General Education and Additional Liberal Arts Requirements 32
Foundations Requirements 13
Additional 3 credit course paired with Reading may be required by placement testing.
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 must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 6
Select one course from the following: 3
| AH 1700 | ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH MIDDLE AGE | 3 |
| OR | |
| AH 1701 | HISTORY OF ART FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE MODERN WORLD | 3 |
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| FA 2300 | VISUAL THINKING | 3 |
| OR | |
| FA2150 | DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA ARTS | 3 |
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| ID 3230 | UNDERSTANDING IMAGES:AN INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STUDIES | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion or Music or Foreign Languages or Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Foreign Languages: Credit granted only upon completion of two semesters.
Social and Behavioral Sciences 6
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
Select one of the following: 3
| Economics or Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| PSY 1000 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 7
MATH or CPS 3
Required Distribution Course
Options:
Select one lab science: 4
Biology, Chemistry or Physics
Astronomy, Meteorology, or Geology
Additional Requirements 26
Additional requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better.
One course from the approved Theatre Literature list 3
Behind the Scenes 8
| ID 3341 | BEHIND THE SCENES OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE | 1 |
| ID 3342 | BEHIND THE SCENES OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE | 2 |
| ID 3343 | BEHIND THE SCENES OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE | 3 |
Select 9 s.h. from approved supportive courses (list in Department of Theatre office) 9
Major Requirements 60
A maximum of two C's in all academic major courses. All other grades in academic major courses must be a B- or better.
Theatre Foundation 18
| THE 1000 | INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE | 3 |
| THE 1100 | ACTING I: THE ACTOR PREPARES | 3 |
| THE 1300 | INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE DESIGN | 3 |
| THE 3700 | SCRIPT ANALYSIS & DRAMATURGY: FROM PAGE TO STAGE | 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 |
Theatre Design/Tech Requirements 42
Theatre Lab 3
Select one of the following 3
| THE 3330 | WESTERN COSTUME HISTORY | 3 |
| AH3790 | HISTORY OF FURNITURE/INTERIORS | 3 |
| AH 3792 | HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE | 3 |
Theatre Electives 12
Select two of the following: 6
Select 6 S.H. from Approved Theatre Electives (no more than 3 S.H. from Area I) 6
Major/GE Capstone 3
| THE 4350 | PORTFOLIO PREPARATION FOR THEATRICAL ARTIST | 3 |
Free Electives: 6
Total Credit Hours: 124
Additional BFA in Theatre Design and Technology Program Notes
Those wishing to enter the BFA program must successfully pass a portfolio review, interview, and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5. Students may present their portfolio before or during their freshman year for consideration for admission. The freshman year is considered the “Pre-BFA Year 1: Fundamentals of the Theatre Arts.”
At the end of the Freshman year, the student must again pass a portfolio review and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for continuation into “Year 2: Foundations of Design and Technology.” At the end of the Sophomore year, the student must again pass a portfolio review and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for continuation into “Year 3: Design Techniques and Implementation.” At the end of this Junior year, the student must again pass a portfolio review and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for continuation into “Year 4: Designing and Implementation.”
BFA students in Theatre Design and Technology are required to participate in either a design and/or technical capacity for all departmental main stage productions.
BFA students in Theatre Design and Technology are encouraged to design and provide technical support for theatre productions off campus. Acceptance of off-campus production work is allowed with approval of the Department Chair.
Assessment will be held in April of each year to determine if academic and technical proficiency standards have been met for retention in the program.
GPA for admission: A cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required for admission to the degree. Students whose GPA drops below 2.5 will be prohibited from participating in productions for the following semester.
Approved Theatre Electives for BFA in Theatre Design and Technology:
AREA I – Performance
(No more than 3 S.H. from Area I)
AREA II – Theatrical Design
AREA III –Technical Theatre
AREA IV – Theatre in the Community
AREA V – Administration/Mgmt.
| THE 3460 | SEMINAR IN THEATRE ADMINISTRATION | 3 |
AREA VI – Directing and Playwriting
AREA VII – Voice and Movement