Elementary Education K-6 Licensure Requirements
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Prerequisite Courses
PSY-1010 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
__________ |
Two GECC math courses; recommended
MAT-1080 |
Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning |
3 |
__________ |
MAT-2030 |
Probability and Statistics |
3 |
__________ |
Two GECC English courses
ENG-1051 |
College Writing OR |
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ENG-1031 & 1032 |
College Writing 1A and College Writing 1B |
3-6 |
__________ |
ENG-1052 |
Exposition & Analysis |
3 |
__________ |
Required courses for Elementary Education major in recommended order.
Note: Students in an Initial Teacher Preparation Program must earn a B- or better in all the following required elementary education courses.
EDU-2320 |
Engaged in Creative Teaching and Learning |
3 |
__________ |
EDU-2040 |
Child Development |
3 |
__________ |
Complete the Application for Admittance to an Initial Teacher Education Preparation Program after completing the first 3 credits of EDU coursework at JSC (EDU-2320 recommended as first) and within your first year of study. Contact the Education Department for the Application and for details and current entry requirements.
Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School I |
4 |
__________ |
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Introduction to Exceptional Populations |
3 |
__________ |
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Methods in Health and Physical Education for Elementary School Teachers |
2 |
__________ |
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Educational Psychology |
3 |
__________ |
Complete the Application for Admittance to Student Teaching prior to enrolling in the courses below. *EDU-3010, EDU-3030, and EDU-3080 are taken concurrently as the Integrated Elementary Methods Sequence. Consult an Education Department advisor for alternative arrangements.
Social and Natural Science Methods for Elementary Teachers* |
3 |
__________ |
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Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary School Mathematics* |
3 |
__________ |
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Literacy Instruction in the El. School II* |
3 |
__________ |
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Elementary Student Teaching I |
6 |
__________ |
Complete the Application for Admittance to Student Teaching prior to enrolling in EDU-4820.
Elementary Student Teaching II |
12 |
__________ |
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Total |
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45 |
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Complete the Application for Recommendation for Licensure prior to graduation.
In addition to the above elementary education licensure requirements, students must complete a full major or a liberal arts and science concentration. Full majors can be found within the specific department sections of this catalog; the liberal arts concentrations are outlined below.
Liberal Arts Concentrations
Anthropology/Sociology Concentration
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
3 |
_________ |
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Development of Anthropological Thinking |
3 |
_________ |
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Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
_________ |
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Sociological Theory |
3 |
_________ |
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Electives (Select six courses from the list below with at least two from Anthropology and two from Sociology.) |
Credits |
Semester |
Anthropology
Alternate Realities: Consciousness and Religions |
3 |
_________ |
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Culture Change in the Modern World |
3 |
_________ |
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Culture and Personality |
3 |
_________ |
|
Anthropology of Death |
3 |
_________ |
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Multicultural Studies of Healing |
3 |
_________ |
Sociology
Race/Ethnicity/Class & Gender |
3 |
_________ |
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Drugs and Society |
3 |
_________ |
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Sociolinguistics |
3 |
_________ |
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Gender and Society |
3 |
_________ |
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Sexuality and Intimacy |
3 |
_________ |
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Wellness & Alternative Medicine |
3 |
_________ |
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Power, Politics, and Inequality |
3 |
_________ |
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Family Violence |
3 |
_________ |
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Total |
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30 |
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Art Concentration
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Survey of Western Traditions in Art |
3 |
_________ |
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Survey of Non-Western Traditions in Art |
3 |
_________ |
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Drawing I |
3 |
_________ |
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Design |
3 |
_________ |
Introductory Studio Arts Courses (select three courses)
Ceramics I |
3 |
_________ |
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Painting I |
3 |
_________ |
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Sculpture I |
3 |
_________ |
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Photography I |
3 |
_________ |
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Introduction to Printmaking I |
3 |
_________ |
Advanced Course Requirements
Twentieth-Century Art |
3 |
_________ |
Upper-level Studio Arts Electives (select three 3000/4000-level ART courses)
ART-3/4-xxxx |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
ART-3/4-xxxx |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
ART-3/4-xxxx |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
Total |
|
33 |
|
Biology Concentration
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Introduction to Biology: Ecology & Evolution |
4 |
_________ |
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Introduction to Biology: Cells & Genetic Basis of Life |
4 |
_________ |
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General Chemistry I |
4 |
_________ |
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General Chemistry II |
4 |
_________ |
Electives (select a minimum of 14 credits)
Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
4 |
__________ |
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Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 |
__________ |
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Invertebrate and Vertebrate Zoology |
4 |
_________ |
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Fundamentals of Ecology |
4 |
__________ |
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Ornithology |
4 |
__________ |
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Biological Chemistry |
3 |
_________ |
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Cellular Biology: A Molecular Approach |
4 |
_________ |
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Microbiology |
4 |
_________ |
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Animal Behavior |
4 |
_________ |
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Mammalogy |
4 |
_________ |
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Genetics |
4 |
_________ |
|
Limnology |
4 |
_________ |
|
Environmental Toxicology |
4 |
_________ |
|
Conservation Biology |
3 |
_________ |
|
Current Topics in Biology* or Current Topics in Environmental Science* |
1 |
_________ |
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Total |
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30 |
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*May be taken once for credit toward concentration.
