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: Double Major — Criminal Justice Studies (BS), Law & Society Concentration, AND Political Science & International Relations (BS), w/ Legal Studies Minor
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- JUST 205: Intro to Criminal Justice Studies (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- POL 161: American National Government (3 cr)
Semester 2
- JUST 307: American Law & Society (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- POL Elective/CJST Interdisciplinary Elective (3 cr)
- Math Course (as placed) (3-5 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 3
- POL 250: Intro to International Relations (3 cr)
- POL BS requirement (3 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- STEM Lab Science Dialogues Curriculum course (4 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
- STATS Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 4
- JUST 305: Criminal Law (3 cr)
- POL 300: WE/Political Science Methodology (4 cr)
- Legal Studies Minor Elective (non JUST/POL) (*) (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 5
- JUST 331: WE/Criminology Theory (3 cr)
- JUST 405: Wrongful Convictions (3 cr)
- POL 310: WE/Comparative Politics: Theory and Research (4 cr)
- POL 344: WE/Principles of Public Administration (4 cr)
Semester 6
- JUST 400: Constitutional Law: Limits on Law Enforcement (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- POL 398: WE/Advanced Survey of Political Thought (4 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- POL elective/CJST Interdisciplinary Elective (3 cr)
Semester 7
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- POL 460: WE/Senior Seminar in Political Science and International Relations (4 cr)
- POL elective/CJST Interdisciplinary Elective (3 cr)
- Arts & Humanities Dialogues Curriculum course (*) (3 cr)
- STEM Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 8
- JUST 430: Criminal Justice Studies Capstone (3 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- POL 410: WE/Advanced Public Policy: Theory and Research (4 cr)
- POL BS requirement (3 cr)
- Free Elective (3 cr)
NOTES:
- (*) = potential for double counting; eg: PHRE 187 Logic or PHRE 188 Ethics would double count for Legal Studies minor and Arts & Hum perspective; SOAN 260 - Social Institutions and SOAN 265 - Structured Inequalities will double count for Legal Studies minor and JUST tier 1 unrestricted elective, to name a few possibilities.
- 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. 8-7-24
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.