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: Health Science (BS), Community, Worksite, and Public Health Concentration
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- HLTH 255: Intro to Community and Public Health (3 cr)
- MATH 120: Quantitative Reasoning (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- Missouri Statute course (1-4 cr)
Semester 2
- HLTH 270: Health Systems and Consumers (3 cr)
- HLTH 290: Public Health Education Principles (3 cr)
- BIOL 100: Biology (4 cr), OR BIOL 107: Cells, Molecules, and Genes (4 cr) ^
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Social Perspective recommended)
Semester 3
- HLTH 405: Global Public Health (3 cr) OR HLTH 467: Introduction to Epidemiology (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (or as placed) (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr) OR COMM 252: Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-4 cr) (STEM Perspective recommended)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)
Semester 4
- HLTH 349: WE/Research Methods in Health Science (3 cr) ^
- HLTH 325: Health Management and Policy (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (or as placed) (3 cr)
- PSYC 166: General Psychology (3 cr) ^
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)
Semester 5
- HLTH 405: Global Public Health (3 cr) OR HLTH 467: Introduction to Epidemiology (3 cr)
- HLTH 366: Program Assessment & Planning (3 cr)
- HLTH 320: WE/Patient Education & Clinical Health Promotion (3 cr) (CWPH Selective; see Catalog for all options)
- JINS 3XX: WE/Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr) ^
- Bachelor of Science Requirement course (3 cr)
Semester 6
- HLTH 410: Health Communication Methods (3 cr)
- HLTH 455: School Health Programs (3 cr) OR HLTH 480: Worksite Health (3 cr)
- CWPH Selective course (3 cr) (see Catalog for all options)
- BIOL 325: Human Physiology (4 cr)
- Elective course (3 cr)
Junior Summer Session
- HLTH 460: Internship in Health Education (6 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)
- HLTH 200: Medical Terminology (2 cr) (recommended Elective course)
- Elective course (3 cr)
* Register for the CHES Exam (Senior Test)
Senior Fall Semester
- HLTH 440: Program Implementation & Evaluation (3 cr)
- HLTH 400: CHES Exam Review (1 cr)
- HLTH 455: School Health Programs (3 cr) OR HLTH 480: Worksite Health (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course(s) and Elective courses to complete degree (7 cr)
* Take CHES Exam in October (Senior Test)
NOTES:
- Total required hours: 120
- (^) = All students must complete Perspectives requirements; Health Science Community Worksite and Public Health concentration students are specifically required to complete BIOL 107 or BIOL 100 and PSYC 166 to fulfill Required Support. The Writing Enhanced (WE) course requirements are met by completing HLTH 320 (as an elective in the major or another WE course in any area), HLTH 349, and JINS 3XX.
- See course pre-requisites at catalog.truman.edu.
- You are encouraged to use these materials in conjunction with the Truman Catalog and Degree Works (available on TruView) as a guide in planning your progress toward completion of degree requirements. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in the catalog.
- 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. Revised 2/24/2025
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.
Sample Plans for Related Majors
Biology Major: Sample 4-year Plan Health Science Major: Sample 4-Year Plans Health Science Major: Sample 4-Year Plans
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: Health Science (BS), Pre-Medical Sciences Concentration
The following plan is geared at students who intend to pursue medical school and complete the MCAT. If a student does not choose to pursue medical school or complete the MCAT, courses denoted with (**) could be replaced with other Pre-Medical Sciences concentration course options. See the Health Science (BS) Academic Program page on the University Catalog for a complete list of options.
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- HLTH 255: Intro to Community and Public Health (3 cr)
- MATH 186: Precalculus (4 cr)
- BIOL 107: Cells, Molecules, and Genes (4 cr) ^
Semester 2
- HLTH 290: Public Health Education Principles (3 cr)
- CHEM 130: Chemical Principles I (4 cr) ^
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Social Perspective recommended)
Semester 3
- CHEM 131: Chemical Principles II (4 cr)
- PSYC 166: General Psychology (3 cr)
- PHYS 185: College Physics I (4 cr) **
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr) OR COMM 252: Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended; WE if possible)
Semester 4
- HLTH 349: WE/Research Methods in Health Science (3 cr) ^
- HLTH 325: Health Management and Policy (3 cr)
- CHEM 329: Organic Chemistry I (3 cr) **
- BIOL 104: Ecology and Evolution of the Organism (4 cr)
- BIOL 325: Human Physiology (4 cr)
Semester 5
- HLTH 366: Program Assessment & Planning (3 cr)
- CHEM 331: Organic Chemistry II (3 cr) **
- PHYS 186: College Physics II (4 cr) **
- JINS 3XX: WE/Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr) ^
- Missouri Statute course (1-4 cr)
Semester 6
- HLTH 410: Health Communication Methods (3 cr)
- HLTH 270: Health Systems and Consumers (3 cr)
- CHEM 335: Biochemistry I: Structure and Function (3 cr) **
- CHEM 333: Organic Chemistry Lab (2 cr) **
* Take MCAT, OAT, or DAT (and review course, if desired)
Semester 7
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)
- Elective courses (8 cr)
* Register for the CHES Exam (Senior Test)
Semester 8
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
- HLTH 440: Program Implementation & Evaluation (3 cr)
- HLTH 400: CHES Exam Review (1 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course(s) and Elective course(s) to complete degree (8 cr)
* Take CHES Exam in April/October (Senior Test)
NOTES:
- (^) = All students must complete Perspectives requirements. Health Science Pre-Medical Sciences students are specifically required to complete BIOL 107, CHEM 130, and PSYC 166 to fulfill Required Support.
