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), Criminological Theory and Research Concentration, AND Psychology (BS)
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)
- PSYC 166: General Psychology (3 cr)
Semester 2
- PSYC 266: Experimental Psychology (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- Math Course (as placed) (3-5 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
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)
- STATS Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 4
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- PSYC 3XX (Group 2-5) (3 cr)
- Psych BS requirement (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
Semester 5
- JUST 310: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Studies (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- PSYC 380: Quantitative Research Design and Analysis in Psychology (3 cr), OR STAT option (3 cr)
- PSYC 3XX (Group 2-5) (3 cr)
- PSYC 3XX (Group 2-5) (3 cr)
Semester 6
- JUST 350: Advanced Criminology Theory (3 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- PSYC 367: Social Psychology (3 cr)
- PSYC 3XX-PSYC 4XX (Group 2-5) (3 cr)
- STEM Dialogues Curriculum course (3-5 cr)
Semester 7
- JUST 430: Criminal Justice Studies Capstone (3 cr)
- PSYC 366: Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (3 cr)
- PSYC 3XX-PSYC 4XX (Group 1-5 or elective) (3 cr)
- PSYC 429: History and Systems of Psychology (3 cr), OR PSYC 466: WE/Psychological Research Capstone (4 cr)
- Psych BS requirement (3 cr)
Semester 8
- PSYC 429: History and Systems of Psychology (3 cr), OR PSYC 466: WE/Psychological Research Capstone (4 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- PSYC 3XX-PSYC 4XX (Group 1-5 or elective) (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- Elective (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. 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.