fall semester

I had my appointment with academic advisement this morning. Unfortunately the computer system was down across the campus so I wasn't able to register for classes. But I did find out which prerequisites I need and what my options are. When I sat down with my adviser, since he didn't have access to my files in the computer I gave him a little bit of relevant background info and explained that I was drawn to the coursework for Public Communication. He smiled and said, "Yes...Gender, Race and Communication...Ethnicity and Communication...Minorities and the Media...Political Communication." I wanted to give him a high five. He saw exactly where I was coming from.

I'm going to have a difficult time deciding exactly which classes to take because so many of them look fantastic. I mentioned the Storytelling class which is offered as part of the performance component and he smiled and said, "Oh, I would love to take that class!" and proceeded to explain a little bit about the professor. Then he cracked a joke about how our founding fathers did not sign the Declaration of Independence and create the Constitution for us to up with Bush's signing statements.

As it turns out I am required to take 2 college level foreign language classes, which were the only classes I didn't need for Art Ed. I immediately knew I would take Spanish. Over the years I've actually considered taking a Spanish class but never actually did it because I didn't have to. My mom groaned when I told her about the foreign language requirement. But I'm taking it in stride; I figure it's high time I made an attempt to learn Spanish. In high school I never really put any effort into the 2 Spanish classes I took. I did just barely enough to pass the subject.

So this fall I plan on taking the main prerequisite for my major and my first Spanish class. In the Spring I will take my second Spanish class and something fun like a political class, pubic speaking or storytelling.