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Four Year Course Layout
The following course layout is
an example of what you can expect your schedule to look like should you
choose to major in Theatre.
| First Trimester | Course Title | Hours | Second Trimester | Course Title | Hours |
| BIBL1212 | Life of Christ: Gospel of Matthew | 2 |
BIBL1312 | Life of Early Church: Acts | 2 |
| SDEV1101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
COMM1213 | Comm II: Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL1123 | Comm I: Written Communication | 3 |
HIST1223 | Turning Points in U.S. History | 3 |
| COMM2013 | Intro to the Theatre (Emphasis Area Course 1) |
3 |
MATH1143 | Mathematical Explorations (OPT) | 3 |
| PHED2511 | Physical Fitness & Wellness | 1 |
Core Science | 3 |
|
| POLS1213 | American Political Economy | 3 |
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| Core Science w/Lab | 3 |
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| Total Trimester Hours | 16 |
Total Trimester Hours | 14 |
| Third Trimester | Course Title | Hours | Fourth Trimester | Course Title | Hours |
| BIBL2202 | Story of the Old Testament | 2 |
BIBL2302 |
Story of the New Testament | 2 |
| COMM2513 | Communication Theory | 3 |
(restricted) | Theatre Elective (Emphasis Area Course 3) |
3 |
| (restricted) | Theatre Elective (Emphasis Area Course 2) |
3 |
Minor Course (2) | 3 |
|
| Minor Course (1) | 3 |
COMM3353 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
|
| ENGL2113 | Comm III: Research & Presentations | 3 |
Perspective in Literature | 3 |
|
| ELECTIVES | 1 |
ELECTIVES | 2 |
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| Total Trimester Hours | 15 |
Total Trimester Hours | 16 |
| Fifth Trimester | Course Title | Hours | Sixth Trimester | Course Title | Hours |
| Gen. Ed. Bible | 3 |
COMM4113 |
Persuasion | 3 |
|
| COMM3113 | Business & Professional Comm. | 3 |
Foreign Language II | 3 |
|
| Foreign Language I | 3 |
(restricted) | Theatre Elective (Emphasis Area Course 5) | 3 |
|
| (restricted) | Theatre Elective (Emphasis Area Course 4) | 3 |
Minor Course (4) | 3 |
|
| Minor course (3) | 3 |
Communication Workshop | 1 |
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| Communication Workshop | 1 |
Perspectives in Behavioral Science | 3 |
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| Total Trimester Hours | 16 |
Total Trimester Hours | 16 |
| Seventh Trimester | Course Title | Hours | Eighth Trimester | Course Title | Hours |
| Gen. Ed. Bible (i.e. Christian Family) | 3 |
BIBL4222 | Senior Bible Seminar | 2 |
|
| Communication Workshop | 1 |
Advanced Directing (Ind. Study Elective) | 3 |
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| (restricted) | Theatre Elective (Emphasis Area Course 6) | 3 |
(restricted) | Theatre Elective (Emphasis Area Course 7) | 3 |
| Minor Course (5) | 3 |
Minor Course (6) | 3 |
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| Western Civilization | 3 |
PHIL4113 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
|
| Perspectives in Fine Arts | 3 |
Non-Western Civilization | 3 |
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| Total Trimester Hours | 16 |
Total Trimester Hours | 17 |
Total Hours 126
Faculty Facts
Dr. Mike Gipson, Professor of Biology, has won two Templeton Foundation Grants for conference at Oxford and a Mellon Foundation Grant for study at Rice. He has published articles in the Journal of College Science Teaching and the Journal of Research in Science Technology. Dr. Gipson has also given research presentations at national and international conferences for twenty-six consecutive years.
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