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Truman Early College

Dual Enrollment by Design

Affordable, High-Quality College Education For High School Students

Early College provides high school students with the opportunity to earn college credit before graduation.

•  Missouri high school students are eligible to take many of Truman’s 100- and 200-level classes.
•  All courses count toward a Truman degree and are also widely accepted at other institutions.

Applying for Classes  FAQ

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Summer 2026 Courses

*Prerequisites or placement testing required.

Core 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course Courses with the CORE 42 designation are transferable to any public college or university in Missouri, and many private institutions.

Spring 2026 Online Dual Enrollment Courses

Asynchronous Courses


The courses listed below are fully online based upon your schedule
ACCOUNTING
*ACCT 200 – Intro to Financial Accounting
BIOLOGY
BIOL 100 – Biology with LabCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
CHEMISTRY
CHEM 100- Chemistry for Contemporary Living with LabCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
COMMUNICATION
COMM 170 – Public SpeakingCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
ECONOMICS
ECON 200 – Principles of Macroeconomics Core 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
ECON 201 – Principles of Microeconomics Core 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
ENGLISH
ENG 190 – Writing as Critical ThinkingCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
HISTORY
HIST 1105 – US History II Core 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
JUST 205– Introduction to Criminal Justice Studies
JUST 220 – Origins of Fear (Special Topics Course)
LATIN
LATN 150- Elementary Latin I
LATN 151- Elementary Latin II
MATH
MATH 156 – College AlgebraCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
*MATH 157 – Plane Trigonometry Core 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
*MATH 186 – Pre-calculusCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
*MATH 198- Analytic Geometry & Calc I
*MATH 263- Analytic Geometry & Calc II
MUSIC
MUSI 206 – Perspectives in Music: Hollywood and Broadway
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POL 171- Intro to Political Science
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 166- General PsychologyCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
SOCIOLOGY
SOAN 190- Intro to SociologyCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
SPANISH
SPAN 101 – Elementary Spanish ICore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
*SPAN 102 – Elementary Spanish IICore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
*SPAN 201 – Intermediate Spanish I
*SPAN 202 – Intermediate Spanish II
*prerequisites or placement testing required.

Synchronous Courses


The courses listed below are fully online based upon your schedule
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CS 170 – Intro to Computer Science –
• Monday & Wednesday, 7:00-7:50 pm
STATISTICS*STAT 190 – Basic Statistics
• Tuesday & Thursday, 6:00-6:50pm
• Wednesday & Friday, 9:00-9:50am
Core 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course

Course descriptions:

To find class descriptions, go to our University Catalog.

To check the available seats and course schedules:

  1. Visit the Open Course List and select the term you are interested in from the dropdown menu.
  2. Click Submit.
  3. Select the subject you are interested in (or hold down CTRL and highlight multiple subjects) and hit Class Search at the bottom of the page (NOTE: Competency-Based Mathematics and Dual Credit Mathematics courses will not appear in the list).

Next Steps: Apply for classes

Interested in taking one of these courses? See Applying for Classes>

Fall 2026 Courses

*Prerequisites or placement testing required.

Core 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course Courses with the CORE 42 designation are transferable to any public college or university in Missouri, and many private institutions.

Fall 2026 Online Dual Enrollment Courses

Asynchronous Courses  

The courses listed below are fully online based upon your schedule
ART
ART 222 – Global Art to 1400 Core 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
COMMUNICATIONS
COMM 170 - Public SpeakingCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
COMM 276- Oral Advocacy and Debate (Online-asynchronous, but meets online on Wednesdays from 6-8pm)Core 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CS 170 – Introduction to Computer Science I
ECONOMICS
ECON 200 - Principles of MacroeconomicsCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
HEALTH
HLTH 198 - Personal Health and Fitness
HLTH 200 – Medical Terminology
HISTORY
HIST 1012- World Civilizations IICore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
HIST 2100- US Institutional History (1 credit class, Missouri Statute)
LANGUAGES
FREN 120 - Elementary French ICore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
LATN 150- Elementary Latin I
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish ICore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
*SPAN 201- Intermediate Spanish I
MATH
MATH 156- College AlgebraCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
*MATH 157- Plane TrigonometryCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
*MATH 186- Pre-calculusCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
MUSIC
MUSI 101- Music Fundamentals
MUSI 204 - Perspectives in Music: Western ThoughtCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
MUSI 205 - Perspectives in Music: World MusicsCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
MUSI 207 - Perspectives in Music: Jazz and the American ExperienceCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course
STATISTICS
*STAT 190 - Basic StatisticsCore 42 MOTRANSFER Guaranteed course

Synchronous Courses

The following list of courses meet virtually on the days and times specified.
STATISTICS

STAT 190- Basic Statistics
• Wednesday 2:30-3:20pm

Course descriptions:

To find class descriptions, go to our University Catalog.

To check the available seats and course schedules:

  1. Visit the Open Course List and select the term you are interested in from the dropdown menu.
  2. Click Submit.
  3. Select the subject you are interested in (or hold down CTRL and highlight multiple subjects) and hit Class Search at the bottom of the page (NOTE: Competency-Based Mathematics and Dual Credit Mathematics courses will not appear in the list).

Next Steps: Apply for classes

Interested in taking one of these courses? See Applying for Classes>

Request more information
and start your enrollment


    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 cost 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

    Ethan“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
    Read Ethan’s story>

    FEATURED PARTNERSHIP

    Smithville High School“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
    Read about our partnership>

    We’re Here to Help

    Our team can answer your questions.
    Email us at institute@truman.edu or call us at (660) 785-5384.

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