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Eight-Semester Plan for B.F.A. in Theatre, Musical Theatre Concentration
Major Program Guide For: B.F.A. in Theatre
Concentration: Musical Theatre
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 |
| JS | 101 | Jumpstart | 0 | ENGL (C1) | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| 190 | First Year Seminar | 3 | MUS | 218 | Music Theory II | 3 | |
| ENGL (C1) | 101 | Composition I | 3 | DA | 261 | Ballet I | 2 |
| MUS | 106 | Applied Voice | 1 | MUS | 149 | Piano II | 1 |
| MUS | 108 | Aural Skills I: Fundamentals of Sight Singing | 1 | MUS | 106 | Applied Voice | 1 |
| MUS | 118 | Music Theory I | 3 | MUS | 208 | Aural Skills II: Basic Tonal Function | 1 |
| THEA | 140 | Acting I | 3 | MUS | 171 or 172 | Chorus | 1 |
| MUS | 148 | Piano I | 1 | THEA | 170, 172 or 173 | Theatre Production | 1 |
| DA | 258 | Dance Techniques | 2 | THEA | 240 | Acting II | 3 |
| MUS | 493 | Special Topics | 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 |
| THEA | 340 | Acting III | 3 | THEA | 231 | Stage Crafts | 3 |
| THEA | 220 | Stage Movement | 3 | THEA | 170, 172 or 173 | Theatre Production | 1 |
| THEA | 131 | Intro to Prof. Theatre | 3 | THEA | 240 | Voice and Articulation | 3 |
| MUS | 171 or 172 | Chorus | 1 | MUS | 371 or 372 | Chorus | 1 |
| MUS | 176 | Ensemble/MT Scenes | 1 | MUS | 206 | Applied Voice | 1 |
| MUS | 206 | Applied Voice | 1 | DA | 256 | Jazz (elective hours) | 1 |
| LS C2 | Math | 3 | DA | 260 or 253 | Dance Anatomy or Social/Ballroom | 1 | |
| DA | 255 | Tap | 1 | LS C4 | Health/Wellness | 3 | |
| LS C3 CMHC | 201 | Oral Communications | 3 | ||||
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Jazz, Tap and Ballet are recommended for level 2 proficiency within the electives designated for DA in the concentration. This is also true of the BM concentration. While DA 262 is valuable, Modern does not advance student progress towards the degree. 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 |
| LS C5 | Physical or Biological Sciences | 3 | P5 or elective | Mus 304 or 410 recommended | Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | |
| LS P3 | History | 3 | P1 | Elective | Social Sciences | 3 | |
| THEA | 331 | Intro to Design for Stage and Screen | 3 | THEA | 302 | Dramatic Literature & Criticism | 3 |
| THEA | 260 | Dialects for Actors | 1 | THEA | 270 | Production | 1 |
| THEA | 350 | Directing I | 3 | THEA | 130 | Makeup | 1 |
| MUS | 306 | Applied Voice | 1 | MUS | 306 | Applied Voice | 1 |
| MUS | 176 | Ensemble/MT Scenes | 1 | MUS | 410 see P5 | History of Musical Theatre | 3 |
| DA | 306 | Tap (elec. hrs. - level 2 proficiency) | 1 | DA | 303, 305 or 306 | Ballet, Mod, Jazz (elec. hrs. - level 3 proficiency) | 2 |
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MUS 304 or 410 satisfies UL P5 requirement and frees up 3 hours for electives. 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, but not required. It will reduce remaining production credit requirements. | |||||||
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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 |
| P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | P4 ENGL | 333 | Shakespeare (Humanities) | 3 | |
| MUS | 304 | Jazz Apprec. | 3 | MUS | 406 | Applied Voice | 1 |
| MUS | 376 | Ensemble/MT Scenes | 1 | C5 | Physical or Biological Sciences | 3 | |
| THEA or DA | 270 | Production or Dance | 1 | THEA | 401 | History of the Theatre II | 3 |
| THEA | 400 | History of the Theatre I | 3 | THEA | 499 | BFA Thesis | 2 |
| MUS | 406 | Applied Voice | 1 | THEA | 370 | Theatre Production | 2 |
| THEA | 496 | Seminar in Prof Development | 1 | ||||
| P6 | World Cultures | 3 | |||||
| If level two proficiency is not achieved, additional courses will be required. Student should take dance every semester to stay in shape and to be conditioned for auditions. | |||||||
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.