English Concentration
Literature Survey Required Core Courses (select 12 credits) |
Credits |
Semester |
Introduction to Literature |
3 |
_________ |
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World Literature I |
3 |
_________ |
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World Literature II |
3 |
_________ |
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Survey of English Literature I |
3 |
_________ |
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Survey of English Literature II |
3 |
_________ |
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Survey of American Literature I |
3 |
_________ |
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Survey of American Literature II |
3 |
_________ |
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Women and Literature |
3 |
_________ |
Required Writing Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Creative Writing or Introduction to Newswriting |
3 |
________ |
Upper-level Writing Electives (select one course) |
Credits |
Semester |
Feature Writing |
3 |
_________ |
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Poetry Workshop |
3 |
_________ |
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Fiction Workshop |
3 |
_________ |
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The Creative Essay |
3 |
_________ |
Upper-level Literature Courses/Language Courses (Select three 3000/4000-level ENG courses, one of which must be THA-3010) |
Credits |
Semester |
Shakespeare: On the Page and On the Stage |
3 |
________ |
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__________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
__________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
Credits |
Semester |
___________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
Total |
|
30 |
_________ |
Environmental Science Concentration
Required Core Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Introduction to Biology |
4 |
_________ |
|
Fundamentals of Ecology |
4 |
_________ |
|
General Chemistry I |
4 |
_________ |
|
Introduction to Earth Science |
4 |
_________ |
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Introduction to Environmental Problems |
3 |
_________ |
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Water Resources |
3 |
_________ |
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Energy and Mineral Resources |
3 |
_________ |
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Current Topics in Environmental Science |
1 |
_________ |
Electives (select two courses) |
Credits |
Semester |
Land Use Planning |
3 |
_________ |
|
Environmental Law |
3 |
_________ |
|
Environmental Geology |
4 |
_________ |
|
Toxic and Solid Waste Management |
3 |
_________ |
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Coastal and Marine Resources |
3 |
_________ |
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Environmental Interpretation |
3 |
_________ |
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Fundamentals of Soil Science |
4 |
_________ |
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Meteorology/Climatology |
4 |
_________ |
|
Global Environmental Issues |
3 |
_________ |
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Remote Sensing |
4 |
_________ |
|
Field Geology |
4 |
_________ |
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Total |
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32-34 |
|
Health Sciences Concentration
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Contemporary Health Issues |
3 |
_________ |
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Lifetime Fitness |
1 |
_________ |
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Introduction to Pharmacology |
3 |
_________ |
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Introduction to Biology |
4 |
_________ |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 |
_________ |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
4 |
_________ |
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Nutrition |
3 |
_________ |
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General Chemistry 1 |
4 |
_________ |
Electives (Choose two courses) |
Credits |
Semester |
Programs for Lifetime Health & Fitness |
3 |
_________ |
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Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries I |
3 |
_________ |
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Kinesiology |
3 |
_________ |
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Physiology of Exercise |
3 |
_________ |
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Psychology of Sports and Exercise |
3 |
_________ |
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Stress Management & Self-Regulation |
3 |
_________ |
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Total |
|
35 |
|
History Concentration
Required Core Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
World History I |
3 |
_________ |
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World History II |
3 |
_________ |
|
American History I |
3 |
_________ |
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American History II |
3 |
_________ |
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Seminar in Historical Communication |
3 |
_________ |
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Seminar in Historical Investigation |
3 |
_________ |
Electives (four courses total) Choose one course from each of the following three categories (9 credits), and one additional course from any one of the three categories (3 credits) |
Credits |
Semester |
Third World (Asia, Africa, Latin America, or the Middle East) |
Credits |
Semester |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
European History |
Credits |
Semester |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
