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), Forensic Investigation Concentration w/ Forensic Science minor Track I - Forensic DNA Lab-oriented
FALL - Semester 1
JUST 205 Intro to CJ Studies
CHEM 130 - Chemical Principles I
TRU 100: Truman Symposium
TRU 110 OR TRU 130
ENG 190: WACT
SPRING - Semester 2
CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix
STEM Dialogues - Math
Arts & Hum + IC Dialogues coursework
COMM 170: Public Speaking
BIOL 104 - Ecology and Evolution of the Organism *
Elective
FALL - Semester 3
JUST 281 - Intro to Forensic Science
CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix
CHEM 131 - Chemical Principles II/ CJST Elective - Interdisciplinary
Elementary Foreign Language
BIOL 107 - Cells, Molecules, and Genes *
SPRING - Semester 4
JUST 331- Criminology Theory
CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix
Arts & Hum + IC Dialogues coursework
Elementary Foreign Language
Social Perspective Dialogues coursework
FALL - Semester 5
JUST 4XX Wrongful Convictions
CHEM 329 - Organic Chemistry I
JINS
STATS Perspective
Social Perspective Dialogues coursework
SPRING - Semester 6
JUST 305 - Criminal Law
CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix
BIOL 300 - Genetics (spring only)
CHEM 331 - Organic Chemistry II
FALL - Semester 7
CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix
Arts & Hum Dialogues coursework
CHEM 335 - Biochemistry I: Structure and Function
Elective
Elective
SPRING - Semester 8
JUST Senior Capstone
CJST Elective - Interdisciplinary or JUST
Electives to total 120 credits
*Note: or BIOL 108 - Introductory Biology II (spring only) or BIOL 330 - Cell Biology
Note: Complete a Biology minor: add 3 more credits in BIOL courses at the 200-level or above, must have a laboratory component.
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. 3-31-23
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.