Degree Requirements, page 2

Degree Requirements, page 2
School of Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts

The Bachelor of Fine Arts provides four years of intensive training at the undergraduate level in performance studies including acting, theatrical design, technical direction and stage management. A total of 132 units of work is required for completion of the acting or design emphasis and 130 units are required for the technical direction or stage management emphasis. Four units must meet the university's diversity requirement.

All B.F.A. Theatre majors are required to earn a grade point average of 2.75 in their theatre courses each semester. B.F.A. students who fail to earn a GPA of 2.75 in their theatre courses will be placed on probation the following semester. Students who remain on probation for a consecutive second semester will be disqualified from the B.F.A. program.

In rare cases (i.e., medical or psychological), a student may be granted a second consecutive semester on probation. The requirements for removal from probation for a student in the second probationary semester will be negotiated on a special contract with the School of Theatre. Such a student may be required to earn a GPA above 2.75 in theatre courses. In no case will a B.F.A. student be granted a third probation semester.

A student disqualified from continued study in the B.F.A. program for failing to meet the GPA standards outlined above will be given the option of transferring into the B.A. program.

General Education Requirements

A total of 36 units of general education courses is required for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Skill Level, Composition

Expository Writing 101 and 102 (4-4)

Students enroll in this course as early in their college careers as possible, preferably in their first semester.

Areas of Study

Five courses, one course in each of the following categories, are required: The Natural World; Empirical Approaches; Western Culture I or Ethical Approaches; Western Culture II or American Public Life; and Non-Western Cultures. Two courses selected from the Literature and/or the Arts categories are also required.

Diversity Requirement

All students must pass one course from the list of courses approved to meet the standard diversity requirement. These courses carry the designation "m" for multiculturalism.

Required Courses for the Acting Emphasis

First Year		Units
THTR 112	Critical and Historical Studies in Drama I	2
THTR 115ab	Stage Movement I	2-2
THTR 120ab	Acting and Dramatic Analysis I	4-4
THTR 130	Introduction to Theatrical Production	4
THTR 140ab	Voice I	2-2
THTR 397	Theatre Practicum	1 or 2

Second Year Units

THTR 212 Critical and Historical Studies in Drama II 2

THTR 215ab Stage Movement II 2-2

THTR 220ab Acting and Dramatic Analysis II 4-4

THTR 222 Stage Makeup 1

THTR 240ab Voice II 2-2

THTR 397 Theatre Practicum 1 or 2

and a choice of one from: Units

THTR 131 Scenic Construction Fundamentals 3

THTR 231 Costume Construction 3

THTR 232 Stage Lighting 3

THTR 333 Stage Management I 3

THTR 436 Sound for Theatre 3

Third Year Units

THTR 312 Critical and Historical Studies in Drama III 2

THTR 315ab Stage Movement III 2-2

THTR 320ab Acting III 2-2

THTR 340ab Voice III 2-2

THTR 355 Directing for the Actor 2

THTR 397 Theatre Practicum 1 or 2

Fourth Year Units

THTR 397 Theatre Practicum 1 or 2

THTR 412 Critical and Historical Studies in Drama IV 2

THTR 415ab Stage Movement IV 2-2

THTR 420ab Advanced Individual Acting Problems 2-2

THTR 440ab Voice and Diction 2-2

Required Courses for the Design Emphasis

First Year		Units
THTR 101	Theatre I	4
THTR 112	Critical and Historical Studies in Drama I	2
THTR 130	Introduction to Theatrical Production	4
THTR 151	Theatre II	4
THTR 212	Critical and Historical Studies in Drama II	2