American History |
Credits |
Semester |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
Any one of the three categories above |
Credits |
Semester |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
Total |
|
30 |
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Also recommended: 8 credits of foreign language courses
Mathematics Concentration
Required Core Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Calculus I |
4 |
_________ |
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Probability and Statistics |
4 |
_________ |
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Modeling the Environment |
3 |
_________ |
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Calculus II |
4 |
_________ |
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Linear Algebra |
3 |
_________ |
Math Electives (Students must complete an additional 13 credits in mathematics; at least three must be at the 3000/4000 level.) |
Credits |
Semester |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
Total |
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31 |
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Either MAT-3030 or INT-3150 *can* be used by elementary education majors (with a liberal arts concentration in mathematics) to count as a mathematics course. However, a three-credit, upper-level mathematic course must still be taken. Neither MAT-3030 nor INT-3150 can count as the required three-credit, upper-level mathematics course.
Music Concentration
Required Core Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Keyboard Harmony I |
1 |
_________ |
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Keyboard Harmony II |
1 |
_________ |
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Ear Training I |
1 |
_________ |
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Ear Training II |
1 |
_________ |
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Music Theory I |
3 |
_________ |
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Music Theory II |
3 |
_________ |
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Introduction to Technology in Music |
2 |
_________ |
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History of Western Music I |
4 |
_________ |
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History of Western Music II |
4 |
_________ |
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Worlds of Music |
3 |
_________ |
Electives (Select seven additional MUS credits) |
Credits |
Semester |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
___ |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
___ |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
___ |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
___ |
_________ |
Total |
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30 |
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Political Science Concentration
Required Core Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Introduction to Political Science |
3 |
_________ |
|
American Politics & Government |
3 |
_________ |
|
International Economics and Politics |
3 |
_________ |
|
State and Local Government |
3 |
_________ |
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Survey of Western Political Thought or The Politics of Gender |
3 |
_________ |
|
Senior Seminar in Political Science |
3 |
_________ |
Lower-level Electives (Select three credits of 1000/2000-level POS courses.) |
Credits |
Semester |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
Upper-level Electives (Select nine credits of 3000/4000-level POS courses.) |
Credits |
Semester |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
Total |
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30 |
|
Psychology Concentration
Required Core Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
_________ |
|
Social Psychology |
3 |
_________ |
|
Developmental Psychology |
3 |
_________ |
|
Group Process: Theory and Practice |
3 |
_________ |
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Theories of Personality |
3 |
_________ |
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Abnormal Behavior* |
3 |
_________ |
|
Psychology of Gender |
3 |
_________ |
*Prerequisite of PSY-1010 and PSY-2010, or permission of instructor
Upper-level Electives (Select three 3000/4000-level PSY courses.) |
Credits |
Semester |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
____________ |
____________________________________ |
3 |
_________ |
Total |
|
30 |
|
Theater Concentration
Required Core Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
|
Interpreting Contemporary Dramatic Literature |
3 |
_________ |
|
Introduction to Theater Arts |
3 |
_________ |
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Historical and Literary Studies |
|
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Shakespeare: "On the Stage & On the Page" |
3 |
_________ |
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Theater History |
3 |
_________ |
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Production and Performance Skills |
|
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Stagecraft |
3 |
_________ |
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Acting I |
3 |
_________ |
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Acting II |
3 |
_________ |
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Introduction to Directing |
3 |
_________ |
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Laboratory Experiences |
|
|
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Performance and Production Lab |
3 |
_________ |
|
Children's Theater |
3 |
_________ |
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Total |
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30 |
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