BFA - Acting Major
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