Eight-Semester Plan for B.F.A. in Theatre, Acting Concentration
Major Program Guide For: B.F.A. in Theatre
Concentration: Acting
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
- Admission to the B.F.A. program is by audition or portfolio review only.Advance placement in acting or dance classes is possible. This degree requires students to have and maintain a GPA of 2.5.
- 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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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| 190 | First Year Seminar | 3 | ENGL (C1) | 102 | Composition II | 3 | |
| ENGL (C1) | 101 | Composition I | 3 | CMHC 201 (C3) | 201 | Introduction to Speech Communication | 3 |
| MATH (C2) | 101 | Math | 3 | DA | 258 | Dance Techniques | 2 |
| THEA | 131 | Introduction to Professions in Theatre | 3 | THEA | 231 | Stagecraft for Theatre, Motion Picture and TV | 3 |
| THEA | 140 or 220 | Acting I or Stage Movement | 3 | THEA | 140 or 240 | Acting I or Voice & Articulation | 3 |
| THEA | 170 | Production Seminar | 1 | THEA | 170, 172, 173 or 270 | Production | 1 |
| DA or THEA | 253 or 130 | Social Ballroom Dance or Makeup | 1 | ||||
| Audition - Admission to the program requires an auditiion/interview with the departmental faculty. It will be difficult to complete this program if a student is not admitted prior to the sophomore year. Students in the BFA are expected to have and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5. | |||||||
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Sophomore Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| C4 | Wellness | 3 | P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| C5 | Physical & Biological Science | 3 | C5 | Physical & Biological Science | 3 | ||
| P1 | Social Science | 3 | P3 | History | 3 | ||
| DA | 255 or 264 | Tap or Jazz | 1 or 2 | DA or THEA | 253 or 130 | Social Ballroom or Makeup | 1 |
| THEA | 140 or 220 | Acting I or Stage Movement | 3 | DA | 261, 262 or 264 | Ballet I, Mod I or Jazz I | 2 |
| THEA | 260 | Dialects I | 1 | THEA | 340 | Acting II | 3 |
| THEA | 170, 172, 173 or 270 | Production | 1 | THEA | 170, 172, 173 or 270 | Production | 1 |
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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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Junior Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| ENGL (P4) | 333 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 | DA (P5) | 259 | Dance Appreciation or Jr-Sr Fine & Performing Arts | 3 |
| THEA | 332 | Introduction to Design for Stage and Screen | 3 | MFL** or General Elective | 232 or other | 3 | |
| THEA | 341 | Acting III | 3 | THEA | 302 | Dramatic Literature & Criticism | 3 |
| THEA | 350 | Directing I | 3 | THEA | 345 | Acting for the Camera I | 3 |
| MFL** or P6 | 231 or other | Language or World Cultures | 3 | THEA | Elective | 3 | |
| THEA | 270 or 370 | Production | 2 | THEA | 370 | Production | 2 |
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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 | ||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| THEA | Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||
| THEA | 370 | Production | 2 | Elective | 3 | ||
| THEA | 356 | Acting for the Camera II | 3 | THEA | 351 or 441 | Directing II or Acting IV | 3 |
| THEA | 400 | History of the Theatre I | 3 | THEA | 401 | History of the Theatre II | 3 |
| DA | 263, 303, 304, 305 or 306 | Musical Theatre Styles or level 2 proficiency | 2 | THEA | 496 | Seminar in Professional Development | 1 |
| THEA | 499 | BFA Thesis | 2 | ||||
NOTES:
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
- Admission to the B.F.A. program is by audition or portfolio review only.Advance placement in acting or dance classes is possible. This degree requires students to have and maintain a GPA of 2.5.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.