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.

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Sample Four Year Plan: Agricultural Science (BS) with Science Track

AGSC Learning Plan Elective course selections are made in consultation with advisors. The Learning Plan includes 30 credit hours and at least 15 of these credit hours must have the AGSC prefix and are noted in the 4-year plan as “Learning Plan Agriculture Electives." Course options include AGSC 180: Introduction to Equine Science, AGSC 181: Introduction to Equine Management Lab, AGSC 352 Reproduction Physiology, AGSC 322 Animal Health, AGSC 320: Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals, AGSC 321: Animal Nutrition, AGSC 410: Soil Conservation and Management, and AGSC 414: Agricultural Policy, and many others.

The additional Learning Plan Course Electives can come from either AGSC or other disciplines that relate to and support the student’s area of interest. Students pursuing the Science Track (especially those seeking to complete the prerequisites to apply to a College of Veterinary Medicine) often select additional courses in BIOL and CHEM as well as PHYS for their Learning Plan.

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.

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.

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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.

Download PDF

Sample Four Year Plan: Agricultural Science (BS, Pre-Education)

Pre-Education Track B.S. requirements include MATH 240 and NASC 331.

AGSC Learning Plan Elective course selections are made in consultation with advisors. The Learning Plan includes 30 credit hours and at least 15 of these credit hours must have the AGSC prefix and are noted in the 4-year plan as “Learning Plan Agriculture Electives”. Students pursuing the Pre-Education Track may want to select a diverse set of Learning Plan Agriculture Electives, spanning Ag Business, Animal Science, and Plant Science. Example courses include AGSC 218: Horticulture, AGSC 332: Vegetable Production, AGSC 342: Ag Entrepreneurship (offered Spring, Odd Years), AGSC 340: Futures and Options Markets (Fall, Odd Years), AGSC 414: Agricultural Policy (Spring, Even Years), AGSC 180: Introduction to Equine Science, AGSC 350: Equine Business, AGSC 321: Animal Nutrition, AGSC 334: Companion Animal Management, AGSC 410: Soil Conservation and Management, and others.

The additional Learning Plan Course Electives can come from either AGSC or other disciplines that relate to and support the student’s area of interest. Students pursuing the Pre-Education Track should include the courses recommended for the Pre-MAE, Elementary Education option as Learning Plan Courses.

* ED 609G is a graduate course but can also count for undergraduate credit as long as the student completes the “Application to take graduate courses as a senior” Form, found here: https://docs.google.com/a/truman.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSev4d-1JVX62KUro394dp2WXgbMGxz2cDrZc_HSgBuE6FEICw/viewform?c=0&w=1

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.

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.

All Sample Four-Year Plans