Second Year Units

THTR 222 Stage Makeup 1

THTR 230 Scenographic Techniques 2

THTR 231 Costume Construction 3

THTR 232 Stage Lighting 3

THTR 312 Critical and Historical Studies in Drama III 2

THTR 412 Critical and Historical Studies in Drama IV 2

Third Year Units

THTR 330 Scene Design I 4

THTR 331 Costume Design I 4

THTR 332 Lighting Design I 4

THTR 333 Stage Management I 3

THTR 438 Technical Theatre 3

FA 407ab Drawing and Rendering for the Theatre 2-2

Fourth Year Units

THTR 305a Directing 4

THTR 493ab Periods and Styles 2-2

and a choice of two from: Units

THTR 432ab Scene Design II 3-3

THTR 433ab Costume Design II 3-3

THTR 434ab Lighting Design II 3-3

Required Courses for the Technical Direction Emphasis

First Year		Units
THTR 101	Theatre I	4
THTR 112	Critical and Historical Studies in Drama I	2
THTR 130	Introduction to Theatrical Production	4
THTR 131	Scenic Construction Fundamentals	3
THTR 151	Theatre II	4
THTR 212	Critical and Historical Studies in Drama II	2

Third Year Units

THTR 330 Scene Design I 4

THTR 331 Costume Design I 4

THTR 332 Lighting Design I 4

THTR 333 Stage Management I 3

THTR 397 Theatre Practicum 1 or 2

THTR 430 Stage Management II 3

THTR 438 Technical Theatre 3

Fourth Year Units

THTR 305a Directing 4

THTR 397 Theatre Practicum 1 or 2

THTR 436 Sound for Theatre 3

THTR 439 Stage Properties 3

THTR 493ab Periods and Styles 2-2

Required Courses for the Stage Management Emphasis

First Year		Units
THTR 101	Theatre I	4
THTR 130	Introduction to Theatrical Production	4
THTR 151	Theatre II	4

Second Year Units

THTR 112 Critical and Historical Studies in Drama I 2

THTR 212 Critical and Historical Studies in Drama II 2

THTR 222 Stage Makeup 1

THTR 230 Scenographic Techniques 2

THTR 231 Costume Construction 3

THTR 232 Stage Lighting 3

THTR 333 Stage Management I 3

THTR 397 Theatre Practicum 1 or 2

THTR 430 Stage Management II 3

Third Year Units

THTR 312 Critical and Historical Studies in Drama III 2

THTR 397 Theatre Practicum 1 or 2

THTR 355 Directing for the Actor 2

THTR 436 Sound for Theatre 3

THTR 439 Stage Properties 3

Fourth Year Units

THTR 397 Theatre Practicum 1 or 2

THTR 412 Critical and Historical Studies in Drama IV 2

THTR 438 Technical Theatre 3

THTR 491 Theatre Organization and Administration 4

CNTV 425 Production Planning 2

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Second Year		Units
THTR 212	Critical and Historical Studies in Drama II	2
THTR 215ab	Stage Movement II	2-2
THTR 220ab	Acting and Dramatic Analysis II	4-4
THTR 222	Stage Makeup	1
THTR 240ab	Voice II	2-2
THTR 397	Theatre Practicum	1 or 2

and a choice of one from:		Units
THTR 131	Scenic Construction Fundamentals	3
THTR 231	Costume Construction	3
THTR 232	Stage Lighting	3
THTR 333	Stage Management I	3
THTR 436	Sound for Theatre	3

Third Year		Units
THTR 312	Critical and Historical Studies in Drama III	2
THTR 315ab	Stage Movement III	2-2
THTR 320ab	Acting III	2-2
THTR 340ab	Voice III	2-2
THTR 355	Directing for the Actor	2
THTR 397	Theatre Practicum	1 or 2

Fourth Year		Units
THTR 397	Theatre Practicum	1 or 2
THTR 412	Critical and Historical Studies in Drama IV	2
THTR 415ab	Stage Movement IV	2-2
THTR 420ab	Advanced Individual Acting Problems	2-2
THTR 440ab	Voice and Diction	2-2

Third Year		Units
THTR 330	Scene Design I	4
THTR 331	Costume Design I	4
THTR 332	Lighting Design I	4
THTR 333	Stage Management I	3
THTR 438	Technical Theatre	3
FA 407ab	Drawing and Rendering for the Theatre	2-2

Fourth Year		Units
THTR 305a	Directing	4
THTR 493ab	Periods and Styles	2-2

and a choice of two from:		Units
THTR 432ab	Scene Design II	3-3
THTR 433ab	Costume Design II	3-3
THTR 434ab	Lighting Design II	3-3