<p>First Person Writing with Carolyn Mason is very good.</p>
<p>Ooh, that comics class sounds great.</p>
<p>The intro to fine arts was FA 200 and son took it in Spring 2011. I believe some of his friends took it in later semesters.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, the teacher was Jessica Kidd, and she did have a baby since son took her class, so maybe she doesn’t teach it every semester.</p>
<p>Maybe you can catch it another semester that it’s offered.</p>
<p>I know son had tried for the Alexander the Great course one semester and couldn’t get in, but it was not offered the following semester.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, not all classes are offered every semester, so you have to just keep checking every semester. Also, classes are added after advising, so you can juggle your schedule once a class you’re interested in appears.</p>
<p>Re FA 200 for Eng’g college students only: yes, that was taught Spring semester only for a couple of years. It is, sadly, not on the schedule for Spring 2013. Will check next year. Sounds great for all of those right/left brainers.</p>
<p>Timely bump.</p>
<p>Roll Tide Roll.</p>
<p>So, what Exactly ARE are the requirements???</p>
<p>The Class Schedule search on the myBama appears user friendly. We were wondering if it can sort by “OPEN SEATS” We want to not see any classes that are already full – Is this possible?</p>
<p>@TXArchitect – There are several places to see the Core Requirements, however, in our very limited experience, the Degree Works section on “MyBama” Planner Section does a great job of listing requirements for Core University + Honors + Major</p>
<p>Remember, 1 class can fulfill multiple requirements – Example: Honors 155 - Freshmen Seminar International War Crimes fulfills Humanities and University Honors. Each class lists “Attributes” which tell you what requirements the course can cover. This is found in the Class Schedule section.</p>
<p>@Longhaul - Are you looking for a future Freshman? If so, I wouldnt get too worried about the full classes… Many of the classes that appear Full that a 1st year student might take, will be made available during Bama Bound orientation sessions… There is also oppty to look for availability throughout the summer as there are some open times for registration that are not publicized but are opptys to get the classes you want… </p>
<p>@TXArchitect - Longhaul’s comments which are spot on - Alabama is great about allowing double counting and Degree Works is really good as well but I think you need to be registered/official with a University ID and access to MyBama first before you can do anything with it. </p>
<p>UH Requirements are here: [Honors</a> Courses | Honors College](<a href=“http://honors.ua.edu/academics/honors-courses/]Honors”>http://honors.ua.edu/academics/honors-courses/)</p>
<p>To get an idea of how the Honors classes apply, they are organized along the Core Curriculum requirements… [Honors</a> Courses | Honors College](<a href=“http://honors.ua.edu/academics/honors-courses/]Honors”>http://honors.ua.edu/academics/honors-courses/)</p>
<p>Core Curriculum Requirements are here: [Core</a> Curriculum/General Education Requirements < The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://courseleaf.ua.edu/introduction/academicpolicies/corecurriculumgeneraleducationrequirements/]Core”>http://courseleaf.ua.edu/introduction/academicpolicies/corecurriculumgeneraleducationrequirements/)</p>
<p>The following link will give you an idea of what classes apply to each category. [Core</a> Curriculum ? General Studies Course Listing | The Office of the University Registrar - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://registrar.ua.edu/academics/core-curriculum/general-studies/#tab=tab-1]Core”>http://registrar.ua.edu/academics/core-curriculum/general-studies/#tab=tab-1)</p>
<p>Also, when you are looking at the Class Schedule and see the specific courses/times, notice at the far right hand side, it will say what the course counts for in terms of Core Curriculum… </p>
<p>Hope this helps…</p>
<p>awesome help, as I have come to expect (gratefully) and rely on!!!</p>
<p>Should be able to piece it together from this (using the post it notes on the wall method).</p>
<p>Thanks for the details RubyDad!</p>
<p>FYI - my son took the Arts to Life class for his FA/Honor requirement that is discussed in the “Mosaic” honors college magazine that just came out. He was able to use his video production high school elective experience to assist in documentation. A different type of class for this engineer student.</p>
<p>One thing my wife reminded me of while we were driving down to T-Town to pick up my son… Last summer during Bama Bound, we were able to have a nice conversation with Alison Verhine about Honors classes, difficulty, pros/cons. One thing she explained was that in many cases, the Honors designation is not so much about making the course more difficult or more challenging … but the Honors classes are more of a privilege , a chance to take something that interests you but yet is not overwhelming from a workload or conceptua difficulty. Its my opinion, and some may disagree, but based on the Honors classes S took this past year (CE, Math, UH120 Book class, Outdoor Action), the intent of the Honors program seems to be structured so that you can either take full advantage to excel at the highest level and be challenged to the max, or you can use the Honors curriculum as a perk (smaller classes within the Departmental classes, interesting subjects, etc.). S has chosen the second path, which is OK by me, but I think even using Honors as more of a perk still makes it very valuable if you take the opportunity to do something a little bit different and a little bit out of the comfort zone without fear of bad consequences for having done so.</p>