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: Biology (BA/BS)
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- BIOL 107: Cells, Molecules, & Genes (4 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- Math Course (as placed) (3-5 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 2
- BIOL 104: Ecology and Evolution of the Organism (4 cr)
- CHEM 130: Chemical Principles I (4 cr)
- Math Course (as placed) (3-5 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 3
- BIOL 210: WE/Intro to Writing about Biology (or Spring) (3 cr)
- BIOL Core Elective #1 (3 cr)
- CHEM 131: Chemical Principles II (4 cr)
- MATH 198: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5 cr)
Semester 4
- BIOL 300: Genetics (or Fall) (4 cr)
- CHEM 329: Organic Chemistry I (3 cr), OR CHEM 320: Foundations of Organic Chemistry (4cr)
- STAT 190: Statistics (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 5
- CHEM 330: Organic Chemistry I Lab (1 cr)
- CHEM 331: Organic Chemistry II (3 cr)
- PHYS 185: College Physics I (4 cr)
- BIOL Core Elective #2 (3 cr)
- Elective or Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 6
- CHEM 332: Organic Chemistry Lab II (1 cr)
- PHYS 186: College Physics II (4 cr)
- BIOL Elective or Learning Plan (*) (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- Elective(s) and/or Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
(*) = Can be taken any semester, typically junior and/or senior year.
Semester 7
- BIOL Elective or Learning Plan (*)
- BIOL Elective or Learning Plan (*)
- Elective(s) and/or Dialogues Curriculum course
(*) = Can be taken any semester, typically junior and/or senior year.
Semester 8
- BIOL 545: Senior Biology Capstone (1 cr)
- BIOL Elective or Learning Plan (*) (3 cr)
- Elective(s) and/or Dialogues Curriculum course (9 cr)
(*) = Can be taken any semester, typically junior and/or senior year.
NOTES:
- (*) = Can be taken any semester, typically junior and/or senior year.
- 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. 7-31-24
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.
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