Electives

An "elective" is a course you elect to take. In other words, any course you take that is not specifically required for the degree is an elective. Courses such as Philosophy, Social Work, etc. are electives because they do not fulfill any other requirement. Often when you have satisfied a degree requirement and take another course in the same department, it may be considered an elective. i.e., if you have completed your natural science requirement and take an Astronomy class.

Electives give you an opportunity to take courses in areas that interest you, as well as courses you can perform well in to improve your GPA. You may use your electives to structure a concentration or informal minor in other areas. These opportunities are available under Academic Enrichment on our website.

Below are some electives some of our students have had success in or enjoyed (not necessarily easy).

EDP 310	Individual Learning Skills	Learn how to study better, plus test tactics, campus resources
EDP 369K	Students and Community Involvement	No tests, but involves volunteer work related to your major
EDP 363	Human Sexuality	Very popular, fills up fast
KIN 366	Human Sexuality	Similar to EDP 363, but more science based
EDP 363	Dynamics of Interpersonal Comm	Popular, somewhat similar to the CMS class
INF 322T	Children's Literature	Lots of reading- children's books, large class
SOC 366	Deviance	Popular, interesting topic, be prepared to study
EDP 369K	Career Planning	Popular, fills up fast
EDP 371	Introduction to Statistics	Not easy, but good prep for Grad. school
KIN 352K	Race/Sport in Afr. Amer. Life	Cross-listed with AFR 374 and ANT 324L
WGS 301	Family Relationships	Popular, one of several interesting topics, fills up fast
ALD 321	Play in Early Childhood	Popular, fills up fast
ALD 322	Individual Differences	Popular, offers insight into learning
STS 311	Information in Cyberspace-WB	Web based, all about the internet
MUS 307	History of Rock Music	Popular, tougher than it sounds

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