates in the second graduation period should be a motivation for soil science students so that achievement after achievement can be achieved.

The second graduation period this year the Faculty of Agriculture, Andalas University graduated as many as 127 students, both from the Bachelor and Master program levels. Not only attended by graduates, all families and fellow students of various study programs at the Faculty of Agriculture also attended to enliven the graduation ceremony. The chairman of the graduation ceremony, Vice Dean I Dr. Ir. Agustian, congratulated the graduates who had successfully completed their studies at the Faculty of Agriculture. In his speech, the Vice Dean I of the Faculty of Agriculture Unand said that after this graduation procession there is a big responsibility faced by alumni, the Vice Dean hopes that alumni can take part in advancing regional food security, nation and state, and the world. He said "there is no strong country without being supported by an adequate food sector. Graduates should be able to take part not only on a local scale but also nationally and regionally. To achieve that, in addition to knowledge in agriculture, international language skills need to be improved. Many alumni with specialized skills and language proficiency have reputations and strategic positions in their careers."

The streaming link for the second graduation can be watched on the Faperta Unand TV Youtube channel.