The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Two Year Plan: Environmental Science (BS)
The following plan is possible on the presumption that an incoming student has an Associate of Arts (AA) degree and has completed the equivalent to BIOL 104, BIOL 107, CHEM 130, CHEM 131, and MATH 198 prior to enrolling at Truman State University. If this is not the case, consider a five semester plan.
FALL - Semester 1
- BIOL 301 (4 cr)
- ENVS 210: Environmental Science (4 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course OR Elementary Foreign Language I (or as placed) (3 cr)
SPRING - Semester 2
- ENVS 200: WE/Into to Environmental Studies (3 cr)
- ENVS 332: Grassroots Environmentalism (3 cr)
- ENVS Major Elective (4 cr)
- GEOG 320: Geographic Information Science (3 cr) OR BIOL 327: ___ (4 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course OR Elementary Foreign Language II (or as placed) (3 cr)
FALL - Semester 3
- AGSC 314: Principles of Soil Science (4 cr)
- ENVS 480: Seminar in Environmental Studies (3 cr)
- ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr)
- ENVS Major Elective (4 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)
SPRING - Semester 4
- BIOL 345: Introduction to Mathematical Biology (3 cr) *
- ENVS Major Elective (4 cr)
- ENVS Major Elective (4 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- Additional WE course (3 cr)
NOTES:
- (*) = Can be taken any semester, typically junior and/or senior year.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
- Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
- The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Updated 3-13-2026
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.