Theatre
2023-2024

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
THEA 50 Company Participation 0 Fall, Spring

Prereq: placement

 

 

THEA 100 Theatre Arts Seminar 1 Fall

 

 

 

THEA 150 Text Analysis for the Theatre 3 Fall

 

 

 

THEA 132 Stagecraft 4 Fall, Spring 121, 133/132, 160 is heavy. Wait on Makeup or 133 - push it out  

 

THEA 125 Acting 1 3        
ENGL 100   3 Fall, Spring ENGL pushed to 2nd sem if 101 start    
TOTAL   14        


Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
THEA 50 Company Participation 0 Fall, Spring

 

 

 

THEA 133

Costumecraft 3 Spring

 

 

 

MATH 102

 

4 Fall, Spring

 

 

 

THEA 160 Principles of Theatrical Design 3 Spring  

 

 

ENGL 101   3 Fall, Spring      
Gen Ed SS

 

4 Fall, Spring

 

 

 

TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
THEA 50 Company Participation 0 Fall, Spring

 

 

 

THEA 363, 373, or 383 Design I 3 Fall, Spring

 

 

 

GENED (SS)

General Education Course

3 Fall, Spring

 

 

 

THEA 10 Theatre Practicum 1 1 Fall, Spring    

 

Language 103

 

4  

 

 

 

Gen Ed (NS)   3        
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
THEA 50 Company Participation 0 Fall, Spring

 

 

 

THEA 355 Theatre History and Literature to 1660 3  

 

 

 

THEA 14 Acting Practicum 1 1

Fall/Spring

     
THEA 121 Makeup 1 3

Spring

 

 

 

Gen Ed (NS)

 

3

Fall/Spring

 

 

 

Language 104   4        
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
THEA 50 Company Participation 0 Fall, Spring

 

   
THEA 356 Theatre History and Literature from 1660-1925 3  

 

   
THEA 386 or THEA 385 Audition Techniques or Portfolio Development 3

Fall

     
Gen Ed SS (DV)

 

3 Fall, Spring

 

 

 

THEA 12 Theatre Practicum II 1 Fall, Spring

 

 

 

Gen Ed (HU)   3        
THEA 310 Directing 1 3        
TOTAL   16        


Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 75 credit hours.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
THEA 50 Company Participation 0 Fall/Spring

 

 

GenEd/DV

THEA 357 Theatre History and Literature from 1915 to Today 3

 

   

Major

300+ THEA Elective   3      

Major

Gen Ed (NS)   3      

Major

Gen Ed (HU)   3      

Major

Any 300+ Elective   3        
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   31        


Summer Year 3 - optional

Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their third year with less than 90 credit hours.

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
THEA 50 Company Participation 0

Fall/Spring

 

 

 

THEA 495 Business of Theatre 3

Fall

     
300+ THEA Elective

 

3

 

     
Any 300+ Elective

 

3

 

     
Any Elective

 

3        
Gen Ed (NS)   3        
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 105 credit hours.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
THEA 50 Company Participation 0 Fall/Spring

 

 

 

300+ THEA Elective

 

3        
Any Elective

 

3        
Gen Ed HU

 

3        
Gen Ed SS   3        
Any Elective   3        
Any Elective   1        
TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   31        


Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.

Graduation Requirements Summary
 

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
120 36 73 2.5 2.0

 

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