Theatre B.F.A. - Acting

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Theatre; Acting Concentration

College of the Arts and Media

Degree Specific Credits: 75-77

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2020-21

Note: Students who intend to pursue the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre in the Acting or Design & Technology tracks will normally enter the University as Bachelor of Arts students in Theatre. Students who intend to pursue the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre with a concentration in Musical Theatre Performance will normally enter the University as probationary Bachelor of Fine Arts students in Theatre; their status will be reevaluated at the mid-program audition at the end of their third semester.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Core		15
Required Courses
Shop Experience I
First-Year Seminar
Upper-Division Core		6
Theatre History
Advanced Writing
Acting Concentration		54-56
Required Courses
Senior Project
Voice Course
Staging Experience
Production Experience
Lower-Division Enrichment Electives
Upper-Division Enrichment Electives

Total Hours		75-77

Lower-Division Core

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 15 total credits required.

Required Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
THTR 103	Introd to House Management	1
THTR 106	Theat Prod I: Run Crew	1
THTR 202	Stagecraft I	3
THTR 220	Acting I	3
THTR 235L	Dramatic Literature	3
Total Hours		11

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Shop Experience I

Note: Students may select one of the following shop sections:

Scene Shop
Costume Shop
Light Shop

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
THTR 107A	Theat Prod I: Constr Crew	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

First-Year Seminar

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		1
C&I 194	Freshman Seminar I
DANC 194	Seminar/Workshop
THTR 194	Seminar/ Workshop
Total Hours		1

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Core

Theatre History

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
THTR 330H	Theatre History I	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Advanced Writing

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3
MUSI 416	Topics in Music History
MUSI 417	Cultural Studies in Music
THTR 331	Theatre History II
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Acting Concentration

Note: Students who intend to pursue the Acting concentration will normally enter the University as pre-Bachelor of Fine Arts students in Theatre with a concentration in Acting. They should then declare intent to pursue the BFA degree no later than the beginning of the second year of a four-year program. Admission is granted by audition in the second year at the end of the third semester.

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 54-56 total credits required.

Required Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
DANC 100A	Introduction to Modern Dance	3
MAR 470	Adv. Acting for Film I	3
THTR 206	Theat Prod II: Run Crew	1
THTR 210	Voice & Speech I	3
THTR 211	Voice & Speech II	3
THTR 221	Acting II	3
THTR 249	Stage Makeup	2
THTR 315	Movement for the Actor I	3
THTR 320	Acting III	3
THTR 321	Contemporary Acting Practice	3
THTR 415	Stage Combat	3
THTR 420	Advanced Acting: Comedy Styles	3
THTR 421	Advanced Acting: Shakespeare	3
THTR 425	Advanced Acting: Devising	3
THTR 484	Adv Acting: Professionl Skills	1
Total Hours		40

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Senior Project

Note: This course must be taken during student's final semester.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
THTR 499	Senior Project	1
Total Hours		1

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Voice Course

Code	Title	Hours
Complete three credits from the following courses:		3
THTR 310	Voice and Speech III
THTR 311	Voice and Speech IV: Poetic Language
MUSI 102A	Performance Study
MUSI 110A	Opera Theatre I
MUSI 111A	Group Voice Class
MUSI 112A	Choir
MUSI 162A	Chamber Ensembles I
MUSI 195	Applied Study I
MUSI 295	Applied Study II
MUSI 310	Opera Theatre II
MUSI 362	Chmbr Ens III: UM
MUSI 395	Applied Study III
MUSI 495	Applied Study IV
Modern and Classical Language
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Staging Experience

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		2-3
THTR 370	Stage Management I
THTR 375	Directing I
Total Hours		2-3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Production Experience

Note: Registration based on casting for Theatre & Dance productions.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete three credits of the following course:		3
THTR 395	Practicum
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Lower-Division Enrichment Electives

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		2-3
DANC 220	Creative Practice I
MART 112A	Introduction to Film Editing
THTR 102A	Introduction to Theatre Design
THTR 207	Theat Prod II: Constr Crew
THTR 245	Int Costume Construction
THTR 264	Master Electrician
Total Hours		2-3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Enrichment Electives

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 3 credits in the following areas:		3
Art (ARTZ)
Art History (ARTH)
Creative Writing (CRWR)
Dance (DANC)
Global Leadership (GBLD)
Honors (HONR)
Literature (LIT)
Media Arts (MAR or MART)
Music (MUSI, MUSE, or MUST)
Theatre (THTR)
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-