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 Four Year Plan: Environmental Science (BS)
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- BIOL 107: Cells, Molecules, & Genes (4 cr)
- CHEM 130: Chemistry Principles I (4 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
Semester 2
- BIOL 104: Ecology & Evolution of the Organism (4 cr)
- MATH 198: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5 cr)
- CHEM 131: Chemical Principles II (4 cr)
- ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr)
Semester 3
- ENVS 210: Environmental Science (4 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
Semester 4
- ENVS 200: WE/Into to Environmental Studies (3 cr)
- Part III: Major Electives (2-5 cr)
- Missouri Statute (1-4 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
Semester 5
- BIOL 301: Introduction to Ecology (4 cr)
- GEOG 320: Geographic Information Science (3 cr)
- Part III: Major Electives (2-5 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 6
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- ENVS 480: Seminar in Environmental Studies (1 cr)
- ENVS 332: Grassroots Environmentalism (3 cr)
- Part III: Major Electives (2-5 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 7
- BIOL 502: Biometry (3 cr)
- AGSC 314: Principles of Soil Science (4 cr)
- Open Electives (3 cr)
- Part III: Major Electives (2-5 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 8
- BIOL 545: Biology Senior Capstone (1 cr)
- BIOL Elective or Learning Plan (*) (3 cr)
- Elective(s) (3-6 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 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. Rev. 7-31-24
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.