- (**) = Students who wish to take the MCAT are recommended to complete a minimum of PHYS 185, PHYS 186, and CHEM 329, CHEM 331, CHEM 333 and CHEM 335.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- The Writing Enhanced (WE) course requirements are met by completing HLTH 320 (as an elective in the major or another WE course in any area), HLTH 349, and JINS 3XX.
- See course pre-requisites at catalog.truman.edu/.
- You are encouraged to use these materials in conjunction with the Truman Catalog and Degree Works (available on TruView) as a guide in planning your progress toward completion of degree requirements. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in the catalog.
- 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. Revised 2/24/2025
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.
Sample Plans for Related Majors
Biology Major: Sample 4-year Plan Health Science Major: Sample 4-Year Plans Health Science Major: Sample 4-Year Plans
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: Health Science (BS), Pre-Occupational Therapy/Pre-Athletic Training Concentration
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- HLTH 255: Intro to Community and Public Health (3 cr)
- MATH 120: Quantitative Reasoning (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- Missouri Statute course (1-4 cr)
Semester 2
- HLTH 270: Health Systems and Consumers (3 cr)
- HLTH 290: Public Health Education Principles (3 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)
- BIOL 100: Biology (4 cr) OR BIOL 107: Cells, Molecules, and Genes (4 cr)
- SOAN 190: Sociological Inquiry (3 cr) OR SOAN 191: Anthropological Inquiry (3 cr)
Semester 3
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
- PSYC 166: General Psychology (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr) OR COMM 252: Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)
- STEM Perspective Course (CHEM 100 OR CHEM 130 recommended for concentration Selectives)
Semester 4
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
- HLTH 349: WE/Research Methods in Health Science (3 cr)
- HLTH 325: Health Management and Policy (3 cr)
- PSYC 377: Developmental Psychology (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)
Semester 5
- HLTH 366: Program Assessment & Planning (3 cr)
- PSYC 366: Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (3 cr)
- Concentration Selective (3 cr) (see Catalog for options)
- Concentration Selective (3 cr) (see Catalog for options; WE recommended)
- Bachelor of Science Requirement course (4 cr)
Semester 6
- HLTH 410: Health Communication Methods (3 cr)
- BIOL 325: Human Physiology (4 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr)
- Elective courses (6 cr)
* If pursuing graduate studies, we suggest taking the GRE (and review course, if desired)
Semester 7
- HLTH 200: Medical Terminology (2 cr)
- Concentration Selective (3 cr) (see Catalog for options)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr) (Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)
- Elective courses (6 cr)
* Register for the CHES Exam (Senior Test)
Semester 8
- HLTH 440: Program Implementation & Evaluation (3 cr)
- HLTH 400: CHES Exam Review (1 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course(s) and Elective courses to complete degree (8 cr)
* Take CHES Exam in October (Senior Test)
NOTES:
- (^) -- All students must complete Perspectives requirements. Health Science Pre-OT/AT concentration students are specifically required to complete BIOL 107 or BIOL 100, CHEM 100 or CHEM 130, and PSYC 166 to fulfill Required Support.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- The Writing Enhanced (WE) course requirements are met by completing HLTH 320 (as an elective in the major or another WE course in any area), HLTH 349, and JINS 3XX.
- See course pre-requisites at catalog.truman.edu.
- You are encouraged to use these materials in conjunction with the Truman Catalog and Degree Works (available on TruView) as a guide in planning your progress toward completion of degree requirements. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in the catalog.
- 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. Revised 2/24/2025
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.
Sample Plans for Related Majors
Biology Major: Sample 4-year Plan Health Science Major: Sample 4-Year Plans Health Science Major: Sample 4-Year Plans