Theatre with Specialization in Performance, B.F.A.
A minor is not required with this major.
Audition/Interview Requirement:
All students choosing to pursue the BFA in Theatre must audition/interview for the Department of Theatre to enroll. The audition/interview process is an opportunity to demonstrate an adequate proficiency to craft. For more details about interviews/auditions, please see Theater Department.
If a student chooses to pursue the BFA in Theatre and has not yet successfully competed the audition/interview, their degree program will be listed as pre-BFA Theatre.
Requirements: (60 credits)
Core:
| TH 135 | Speaking Voice I | 3 |
| TH 143 | Improvisation and Ensemble | 3 |
| TH 145 | Acting I | 3 |
| TH 146 | Theatre for Social Change | 3 |
| TH 235 | Movement for Actors I | 3 |
| TH 246 | Acting II | 3 |
| TH 253 | Script Analysis for the Theatre | 3 |
| TH 347 | Acting III: Scene Study | 3 |
| TH 375 | History of Theatre I | 3 |
| TH 376 | History of Theatre II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
6 credits from the following (at least 2 in each):
| (TH 101 repeated 3 times) | |
| TH 115 | Play Production | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
3 credits from the following:
Guided Electives in Acting, Directing, Applied Theatre or Dance:
| MUS 109 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| DAN 151 | Beginning Modern Dance | 2 |
| DAN 152 | Beginning Ballet | 2 |
| DAN 157 | Beginning Jazz Dance | 1 |
| DAN 235 | Movement for Performers | 2 |
| DAN 236 | Principles of Choreography | 2 |
| DAN 252 | Intermediate Ballet | 2 |
| DAN 377 | Modern Dance and Theory | 2 |
| TH 338 | Speaking Voice II | 3 |
| TH 260 | Directing for the Stage | 3 |
| TH 447 | Acting IV: Shakespeare | 3 |
| TH 456 | Acting V: Acting for Recorded Media | 3 |
| TH 465 | Creative Dramatics for the Classroom | 3 |
| TH 472 | Business of Theatre | 3 |
| DAN 480 | Project: Dance | 1 |
| TH 487 | Projects: Research | 3 |
| TH 488 | Thesis Project in Acting or Directing | 1 |
| TH 495 | Theatre Internship | 3-6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |