For general degree requirements, see the College of the Arts and
the General Degree Requirements pages.
This program requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all Theatre Courses. Students must earn at least a C grade in each field course; earn at least a C grade in each professional course; and maintain a total GPA of 2.75 based on the hours attempted, and an institutional GPA of 2.75.
Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1001
MATH 1101
MATH 1111
MATH 1113
MATH 1125
MATH 1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 1779/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/ LEAD 1705/ LIBR 1105/ POLS 2401/ HIST 1111/HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ITDS 2125/PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ ITDS 1145*/ MUSC 1100/ THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab);
ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215K (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225K (lab included);
CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L;
ENVS 1105/1105L (lab optional);
GEOL 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included);
PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105; CPSC 1301/ 1301L; GEOG 2215; MATH 1113; MATH 1125; MATH 1131; MATH 1132; MATH 1165; MATH 2125; PHIL 2500; STAT 1127
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/ PHIL 2030/ PSYC 1101/ SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/
ENGL 2136/ GEOG 1101/ HIST 1111/HIST 1112/
ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
("C" or better required in each course)
THEA 1175 Script Analysis
THEA 1245 Intro to Acting & Directing
THEA 1355 Basic Design for the Theatre
THEA 1166 Fundamentals of Technical Theatre/Scene Shop
THEA 1167 Fundamentals of Stage Lightning & Sound
THEA 1168 Fundamentals of Costume Construction
THEA 1105 First Year Seminar
THEA 2226 Stage Management (from 2-3)
Any ITDS course(s)
Select two of the following:
THEA 1345 Theatre Practice-Costume Shop
THEA 1435 Theatre Practice-Scenery
THEA 1436 Theatre Practice-Light/Sound
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 29
("C" or better required in each course)
THEA 1000 Theatre Convocation (Every Semester)
THEA 2000 Freshman Jury
THEA 3000 Junior Proficiency
THEA 3435 Advanced Theatre Practice
THEA 3535 Advanced Theatre Practice-Light/Sound
THEA 4205 Senior Project in Theatre
THEA 4795 Senior Seminar
THEA 5281 Stage Directing 1 OR THEA 3245 Acting 2
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
Select one of the following:
THEA 3106 Introduction to Dramaturgy
THEA 3246 Playwriting
THEA 3248 Devising Performance
Select one of the following:
THEA 4698 Internship
THEA 4899 Independent Study
THEA 5305 Summer Theatre Production
THEA 5306 Summer Theatre Performance
THEA 5575 Selected Topics
Select three of the following:
THEA 3175 Theatre History/Literature 1
THEA 3176 Theatre History/Literature 2
THEA 3177 Theatre History/Literature 3
THEA 3178 Theatre History/Literature 4
Area I Non-Major Electives Required Hours: 12
Total Hours Required: 123