BFA - Musical Theatre Performance 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 |
| 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 |
Movement Analysis or |
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 |
Musical Theatre Opiton:
| MM 105 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MM 106 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MU 151 and MU 152 |
Functional Piano I and Functional Piano II (or test equivalent) (1 credit x 2 semesters) |
2 |
| MU 327/TH 317 | Voice for the Stage | 3 |
| MU 328/TH 318 | Musical Theatre Performance I | 3 |
| MU 428/TH 418 | Musical Theatre Performance II | 3 |
Choral Ensemble
(1 credit x 2 semesters)..................2
To be selected from:
| MU 394 | University Choir and/or |
| MU 389 | Choral Union |
Voice Lessons
| MP 101/TH 102 | (1 credit x 2 semesters) | 2 |
| MP 301/TH 302 | (1 credit x 2 semesters) | 2 |
| MP 401/TH 402 | (1 credit x 2 semesters) | 2 |
| TH 316 | Acting II | 3 |
| TH 219 | Auditioning | 1 |
| TH 416 | Acting III | 3 |
| TOTAL: | 28 |
Select 12 credits
(6 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 226 | Jazz Dance I | 2 |
| DA 236 | Tap Dance I | 2 |
| DA 326 | Jazz Dance II | 2 |
| DA 336 | Tap Dance II | 2 |
| DA 426 | Jazz Dance III | 2 |
| DA 436 | Tap Dance III | 2 |
| DA 486 | Jazz Dance IV | 2 |
| DA 496 | Tap Dance IV | 2 |
| TH 321 | Stage Combat I | 3 |
| TH 431 | Stage Combat II | 3 |
| TOTAL: | 12 |
OPTION TOTAL..............................................................................................40
NOTE: Level III & IV dance technique classes may be repeated multiple times, each for credit as a substitute for lower level dance technique classes.