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: Social Issue Advocacy (BA)
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- PHRE 188: Ethics (3 cr)OR COMM 245: Language & Social Reality (3 cr) OR SOAN 260: Social Institutions (3 cr)
- Foreign Language (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Semester 2
- SOAN 215: Social Problems (3 cr), OR SOAN 265: Structured Inequalities (3 cr)
- PHRE 188: Ethics (3 cr) OR COMM 245: Language & Social Reality (3 cr) OR SOAN 260: Social Institutions (3 cr)
- Foreign Language (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6-9 cr)
Semester 3
- PHRE 188: Ethics (3 cr) OR COMM 245: Language & Social Reality (3 cr) OR SOAN 260: Social Institutions (3 cr)
- SOAN 215: Social Problems (3 cr), OR SOAN 265: Structured Inequalities (3 cr)
- ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr) OR ECON 205: Principles of Economics (3 cr)
- Elective course (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 4
- One or two Pathway 1-5 class(es) (3-6 cr)
- One or two Pathway elective(s) (3-6 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6-9 cr)
Semester 5
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- Research Methodology course (*) (3-4 cr)
- SIA Elective course (**) (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Semester 6
- Institutions course (*) (3-5 cr)
- SIA Elective course (**) (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6-9 cr)
Semester 7
- SIA Elective course (**) (3 cr)
- SIA Elective course (**) (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6-9 cr)
Semester 8
- IDSM 490: Social Issues Advocacy Capstone (3 cr)
- SIA Elective course (**) (if necessary) (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6-9 cr)
NOTES:
- (*) = In the catalog, there is a list of courses that meet this major requirement.
- (**) = The SIA major requires at least 15 hours of electives. Majors have a choice of two options:
- Option 1 is to declare a minor from a list of 19 minors.
- Option 2 is to complete 5 courses from a list of choices.
- Both lists can be found in the catalog.
- Because of the individualized nature of the Social Issue Advocacy major, students have a lot of choices in their coursework. Students should plan ahead and think seriously about which courses make the most sense for them. This plan should be reviewed regularly and in conjunction with their academic advisor.
- 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. 8-6-24
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.