Missouri Statute Courses

Missouri Statute 170.011 Requirement

All students receiving baccalaureate degrees must comply with the provisions of Missouri Statute 170.011. Students may meet the requirement of this law by taking one of the following courses at Truman:

• HIST 298 - American Institutional History  
• HIST 313 - U.S. History and Historiography, To 1877  
• HIST 314 - U.S. History and Historiography, Since 1877  
• HIST 326 - History of Missouri  
• HIST 374 - History of American Law  
• HIST 424 - National Development of the United States (1785-1820)  
• HIST 104 - United States History I, 1607-1877  
• HIST 105 - United States History II, 1877-present  
• POL 101 - Constitutional Government  
• POL 161 - American National Government  
• POL 262 - American State and Local Government  

Transfer students who have completed an American History course including the Constitutional Period and the Missouri Constitution at another Missouri institution may be certified for graduation. AP credit, CLEP credit, and transfer courses from institutions outside Missouri do not meet this requirement.

Transfer students who have completed an American History or American National Government course including the Constitutional Period outside the State of Missouri may qualify by taking one of the following courses:

• HIST 298 - American Institutional History  
• HIST 326 - History of Missouri  
• POL 262 - American State and Local Government