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Nov 22, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Theatre, Design/Technology Concentration, B.A.
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The Theatre and Dance, School of offers a B.A. in theatre. A theatre major must fulfill degree and major requirements.
Credit by Examination
A student may earn credit for a course in the School of Theatre and Dance by passing an examination. The school administers credit by examination tests during only the first two weeks of a fall or spring semester. The tests will not be offered during summer sessions. A student can take a credit by examination test only once during a semester.
A student must request permission for credit by examination by the end of the semester that precedes the semester in which he/she wants to take the examination. Theatre and dance majors who want to meet a major requirement through examination must take the examination before their final year of study. The school does not offer credit by examination for performance or design courses such as acting, directing, scene design, lighting design, costume design, makeup, stage management, dance technique, composition and ensembles.
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Degree and Major Requirements
Program Requirements
- General Education 41 Credit Hours 1
- Foreign Language classes (intermediate level required) 0-14 Credit Hours 2
- Philosophy course (in addition to General Education courses) 3 Credit Hours
- University electives 17-28 Credit Hours
- Major requirements (listed below) 48 Credit Hours
Footnotes
1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of the second semester of the intermediate level of the student’s chosen language (typically 232) or by placing out of that language through the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures’ placement test.
Major Requirements
All students pursuing a B.A. degree in theatre must complete the core requirements.
Choose one of the following: 2 Credit Hours
Core Requirements: 8 Credit Hours
Choose four of the following: 4 Credit Hours
(One credit each from scenery, lighting, costumes, management or performance)
Choose one of the following: 3 Credit Hours
Performance Requirements: 3 Credit Hours
(Choose one)
Design/Technology Requirements: 3 Credit Hours
(Choose one)
Concentration Courses
Theatre majors may fulfill the requirements for one or more concentrations or complete nine THEA credits not already applied to the major.
Students in concentrations receive concentration-related advising. In order to formally pursue a concentration, student must apply for the concentration, which can happen as early as the fall of sophomore year for the theatre education concentration and as early as the spring of sophomore year for the theatre studies, performance and design/technology concentrations.
Choose two courses not already applied to the major:
Choose one course not already applied to the major:
Recommended Schedule for Theatre Majors
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