Truman Early College

Dual Enrollment by Design

Affordable, High-Quality College Education For High School Students

Earn college credit prior to high school graduation through courses taught by college faculty and specially-qualified high school instructors. All our courses count toward a Truman degree and are widely accepted at other institutions. Look especially for courses with the designation, which are transferable to any public college or university in Missouri, and many private institutions.

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SUMMER 2021 Online, Competency-Based, and Dual Credit Courses

1st 5-Week Session

BIOL 100 – Biology with Lab
CMDS 200 – Introduction to Communication Disorders
COMM 170 – Public Speaking
ENG 204 – Creative Writing
ENG 206 – Popular Literature: Fanfiction
FREN 120 – Elementary French I
HIST 298 – American Institutional History
LATN 150 – Elementary Latin I
MUSI 204 – Perspectives in Music: Classical
POL 161 – American National Government
POL 250 – International Relations
PSYC 166 – General Psychology
PSYC 266 – Experimental Psychology
SOAN 190 – Sociological Inquiry
SPAN 101 – Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 201 – Intermediate Spanish I
STAT 251 – R Programming

2nd 5-Week Session

COMM 170 – Public Speaking
DS 225 – Stress Management for Caregivers
FREN 121 – Elementary French I
MUSI 204 – Perspectives in Music: Classical
SPAN 102 – Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 202 – Intermediate Spanish II

8-Week Session

CHEM 100 – Chemistry for Contemporary Living with Lab
ACCT 220 – Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCT 221 – Introduction to Managerial Accounting
AGSC 180 – Introduction to Equine Science
ART 201 – Design, Software, and Process
BIOL 107 – Cells, Molecules, and Genes
BSAD 200 – Personal Finance
COMM 170 – Public Speaking
CS 170 – Introduction to Computer Science I
DS 225 – Autism Spectrum Disorders
ECON 130 – Introduction to Economics
ECON 200 – Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 201 – Principles of Microeconomics
HLTH 260 – Human Sexuality
MATH 156 – College Algebra (Computer-Assisted Instruction)
MATH 157 – Plane Trigonometry (Computer-Assisted Instruction)
MATH 186 – Precalculus (Computer-Assisted Instruction)
MATH 192 – Essentials of Calculus
MATH 194 – LAS Calculus
MATH 198 – Analytic Geometry and Calculus I – SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE (MTWR 9:00-11:05 am)
MATH 263 – Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
MATH 264 – Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
MATH 285 – Matrix Algebra
PHYS 105 – Earth Systems Science – SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE WITH LIVE LAB (Class MWF 5 – 6:30; Lab MW 7 – 8:30)
PHYS 185 – College Physics I
POL 171 – Introduction to Political Science
PSYC 166 – General Psychology
PSYC 266 – Experimental Psychology
STAT 190 – Basic Statistics
STAT 220 – Fundamentals of Data Science

Fall 2021 Online, Competency-Based, and Dual Credit Courses

ART

ART 101 – Observational Drawing
ART 201 – Design, Software and Process
ART 203 – Introduction to the Visual Arts
ART 222 – Caves to Cathedrals: European and Middle Eastern Art from Prehistory to 1400 C.E.
ART 224 – Non-Western Art

Classical and Modern Languages

FREN 120 – Elementary French I
SPAN 101 – Elementary Spanish I

Communication

COMM 170 – Public Speaking

English and Linguistics

ENG 190 – Writing as Critical Thinking
CWRT 204 – Creative Writing

Mathematics
(Competency Based Math through Partnerships)

MATH 156 – College Algebra
MATH 157 – Plane Trigonometry
MATH 186 – Precalculus

(Dual Credit through Partnerships)

MATH 198 – Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
MATH 263 – Analytic Geometry and Calculus

Music

MUSI 101 – Music Fundamentals
MUSI 204 – Perspectives in Music: Art Music in Western Thought

Philosophy and Religion

PHRE 185 – Exploring Religions
PHRE 186 – Introduction to Philosophy

Psychology

PYSCH 166

Statistics

STAT 190 – Basic Statistics

Theatre

THEA 275 – Introduction to the Theatre Arts

*Requires a formal school partnership and a matching high school class or designated school proctor/qualified instructor.

For more information on Missouri Higher Education Core Transfer Curriculum
(CORE 42), visit dhewd.mo.gov/core42.php

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Costs

All courses cost $85 per credit.*
Students on free and reduced lunch take can take up to 9 credit hours free.*
*Textbooks and software costs extra

Format

Most courses are available online or via specialized software platforms.

Advising

All students are eligible for academic advising, college planning assistance, and special workshops/webinars on planning for college success.

FEATURED STUDENT

“I improved my ability to manage my time, and I got a taste of what taking a college-level class is like…It was also one of my first experiences with a high-level online learning system and made the transition to classes in college with online components easier.”
—Ethan Kershaw
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FEATURED PARTNERSHIP

“I was looking for an opportunity for MORE students to participate in college-level mathematics courses. The CBM program would allow us to expand the number of students we could serve with College Algebra, Plane Trigonometry, and Precalculus and add the opportunity to earn college credit.”
—Shawn Logan, Mathematics Teacher
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