Truman State University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 84% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• biology
• psychology

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Summer sessions of three, five, eight, and 10 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in late August.

• 40% continue immediately.

• Law School: 1%
• Medical School: 3%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 5%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 28%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 1%

• Indiana University, Kansas University, Kirksville College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
• U of Iowa, University of Missouri at Columbia, University of Missouri at St. Louis,
• Truman State University, St. Louis University, Southern Illinois University, Washington U.

• Big Six accounting firms, Cerner Corp., Norwest Financial, Principle Financial Group, Venture Stores.

• Ray Bentele, former CEO, Mallinkrodt Corp.; Bud Hunter, president, Huntco Corp; Chi-Chien Chen, speaker of Taipei City Council, Taiwan; Pat Danner, U.S. representative; Robert Ewing, former chairman, Bankers Life & Casualty; John J. Pershing, Nobel Prize winner, decorated Army general.