Technical Abstract: More than half of Mexico's soil and water resources are considered moderately to severely degraded, primarily due to erosion and sedimentation. Characterization of soil susceptibility to erosion in the field is often hampered by difficulty in obtaining reliable water supplies. We tested an alternative method to determine soil erodibility coefficients for concentrated water flow that had not been applied to agricultural soils. The submerged jet method of determining soil erodibility coefficients was tested on six soils of varying texture and predominant clay mineralogy near the end of the corn (Zea mays L.) growing season. The resulting erodibility coefficients segregated soils of similar texture and mineralogy. Management effects, such as moldboard plow and no-till were identified in three of the six test sites. The results of these tests, along with the relative ease of use and minimum labor and water requirements, suggest that the submerged jet device is a useful tool to determine soil erodibility coefficients of agricultural soils.