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: Criminal Justice Studies (BS), Criminological Theory & Research Concentration
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)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (*) (3-6 cr)
(*) = Potential for double counting, depending on course selection.
Semester 2
- CJST Interdisciplinary Elective (3-4 cr), OR JUST (*) (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- Math Course (as placed) (3-5 cr)
- STATS Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (*) (3 cr)
(*) = Potential for double counting, depending on course selection.
Semester 3
- JUST 331: WE/Criminology Theory (3 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- STEM Lab Science Dialogues Curriculum course (4 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
Semester 4
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- CJST Interdisciplinary Elective (3 cr), OR JUST (*) (3 cr)
- CJST BS requirement (*) (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (*) (3 cr)
(*) = Potential for double counting, depending on course selection.
Semester 5
- JUST 310: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Studies (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (*) (3 cr)
(*) = Potential for double counting, depending on course selection.
Semester 6
- JUST 350: Advanced Criminology Theory (3 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- CJST BS requirement (*) (3 cr)
- STEM Dialogues Curriculum course (4 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
(*) = Potential for double counting, depending on course selection.
Semester 7
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- CJST Interdisciplinary Elective (*) (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (*) (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
(*) = Potential for double counting, depending on course selection.
Semester 8
- JUST 430: Criminal Justice Studies Capstone (3 cr)
- CJST Interdisciplinary Elective (*) (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
- Elective (3 cr)
(*) = Potential for double counting, depending on course selection.
NOTES:
- (*) = potential for double counting depending on course selection.
- 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. 7-30-24
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.