Theatre, B.A.: Secondary Education Certification Option
Students choosing this option must make a formal application for admission to the Middle and Secondary Education Department. Prior to taking education courses, all prerequisites must be met.
General Education and Additional Liberal Arts Requirements 48-49
Foundations Requirements 13
See prerequisites and corequisites.
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030, MATH 1010 and COMM 1402, require a grade of B- or better.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 9
| THE 1000 | INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE | 3 |
| ENG 2403 | WORLD LITERATURE | 3 |
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course
Social and Behavioral Sciences 9
HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course
Science and Mathematics 10-11
MATH 1010: Required Distribution Course. ENG 1030, MATH 1010 and COMM 1402, require a grade of B- or better.
(Select two from below; one must be a lab science3)
| Biology | 3,4 |
| Chemistry or Physics | 3,4 |
| Astronomy, Earth Science, Geology or Meteorology | 3,4 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3,4 |
Health and Physical Education 4
| PED 1101 | BEGINNING MODERN DANCE I | 1 |
| OR | |
| PED 1103 | BEGINNING JAZZ DANCE I | 1 |
| OR | |
| PED1107 | CREATIVE MOVEMENT | 1 |
| OR | |
| PED 1151 | FOLK AND SQUARE DANCE | 1 |
| AND | |
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
Major/GE Capstone 3
THE 4220: See prerequisites and corequisites.
Additional Required Courses 21
Additional Requirements 21
| PSY 2100 | CHILD PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| OR | |
| PSY 2110 | PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE | 3 |
| | |
| ID 2955 | DISABLED PERSON IN AMERICAN SOCIETY | 3 |
| THE 3145 | SPEAK THE TEXT: VOICE FOR THE PERFORMER | 3 |
| ENG 3215 | SHAKESPEARE SURVEY | 3 |
| THE 3710 | WORLD THE I:ANCIENT RITL COURT SPECTACL TO COURTLY SPECTACLES | 3 |
| THE 3720 | WORLD THEATRE II: IDEALISM TO REALISM TO IDEOLOGIES | 3 |
ENG Literature for Theatre 3
Major Requirements 41
Major courses, including capstone, require a grade of C or better.
Required Courses
One of the following: 3
One of the following: 3
Two of the following: 6
Two credits of the following:
Professional Sequence 30
Sophomore Level
| EMSE 2801 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12 | 3 |
EMSE 2801: See prerequisites and corequisites.
Junior Level
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| EMSE 3122 | TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| THE 3220 | METHODS FOR TEACHING SECONDARY SCHOOL THEATRE | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
| EMSE 3801 | CLINICAL PRACTICE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P -12 | 2 |
| EMSE 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
EDUC 3000, THE 3220, EDUC 3401, EMSE 3801, EMSE 3903: See prerequisites and corequisites.
EMSE 3903: take w/EMSE 3801
Senior Level
EMSE 4801: Pre-requisite: passing score on appropriate Praxis II test(s).
Capstone Course 3
Total Credit Hours: 137
Notes:
All those wishing to enter the BA Theatre Education program must successfully pass an audition/interview and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Once the student is within the BA program, they must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0. This pertains to all education degrees.