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 Sociology (BS)
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- JUST 205: Intro to Criminal Justice Studies (3 cr)
- SOAN 130: New Majors Seminar (1 cr)
- SOAN 190: Sociological Inquiry (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
Semester 2
- JUST 307: American Law & Society (3 cr)
- SOAN 265: Structured Inequalities (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- Math Course (as placed) (3-5 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 3
- SOAN 260: Social Institutions (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 331: WE/Criminology Theory (3 cr)
- JUST 305: Criminal Law (3 cr)
- SOAN 360: WE/Sociological Theory (3 cr)
- SOAN 380: Research Design (4 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
Semester 5
- JUST 405: Wrongful Convictions (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- SOAN 381: WE/Data Analysis & Reporting (4 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- Level 2 SOAN course (3 cr)
Semester 6
- JUST 400: Constitutional Law: Limits on Law Enforcement (3 cr)
- Level 4 SOAN course (3 cr)
- SOAN BS requirement (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
- STEM Dialogues Curriculum course (3-5 cr)
Semester 7
- SOAN 490: Capstone: Career Preparation (1 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- Level 4 SOAN course (3 cr)
- SOAN BS requirement (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Semester 8
- JUST 430: Criminal Justice Studies Capstone (3 cr)
- SOAN 491: Capstone: Research Presentation (1 cr)
- CJST Elective w/ JUST prefix (3 cr)
- Level 4 SOAN course (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Elective(s) to total 120 credits
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.