Turn NCFCA preparation into college credit.
3 college credits · Confirmed Fall 2026 section · One coordinated plan for NCFCA and COMM 1443
Through Christian Halls, eligible NCFCA students can enroll in Southeastern University’s COMM 1443: Fundamentals of Speech Communication for Fall 2026. Students use their NCFCA curriculum, Foundations of Speech(or a curriculum of their choice), as the learning foundation, then adapt existing work — or design future NCFCA work — to meet the specific prompts and requirements in the existing COMM 1443 syllabus.
This is a practical “2-for-1” opportunity: the same research, writing, and speech preparation can contribute to both the student’s NCFCA season and three college-level assessments.
- New student application and registration deadlineAugust 26, 2026
- Study and assessment preparation beginAugust 26, 2026
- Graded Fall B assessment window beginsOctober 21, 2026
- Graded Fall B assessment window endsDecember 15, 2026
- Graded course length8 weeks
- College credit3 credit hours
- Section statusConfirmed
Applications and registration remain open through the August 26 program start date. Students begin using the companion guide and preparing their assessment plan on August 26, before the graded Fall B deadlines begin.
A true 2-for-1 plan
The same research, writing, and practice can advance both a student's NCFCA preparation and their college assignments. Nothing is added to the week; what changes is what the week is worth.
Adapt existing work, or plan future work
A student may reshape a speech, debate case, research file, or apologetics study already in hand. They may also design new NCFCA work with a broad COMM 1443 prompt in mind from the start.
Meet the syllabus without starting from zero
The university syllabus remains the standard. Students must satisfy the selected prompt's learning outcomes and requirements — but they do not have to set aside the preparation already underway.
The NCFCA curriculum is the textbook
Foundations of Speech supplies the instruction in rhetorical appeals, credible research, organization, audience adaptation, and delivery that students apply to their college assessments.
An NCFCA-specific roadmap
The Christian Halls companion guide identifies the broadest workable prompts, recommends the most useful submission format for each assessment, and shows exactly where NCFCA work must be adapted.
Official college credit
COMM 1443 is an official Southeastern University dual enrollment course worth three credit hours. The Fall 2026 section is confirmed and guaranteed to run.
COMM 1443 — Fundamentals of Speech Communication
3college credits · Preparation begins August 26 · Graded Fall B window: October 21–December 15, 2026
This course covers the basic principles of public speaking. Students learn to research, organize, and deliver formal presentations; use verbal and non-verbal communication effectively; and adapt messages for different audiences and contexts.
Rhetorical analysis
Analyze how a significant speech uses classical rhetorical principles and responds to its audience and context.
The companion guide recommends completing this assessment as an essay.
Delivery and audience adaptation
Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal delivery while tailoring a speech to a particular purpose or audience.
The guide recommends a recorded speech, and points students toward the broad audience-adaptation prompt when it fits.
Research and organization
Develop and deliver a well-researched, clearly organized speech using credible sources.
The guide recommends a recorded speech and helps students select a broad social-issue, worldview, or historical-figure path.
Students also submit a prompt selection, three working outlines, and a final reflection. These recommendations do not replace the syllabus — they give students a practical route through it while preserving the official prompt language and assessment standards.
Each event maps onto the work the course already grades.
Platform speeches
Persuasive, Informative, Digital Presentation, and After Dinner Speaking may provide strong material for Assessments 2 or 3. Students must still adapt the topic, audience, organization, sources, length, delivery, and any written component to the selected prompt.
Debate
Policy or Lincoln-Douglas research and argumentation may support a social-issue or audience-adaptation prompt when reshaped into a stand-alone speech for a defined audience.
Limited preparation
Apologetics or extemporaneous preparation may become a starting point for a researched worldview or social-issue speech. The final college submission must still meet the course’s research, length, organization, and citation requirements.
Interpretation
Interpretation experience can strengthen delivery and audience awareness, but an interpretation piece by itself will not normally satisfy the analytical or research requirements of a major assessment.
Future NCFCA work
Students are not limited to work already completed. They may use the companion guide to plan a future platform speech or research project around a broad course prompt, then adapt the final artifact to satisfy both sets of goals.
- One prompt-selection assignment
- Three working outlines
- Three major assessments
- A final reflection
- The preparation and learning activities provided through the NCFCA curriculum and course
For a presentation-based major assessment, the required submission is generally a video recording. Major assessments must follow the selected prompt and normally include at least three credible citations. Students choose APA, MLA, or Turabian and use the selected style consistently.
Combination assessments balance a speech with a required reflection or short essay.
Built to reduce duplication — not to remove academic rigor.
Students do not receive college credit simply for participating in NCFCA or submitting an existing competition piece unchanged. The student must accommodate the syllabus: select an official prompt, meet its learning outcomes, and satisfy the required scope, research, citations, organization, delivery, format, and written components.
