Whether you’re majoring in biology, English or business, you need 120 credits to complete an undergraduate degree. Your major will not fill all 120 credits, so some of those credits will be electives. This means you can either register for electives that are filler classes or you can check out electives that excite you.
Here are a few electives offered throughout the year that will make your fall or winter semester course load a little more fun.
The Arts. NSU offers a range of classes that can help you delve into your creativity. Take a class that will help you relax and not think about midterms, finals or projects. The Division of Performing and Visual Arts at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences offers courses like Introduction to Drawing, Graphic Design and Digital Photography. Learn how to draw or how to create a logo and maybe discover a new talent.
Humanities. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about history, take Introduction to Folklore or Introduction to Celtic Studies this fall. With these two classes, you can delve more deeply into ancient cultures and maybe discover a fascination with one of them.
Music. College is a time to go beyond your comfort zone and experience something new. That could mean joining a fraternity or a club, or it could mean learning to play an instrument or to sing. Offered both semesters are Introduction to Piano, Introduction to Guitar, Beginning Voice and more advanced classes. Use your fingers and voice for something other than typing papers and giving presentations.
Theater. If you have a knack for telling jokes or imitating a character from your favorite TV show, then maybe theater classes are the electives for you. If you’re funny, take Comedy and Improvisation. If you’re good at impersonations, take Acting 1. And, if you’ve always secretly wanted to be a movie star, take Performance for Film and Television. You may not aspire to be an Emmy-award winning actor, but you could become a Black Box Award-winning student at NSU.
Foreign Languages. If you’ve ever been jealous of someone who can speak two languages, NSU can help you out. Being bilingual or multilingual is a great gift, and, this fall, you can start on your lingual journey with Chinese, French or Spanish. You will have to study for midterms and finals, but it will pay off in the end when a company hires you for your degree and for your ability to speak two languages.
When you register for classes in the upcoming years, choose classes that you need to graduate, but also choose classes that you think you’ll enjoy. Don’t just take mundane courses to achieve 120 credits in four years. Let NSU help you discover a talent that you never knew you had.
