University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

Major Core Requirements (78 Cr. Hrs.)

• THE 102 - Acting 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 130 - Stagecraft 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 202 - Acting II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 204 - Auditions 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 206 - Voice & Movement I 2 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 207 - Voice & Movement II 2 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 230 - Stage Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 235 - Stage Makeup 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 240 - Script and Character Analysis 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 302 - Acting III 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 314 - Stage Combat 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 316 - Dialects for the Stage 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 321 - Theatre History I 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 322 - Theatre History II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 340 - Play Directing 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 402 - Acting IV - Meisner Method 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 403 - Shakespeare in Performance 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 432 - Acting V - Scene Study: Chekhov Method 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 435 - Theatre as a Business 1 Cr. Hrs.

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• Choose two courses from the following (6 Cr. Hrs.):

• THE 480 - New York City Symposium 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 492 - Senior Project 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 495 - Theatre Internship 3 Cr. Hrs.

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• Choose one course from the following (3 Cr. Hrs.):

• THE 315 - Improvisation 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 343 - Creative Dramatics 3 Cr. Hrs.

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• Choose two courses from the following (6 Cr. Hrs.):

• THE 317 - Costume Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 325 - Scenic Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 331 - Lighting Design 3 Cr. Hrs.

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• Theatre Practicum (6 Cr. Hrs.):

• THE 101(1-8) - Theatre Practicum 1 Cr. Hrs.

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• Actor’ Lab (4 Cr. Hrs.): Student are required to have a minimum of 2 Cr. Hrs. of THE 205. The remaining 2 Cr. Hrs. can be chosen from the list below:

• THE 205(1-8) - Actor’s Lab 1 Cr. Hrs.
• KIN 119 - Activity Classes: Fitness Yoga I 1 Cr. Hrs.
• KIN 129 - Activity Classes: Fitness Yoga II 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 160(1-8) - Modern I 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 275(1-8) - Body Conditioning for the Actor/Dancer 1 Cr. Hrs.

Major Electives (6 Cr. Hrs.)

General Electives (7 Cr. Hrs.)

First Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

• CHR 105 - Introduction to the Bible 3 Cr. Hrs.
• ENG 101 - Composition and Communication I 3 Cr. Hrs.
• AU 101 - Transitions and Expectations 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 101(1-8) - Theatre Practicum 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 102 - Acting 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
• Creative Inquiry:  THE 120 - Theatre Forms 3 Cr. Hrs.
• Scientific Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 4 Cr. Hrs.

Second Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

• ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 101(1-8) - Theatre Practicum 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 130 - Stagecraft 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 202 - Acting II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• Quantitative Literacy - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
• Social Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.

Third Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

• PHI 210 - Philosophical Foundations & Moral Reasoning 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 101(1-8) - Theatre Practicum 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 204 - Auditions 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 205(1-8) - Actor’s Lab 1 Cr. Hrs. Or choice
• THE 206 - Voice & Movement I 2 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 230 - Stage Management 3 Cr. Hrs.

• Electives 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fourth Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

• Historical Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 101(1-8) - Theatre Practicum 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 205(1-8) - Actor’s Lab 1 Cr. Hrs. Or choice
• THE 207 - Voice & Movement II 2 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 235 - Stage Makeup 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 240 - Script and Character Analysis 3 Cr. Hrs.

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• Choose one of the following (3 Cr. Hrs.):

• THE 317 - Costume Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 325 - Scenic Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 331 - Lighting Design 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fifth Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

• CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 101(1-8) - Theatre Practicum 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 205(1-8) - Actor’s Lab 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 302 - Acting III 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 314 - Stage Combat 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 321 - Theatre History I 3 Cr. Hrs.
• Intercultural Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.

Sixth Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

• THE 101(1-8) - Theatre Practicum 1 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 205(1-8) - Actor’s Lab 1 Cr. Hrs. Or choice
• THE 316 - Dialects for the Stage 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 322 - Theatre History II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 402 - Acting IV - Meisner Method 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 403 - Shakespeare in Performance 3 Cr. Hrs.

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• Choose one of the following (3 Cr. Hrs.):

• THE 317 - Costume Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 325 - Scenic Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 331 - Lighting Design 3 Cr. Hrs.

Seventh Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

• THE 315 - Improvisation 3 Cr. Hrs.

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• THE 343 - Creative Dramatics 3 Cr. Hrs.

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• THE 340 - Play Directing 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 432 - Acting V - Scene Study: Chekhov Method 3 Cr. Hrs.
• CON 3** - Connections 3 Cr. Hrs.

• THE Electives 3 Cr. Hrs.

Eighth Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

• THE 435 - Theatre as a Business 1 Cr. Hrs.

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• Choose two courses from the following (6 Cr. Hrs.):

• THE 480 - New York City Symposium 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 492 - Senior Project 3 Cr. Hrs.
• THE 495 - Theatre Internship 3 Cr. Hrs.

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• THE Electives 3 Cr. Hrs.

• CTI 4** - Contemporary Issues 3 Cr. Hrs.

• Electives 4 Cr. Hrs.