Performance
Performance track - 125 hrs. total degree plan
65 Major hrs. and 60 general education hrs. In addition, each student must complete an approved minor, an approved second major, a senior honors thesis, or an interdisciplinary cluster.
The first two years of training are the same for every track of study. Following the second year, students branch out into their specific track for in-depth training.
Please note that the following degree plans are under review, pending approval.
FIRST SEMESTER (Fall)—15 credits
- Fundamentals of Theatre
- Acting I
Light/Set/Costume A - ENG 1303 Comp I
- MATH 1310 Algebra
SECOND SEMESTER (Spring)—16 credits
- Acting II (includes Jury)
- Light/Set/Costume B
- Production
ENGL 1304 Comp II - Math Reasoning
- Social Science
THIRD SEMESTER (Fall)—16 credits
- Movement I
- Light/Set/Costume C
- Structures & Genres
- Production
- Natural Science
- Foreign Language I
FOURTH SEMESTER (Spring)—15 credits
- Voice I (includes Jury)
- American Dramatic Literature
- Production
- Makeup
- Natural Science
- Foreign Language 2
ACTING track
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FIFTH & SIXTH SEMESTER
Acting Shakespeare I- Voice II
- Makeup
- Foreign Language 3
- HIST 1377
Auditioning/Business
Movement II
Directing I
Foreign Language 4
HIST 1378
- SEVENTH & EIGHTH SEMESTER
Theatre History I
Advanced Elective (Acting for Camera, Advanced Acting, etc.)- POLS 1336
- Humanities
- CLASS elective
- Theatre History II
- Advanced Elective
- POLS 1337
- CLASS elective
- CLASS elective
PLAYWRITING track
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FIFTH & SIXTH SEMESTER
- Acting Shakespeare I
- Playwriting I
- Directing I
- Foreign Language 3
- HIST 1377
- Playwriting II
- Directing II
Advanced English Composition
- Foreign Language 4
HIST 1378 - SEVENTH & EIGHTH SEMESTER
Theatre History I
Ostrow Collaboration- POLS 1336
- Humanities
- CLASS elective
- Theatre History II
- Advanced Elective
- POLS 1337
- CLASS elective
- CLASS elective
DRAMATURGY track
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FIFTH & SIXTH SEMESTER
- Acting Shakespeare I
- Periods & Styles
- Directing I
- Foreign Language 3
- HIST 1377
- Advanced History or English
- Dramaturgy
- Directing II
- Foreign Language 4
HIST 1378 - SEVENTH & EIGHTH SEMESTER
Theatre History I
Advanced Elective- POLS 1336
- Humanities
- CLASS elective
- Theatre History II
- Advanced Elective
- POLS 1337
- CLASS elective
- CLASS elective
TEACHING track
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FIFTH & SIXTH SEMESTER
- Acting Shakespeare I
- Fundamentals of Design
- Directing I
- Foreign Language 3
- HIST 1377
- Education Course
- Education Course
- Directing II
- Foreign Language 4
HIST 1378 - SEVENTH & EIGHTH SEMESTER
Theatre History I
Makeup- POLS 1336
- Humanities
- CLASS: Comm 1332
- Theatre History II
- Education Course
- POLS 1337
- CLASS elective
- CLASS elective
