Theatre Performance, B.F.A.

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The B.F.A. is a more intensive program of study for the potential professional. Acceptance into the B.F.A. program is earned through a process of application, interview, and audition (performers) or portfolio submission (design and technology, playwriting, and stage management). The B.F.A. requires active involvement in the department for a minimum of four semesters after acceptance into B.F.A. candidacy. Some exceptions to this residency rule may be made for transfer students.

The B.F.A. requires completion of a common core of courses. Performance students must also complete a track - the options are acting, dance, musical theatre, or playwriting. Theatre design or technology students must complete a track - the options are design or technology, or rock and roll/concert technology. Stage management students complete a track in stage management.

A minor or focus is not required in the B.F.A.

♦ Indicates prerequisite.

Degree Requirements (27 credits)

Acting Track (39 credits)

Four-Year Plan: Click here to view the Four-Year Plan for this specific program. To find out more about Four-Year Plans, visit the Policies and Procedures page.

DAN 120 Ballet Dance I (3 credits) (or another approved dance course)
TAR 114 Voice Development for the Actor I (3 credits)
TAR 210 Acting II (3 credits) ♦
TAR 225 Musical Theatre Performance I (3 credits)
TAR 310 Acting III (3 credits) ♦
TAR 311 Auditions (3 credits) ♦
TAR 312 Voice Development for the Actor II (3 credits) ♦
TAR 314 Stage Dialects (3 credits) ♦
TAR 370 Directing (3 credits) ♦
Select 6 TAR\DAN credit hours in groups I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII (6 credits)

Select two courses from the following (6 credits)

Total Credits 66

Dance Track (42 credits)

Four-Year Plan: Click here to view the Four-Year Plan for this specific program. To find out more about Four-Year Plans, visit the Policies and Procedures page.

DAN 120 Ballet Dance I (3 credits)
DAN 220 Ballet Dance II (3 credits) ♦
TAR 225 Musical Theatre Performance I (3 credits)
DAN 226 Foundation Seminar (2 credits) ♦
DAN 323 Physiology of Dance (3 credits)
DAN 326 Advanced Dance Seminar I (2-6 credits) ♦
DAN 375 Choreography (3 credits) ♦
DAN 426 Advanced Dance Seminar II (2-6 credits) ♦
DAN 427 Dance History (3 credits) ♦
DAN 428 Special Problems in Dance (3 credits) ♦
Select 9 TAR/DAN credit hours from group I , IV , V , VI (9 credits)

Select one course from the following (3 credits)

Total Credits 69

Musical Theatre Track (42 credits)

Four-Year Plan: Click here to view the Four-Year Plan for this specific program. To find out more about Four-Year Plans, visit the Policies and Procedures page.

TAR 114 Voice Development for the Actor I (3 credits) (may be substituted with TAR 312 Voice Development for the Actor II (3 credits) or a voice course at the 300 level or above)
TAR 130 Musical Skills for the Musical Theatre (3 credits)
TAR 210 Acting II (3 credits) ♦
TAR 225 Musical Theatre Performance I (3 credits)
TAR 230 Musical Skills for Musical Theatre Actors II (3 credits) ♦
TAR 235 Vocal Techniques for the Singing Actor I (1 credit) (three semesters for 1 credit per semester)
TAR 310 Acting III (3 credits) ♦
TAR 311 Auditions (3 credits) ♦
TAR 325 Musical Theatre Performance II (3 credits) ♦
TAR 335 Vocal Techniques for the Singing Actor II (1 credit) (three semesters for 1 credit per semester)
Select 12 TAR/DAN credit hours in groups I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII (6 of these hours must be in dance) (12 credits)

Total Credits 69

Playwriting Track (36 credits)

Four-Year Plan: Click here to view the Four-Year Plan for this specific program. To find out more about Four-Year Plans, visit the Policies and Procedures page.

ENG 308 Shakespeare I (3 credits) ♦
ENG 309 Shakespeare II (3 credits) ♦
Select one 300/400 level ENG literature or writing course, not to include ENG 308 , or ENG 309 (3 credits)
TAR 370 Directing (3 credits) ♦
TAR 380 Playwriting (3 credits)
TAR 442 Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3 credits) ♦
TAR 481 Special Problems in Theatre: Playwriting/Criticism (3-9 credits) ♦
TAR 482 Screenwriting (3 credits) ♦
TAR 498 Individual Studies in Theatre (1-3 credits)
Select 6 TAR/DAN credit hours in groups I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII (6 credits)

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Theatre Performance, B.F.A.

Degree Requirements (27 credits)

Core Courses

Production Credits (3 credits)

Acting Track (39 credits)

Select two courses from the following (6 credits)

Total Credits 66

Dance Track (42 credits)

Select one course from the following (3 credits)

Select one course from the following (3 credits)

Total Credits 69

Musical Theatre Track (42 credits)

Total Credits 69

Playwriting Track (36 credits)

Total Credits 63