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4-Year Plan

In order to complete your training in four years, please make sure that you follow the plan outlined below.  Changes should be made in consultation with your Theatre faculty advisor.

Freshman Year

Fall

  • THEA 115 Movement I
  • THEA 262 Acting I for Majors
  • THEA 333 Theatre Workshop
  • UNIV 100
  • ENGL 101
  • MATH 102 or 103/104 or 105 (choose one based on your ACT score or Math Placement exam results)

Spring

  • THEA 215 Movement II
  • THEA 265 Acting II
  • THEA 333 Theatre Workshop
  • ENGL 102
  • SCIENCE Course
  • THEA 161 (for students interested in Performance)
  • OR
  • THEA 251 (for students interested in Design/Technology)


Sophomore Year

Fall

  • THEA 201 Voice for the Actor I
  • THEA 254 Costume Technology I
  • THEA 333 Theatre Workshop
  • MATH elective: Sophomore-level MATH 206 Mathematics of Finance or above.
  • AND
  • THEA 361 Acting III (for students interested in Performance)
  • DANC 101 Intro to Dance I (for students interested in Performance)
  • OR
  • THEA 161 Intro to Theatre (for students interested in Design/Technology)
  • HIST course (for students interested in Design/Technology)

Spring

  • THEA 202 Voice for the Actor II
  • THEA 271 Play Text Analysis
  • THEA 253 Stage Make-up
  • THEA 333 Theatre Workshop
  • AND
  • THEA 251 Stagecraft (for students interested in Performance)
  • THEA 472 Acting IV (for students interested in Performance)
  • OR
  • THEA elective (for students interested in Design/Technology)
  • DANC 101 (for students interested in Design/Technology)

Junior Year

Fall

  • THEA 357 Theatre History I
  • THEA 364 Directing I
  • THEA 333 Theatre Workshop
  • DANC 102 Intro to Dance II
  • AND
  • THEA 375 Stage Management (Depending on rotation of courses)
  • THEA 354 Costume Design I (Depending on rotation of courses)
  • OR
  • THEA 352 Scenic Design (Depending on rotation of courses)
  • Behavioral Science elective (3 credits) Must be chosen from anthropology, economics, geology, political science, psychology, or sociology.

Spring

  • THEA 358 Theatre History II
  • THEA 351 Lighting Design
  • THEA elective (at 300 level or above)
  • THEA 333 Theatre Workshop
  • Science elective (3 credits)
  • Communication elective (3 credits) Must be taken from CMCN 100, CMCN 101, CMCN 203, CMCN 212, CMCN 302, CMCN 310, ENGL 360, CMCN 365
  • DANC 112 or 113 or 114

Senior Year

Fall

  • THEA Elective 300 level or above (3 credits)
  • Literature elective (3 credits)
  • Science elective (3 credits)
  • THEA 375 Stage Management (Depending on rotation of courses)
  • THEA 354 Costume Design I (Depending on rotation of courses)
  • OR
  • THEA 352 Scenic Design (Depending on rotation of courses)
  • Behavioral Science elective (3 credits) Must be chosen from anthropology, economics, geology, political science, psychology, or sociology.

Spring

  • THEA 475 Senior Capstone
  • Behavioral science elective at 200 level or above
  • History elective (3 credits) (for students interested in Performance)
  • THEA Elective 300 or above (3-6 hours)
  • Free elective (1 credit hour)