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: Cannabis and Natural Medicinals (BS), Society and Philosophy Track
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- MATH 156: College Algebra (3 cr)
- CANM 200: History of Natural Medicine (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- PSYC 166: General Psychology (3 cr)
Semester 2
- BIOL 107: Cells, Molecules, & Genes (4 cr)
- MATH 157: Plane Trigonometry (2 cr)
- PHRE 188: Ethics (3 cr)
- AGSC 110: Principles of Plant Agriculture (4 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
Semester 3
- BSAD 234: Legal Environment of Business (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- CANM 300: Cannabis Cultivation and Processing (3 cr)
- PHRE 350: Biomedical Ethics (3 cr)
Semester 4
- PHRE 344: Psychology & Religion (3 cr)
- SOAN 253: Comparative Culture (3 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)
Semester 5
- CANM 301: Regulation of Natural Medicine (3 cr)
- SOAN 297: Introduction of Indigenous Americas (3 cr)
- POL 262: American State and Local Government (3 cr)
- Additional STEM Class (3-4 cr)
Semester 6
- PHRE 386: Studies in Philosophy and Religion (3 cr)
- Learning Plan Course (3 cr)
- Learning Plan Course (3 cr)
Select JINS (Counts for Learning Plan):
- JINS 347: WE/Religion, Health, and Healing (3 cr)
- JINS 384: WE/Drugs, Society, Crime, & Treatment: Interconnected Paths & Theories (3 cr)
- JINS 3001: WE/An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Human Consciousness (3 cr)
Semester 7
- CANM 401: Natural Medicinals Practicum (3 cr), OR Medicinals Practicum
- CANM 302: Internship in Natural Medicinals (2-12 cr) AND CANM 303: Evaluation & Analysis of Internship (1-3 cr)
- Learning Plan course (3 cr)
- Additional WE course (3 cr)
Semester 8
- CANM 400: Natural Medicinals Seminar (3 cr)
- Learning Plan course (3 cr)
- Learning Plan course (3 cr)
NOTES:
- 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. 7-29-24
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.