BFA - Acting Major
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN THEATRE - ACTING
The BFA in Acting is a professional training program designed to offer those students interested in non-musical acting the opportunity to learn and hone that art form. Acting majors participate in three and one-half year-long acting sequence (2 semesters of Acting I, 2 semesters of Acting II, and 3 semesters of Acting III), as well as Auditioning, Acting for Film and Television, Directing, Stage Combat, Voice for Actors, Movement Improvisation, and Senior Portfolio. Acting majors also have the option to take classes in musical theatre, dance, and design/technology.
Seniors in the BFA Acting program participate in the Senior Showcase, with the possibility of qualifying for the Southeast New York Showcase. The campus showcase is designed to showcase their talent and serves as a capstone project for the degree, while the NY Showcase presents graduating seniors to the industries’ top casting directors, agents, directors, and other professionals.
The learning outcomes for the BFA in Acting are as follows:
• Demonstrated ability to act; projecting one’s self believably in word and action into imaginary circumstances using a developed acting technique.
• Demonstrated ability to project the voice and body effectively as an instrument of creative characterization using developed voice and movement techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to create characters convincingly from various dramatic genres and styles.
68-75 Hour Major - no minor required
- All students wishing to advance in the program must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the BFA program.
- All students must maintain a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher within the BFA program.
- All students wishing to advance in level will be required to successfully complete an annual jury as arranged by department faculty.
| Total credits required for graduation: | 120-123 |
| General Education:Total credits | 48 |
| Major requirements: Total credits | 68-75 |
Department Core Requirements:
| TH/DA 105 | Rehearsal & Production I (1 credit x 2 semesters) | 2 |
| TH 155 | Makeup | 3 |
| TH/DA 305 | Rehearsal & Production II (1 credit x 6 semesters) | 6 |
| TH/DA 498 | BFA Project | 2 |
| TH/DA 499 | Internship | 4 |
| TH 218 or TH 101 |
Acting I or Acting for the Non-Major (Optional only for Dance & Design-Tech emphasis) |
3 |
| TH 231 or MM 101 |
Stagecraft I or Theories of Music in Culture |
3 |
| TH 251 or MM/TH 107 |
Costume Construction or Theory Skills and Analysis for Musical Theatre |
3 |
| DA 280 or TH 285 |
Movement Analysis or Script Analysis |
3 |
| DA 330 or TH 385 or MU/TH 307 |
Choreography I or Directing I or Musical Theatre Score Study |
3 |
| TH 490 or DA 490 |
Theatre History I or Dance History |
3 |
| TOTAL: | 35 |
ACTING/DIRECTING OPTION:
| TH 219 | Auditioning | 1 |
| TH 316 | Acting II | 3 |
| TH 317 | Voice for the Stage | 3 |
| TH 319 | Acting for Film & Television | 3 |
| TH 321 | Stage Combat I | 3 |
| TH 416 | Acting III | 3 |
| TH 431 | Stage Combat II | 3 |
| TH 485 | Directing II | 3 |
| TH 495 | Theatre History II | 3 |
| TOTAL: | 25 |
Select 9 Credits (3 of which must come from 300-400 upper level courses) from:
| DA 186 | Beginning Jazz Dance | 1 |
| DA 130 | Ballroom Dance | 1 |
| DA 146 | Swing Dance | 1 |
| DA 211 | Ballet I | 2 |
| DA 221 | Modern Dance I | 2 |
| DA 226 | Jazz Dance I | 2 |
| DA 236 | Tap Dance I | 2 |
| DA 311 | Ballet II | 2 |
| DA 321 | Modern Dance II | 2 |
| DA 326 | Jazz Dance II | 2 |
| DA 336 | Tap Dance II | 2 |
| DA 411 | Ballet III | 2 |
| DA 421 | Modern Dance III | 2 |
| DA 426 | Jazz Dance III | 2 |
| DA 436 | Tap Dance III | 2 |
| DA 471 | Ballet IV | 2 |
| DA 486 | Jazz Dance IV | 2 |
| DA 481 | Modern Dance IV | 2 |
| DA 496 | Tap Dance IV | 2 |
| MP 101/TH 102 | Voice Lessons | 1 |
| MP 301/TH 302 | Voice Lessons | 1 |
| MP 401/TH 402 | Voice Lessons | 1 |
| MU 220 | Class Voice | 2 |
| MU/TH 318 | Musical Theatre Performance I | 3 |
| TH 375 | Theatre Management | 3 |
| MU/TH 418 | Musical Theatre Performance II | 3 |
| TOTAL: | 9 |
Open Electives for Acting Option
(preferably in music, physical education, English, or history)........................3
TOTAL....................................................................................................34-37