The companion guide helps students identify the broadest workable prompt and adapt their NCFCA work underneath it. The opportunity comes from intentional alignment, not from changing or bypassing the syllabus.
The student’s NCFCA curriculum, Foundations of Speech, is the primary learning foundation for this pathway. Students use it to study rhetorical appeals, credible research, speech organization, delivery, audience adaptation, and evaluation, and to develop work that can be adapted for the three COMM 1443 assessments.
The books listed in the assessment syllabus, including Aristotle’s Rhetoric and Bizzell and Herzberg’s The Rhetorical Tradition, are supplemental references only. They are not required purchases, are not assigned readings, and are not attached to the assessment requirements.
For the three-credit course, at $100 per credit hour, plus Southeastern’s $175/semester technology fee.
The student's NCFCA curriculum, including the Foundations of Speech Student Text, is the learning foundation for this pathway. The books listed in the syllabus are supplemental references only — they are not required purchases, no readings from them are assigned, and the assessments are not tied to them.
Registration requires both Christian Halls setup and an SEU dual enrollment application.
Join the Christian Halls Virtual Hall
Enter the Christian Halls learning community inside MyHall.
Join the Virtual Hall →Add the Fall 2026 NCFCA tutorial
Add the tutorial titled "NCFCA to College Credit: COMM 1443 — Fall 2026."
Apply to Southeastern University
Complete the SEU application as a dual enrollment student, using the program and location instructions supplied by Christian Halls. A step-by-step guide walks through each screen.
Apply to SEU →Step-by-step application guide ↓Watch for confirmation
Once the required steps are complete, watch for SEU confirmation and account-access instructions.
Begin preparation on August 26
Use the NCFCA curriculum and the MyHall companion tutorial to compare current or planned NCFCA work against the nine assessment prompts and identify the strongest route through the syllabus.
Complete the graded course during Fall B
From October 21 through December 15, use the Southeastern University course environment for official prompt instructions, submissions, instructor communication, and grades.
Step-by-step Fall B guide ↓Who is this for?
High school students participating in NCFCA speech or debate who are ready for an accelerated, college-level communication course.
Is this automatic college credit for NCFCA participation?
No. Students must enroll in COMM 1443 and successfully complete all official course requirements.
Can students submit a speech they have already prepared?
An existing speech may be a strong starting point, but it is not automatically a finished college submission. The student must adapt it to the selected prompt and meet the required learning outcomes, audience, structure, research, citations, length, delivery, and written components.
Can students design future NCFCA work around a course prompt?
Yes — this is one of the strongest uses of the pathway. A student can choose a broad prompt, plan a new speech or research project with that prompt in mind, use the work for NCFCA preparation, and then adapt the final artifact for the college assessment.
Can debate work be used?
Research and argumentation from Policy or Lincoln-Douglas debate may support a persuasive or research-based assessment. The work generally needs to be reshaped as a stand-alone speech or presentation that meets the selected prompt.
Can Apologetics or Extemporaneous work be used?
It may provide a useful foundation, particularly for a worldview or social-issue prompt, but the final submission must meet the course's full research, organization, citation, length, and format requirements.
Who grades the work?
Official course submissions are evaluated in the Southeastern University course environment according to the COMM 1443 syllabus and grading rubric.
How much work should students expect?
Study and assessment preparation begin August 26 and continue through the fall via NCFCA research, writing, and speech development. During the official eight-week Fall B assessment window, the syllabus estimates approximately 6–9 hours per week. Individual workload varies with the student's preparation and selected formats.
Which textbook do students use?
Students use their NCFCA curriculum as the course's learning foundation. The books listed in the assessment syllabus are optional supplemental references — not required textbooks or required purchases for this pathway.
What format should students use for the major assessments?
The syllabus permits multiple formats. The companion guide recommends an essay for Assessment 1, because it is primarily rhetorical analysis, and recorded speeches for Assessments 2 and 3, because those emphasize delivery, audience adaptation, research, and organization.
When does the pathway begin if the graded assessments are in Fall B?
New student applications and registration remain open through August 26. Study and assessment preparation begin that day. The graded Fall B assessment window begins October 21.
Is the Fall 2026 section confirmed?
Yes. The class has already met its cohort requirement and is guaranteed to run.
What is the difference between MyHall and the SEU course?
The MyHall tutorial provides the NCFCA-specific roadmap, pre-course preparation, planning support, and reminders. The Southeastern University course environment contains the official assessment instructions, submissions, instructor communication, and grades.
Will the credits transfer?
Transfer policies vary by institution. Families should confirm transferability with the college or university the student may attend.
Ready to turn strong communication work into college credit?
Applications and registration remain open through August 26, 2026. Begin study and assessment preparation that day, align your NCFCA work with the syllabus, and complete the graded COMM 1443 assessments during Fall B. The section is confirmed and guaranteed to run.
Questions about enrollment, MyHall setup, or the NCFCA companion tutorial? Contact the Christian Halls Academic Team at customercare@christianhalls.org.