
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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There are three elective courses offered by the school: Fine Arts, Dance, and Computer Science. There are four students participating in course selection, with each student limited to choosing only one course. Determine the number of different methods for course selection.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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