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Eight-Semester Plan for B.A. in Speech and Theatre Arts
Major Program Guide For: B.A. in Speech and Theatre Arts
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
- Total Hours of Prerequisites: 6, if needed to complete langugage requirement
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Freshman Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| JS | 101 | Jumpstart | 0 | CMHC 201 (C3) | 201 | Introduction to Speech Communication | 3 |
| 190 | First Year Seminar | 3 | ENGL (C1) | 102 | Composition II | 3 | |
| ENGL (C1) | 101 | Composition I | 3 | C4 | Health and Wellness | 3 | |
| P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | THEA | 140 | Acting I | 3 | |
| P3 | History | 3 | THEA | 231 | Stagecraft for Theatre, Motion Picture and TV | 3 | |
| THEA | 131 | Introduction to Professions in Theatre | 3 | THEA | 170, 172, 173 or 270 | Production | 1 |
| THEA | 170 | Production Seminar | 1 | ||||
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Sophomore Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| MFL (P6)** | 231 | World Cultures/Language | 3 | MFL** | 232 | Language | 3 |
| C5 | Physical & Biological Science | 3 | C5 | Physical & Biological Science | 3 | ||
| P1 | Social Science | 3 | MATH (C2) | 101 | Math | 3 | |
| THEA or other | 220 or other | Stage Movement or Minor | 3 | ENGL (P4) | 333 | Intro to Shakespeare (Humanities) | 3 |
| THEA | 130 | Makeup | 1 | THEA or other | 240 or other | Voice & Articulation or Mionr | 3 |
| THEA | 172, 173 or 270 | Production | 1 | THEA | 172, 173 or 270 | Production | 1 |
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** = MFL - sub Language 101 & 102 if needed; take MFL 231 & 232 in summer; recommend P6 be taken as a language Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. | |||||||
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Summer | |||||||
| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | ||||
| MFL | Language | 3 | |||||
| MFL | Language | 3 | |||||
| Summer ONLY if needed to complete language requirement | |||||||
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Junior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P6 | Jr-Sr World Cultures or Elective | 3 | P5 | Jr-Sr Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | ||
| Minor | 3 | Minor | 3 | ||||
| Minor | 3 | Minor | 3 | ||||
| THEA | 332 | Introduction to Design for Stage and Screen | 3 | THEA | 302 | Dramatic Literature & Criticism | 3 |
| THEA | 350 | Directing I | 3 | THEA | Jr-Sr Elective | 3 | |
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Graduation Fee - After earning ninety hours, the student must file an application form with the Dean after paying a $30 graduation fee to the University Cashier. Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. | |||||||
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Summer | |||||||
| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | ||||
| THEA | 483 | Internship | 3 | ||||
| Internship recommended elective - not required | |||||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| Minor | 3 | Minor or General Elective | 3 | ||||
| Minor | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| THEA | Jr-Sr Elective | 3 | THEA | Jr-Sr Elective | 2 | ||
| THEA | 400 | History of the Theatre I | 3 | THEA | 401 | History of the Theatre II | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | THEA | 496 | Seminar in Professional Development | 1 | ||
| General Elective | 3 | ||||||
NOTES:
- Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
- Total Hours of Prerequisites: 6, if needed to complete langugage requirement
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.