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The 2026-2027 course offering are listed below:

History 2311 – Western Civilization I – TR 11:00-12:15
English 1313 – Composition and Literature I – TR 12:30-1:45
Cinema 1321 – The Art of Cinema Production – TR 2:00-3:15
Art 2343 – Art Appreciation – TR 2:00-3:15

Please note: course cost does not include student registration fee or family technology fee. Course offerings are subject to change based on student enrollment.

All courses listed meet on the campus of Houston Christian University. Meeting days are Tuesday/Thursday unless otherwise noted.

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History 2311: Western Civilization I
Noah Shuler
Recommended for 9th-12th grade students.

A student-driven, Socratic-style classroom environment, integrating training in university-level essay writing and a comprehensive understanding of the major shifts of Western Culture, with a special emphasis in the literature from the Ancient World to the end of the Middle Ages in Europe.

Reading list includes Homer, Herodotus, Cicero, Augustine, Anselm, Shakespeare, Aquinas, Erasmus, and much more.

We recommend that this course be counted as both high school history and English credit. Students will earn three undergraduate credit hours in History 2311 from Houston Christian University.

Tuesday/Thursday | 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
$1000 per year, 3 units of transferable college credit.

HIST 2311 Reading List

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English 1313: Composition and Literature I
Recommended for 9th-12th grade students. This course is a pre-requisite for ENGL 1323.

A student-driven, Socratic-style literature class that integrates training in composition and rhetoric. Students will complete a research paper in MLA format.

Reading list includes Homer’s Odyssey, Virgil’s Aeneid, Sophocles’ Antigone, Aristotle’s Poetics, Dante’s The Divine Comedy, Shakespeare’s Hamlet and more.

We recommend that the course be counted as high school English credit. Students will earn three undergraduate credit hours in English 1313 from Houston Christian University.

Tuesday/Thursday | 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
$1000 per course, 3 units of transferable college credit.

ENGL 1313 Book List

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CINE 1321: The Art of Cinema Production
Professor Chris Hartwell
Recommended for 9th-12th grade students.

A comprehensive overview of the video production process, including an introduction to camera operation, lighting and sound equipment, general set protocols, post-production software, and workflow. Students will also be introduced to cinematic storytelling with the chance to make short films and other productions throughout the class.

Tuesday/Thursday | 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
$1000 per year, 3 units of transferable college credit.

Required Supplies/Materials for CINE 1321

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ART 2343: Art Appreciation
Recommended for 9th-12th grade students.

This course provides a comparative analysis of various modes of expression in all of the visual arts through description and evaluation. Emphasis is made upon historical movements, language, media, and stylistic identity. The survey is designed to prompt the student to see art as a personal experience and to respond more sensitively to the visual arts in a cultural context.

Tuesday/Thursday | 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
$1000 per year, 3 units of transferable college credit.

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High school juniors and seniors are also eligible to enroll in traditional one-semester undergraduate courses alongside college students. Interested students should check the  course catalog, then email TheAcademy@hc.edu for class availability and dean’s approval.

NOTE: these courses may meet on different days/times than the two-semester Academy courses.

$1000 per 3-credit course, transferable college credit.

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