Theatre Performance, B.F.A. Suggested 4-Year Plan

How to use your 4-Year Plan

This is a suggested 4-year plan for your major, as followed by the Department of Theatre, and not meant to replace regular academic advising.
The plan may be flexible and changed to accommodate studying abroad, a second major/minor(s) or AP/IB credits.
You should work with the B.A. Theatre Program Director and/or academic advisor to develop a plan that meets your interests and goals.
You must earn a minimum of 120 credits to graduate and 78 major-specific credits to earn a B.F.A. in Theatre Performance.
Transfer students and those looking to add as a second major should contact the program advisor for degree planning.
If you have any questions, please contact Theatre Performance, B.F.A.

Suggested 4-Year Plan

We encourage you to select your General Education (GE) and minor/second major/Themed Inquiry/Honors program around the plan below. Once you fill your GE classes around your major classes, you will have a better idea of space remaining each semester when choosing your Exploration Focus.
To be enrolled full time, you must take at least 12 credits a semester.
In order to graduate within 4 years, we recommend you take 30 credits a year.

Year 1

Fall Semester (8.5 credits for major)
TH 100 - Introduction to Theatre Technology 3 credits
TH 105 - Theatre Practicum ½ credit
TH 111 - Introduction to Performing Techniques 2 credits
TH 170 - Creating Theatre: From Page to Stage - The Art of Collaboration 3 credits
Spring Semester (6.5 credits for major)
TH 105 - Theatre Practicum ½ credit
TH 112 - Acting Fundamentals 3 credits
TH 211 - Movement for the Performer 3 credits

Year 2

Fall Semester (10.5 credits for major)
TH 105 - Theatre Practicum ½ credit
TH 218 - Character Building for Performance 3 credits
TH 220 - Basic Makeup for the Performing Artist 1 credit
TH 230 - Screen Acting I 3 credits
TH 283 - Voice Production and Techniques I 3 credits
Spring Semester (3 credits for major)
All BFA Theatre Performance sophomores are attending the Theatre Academy of London during this semester.
TPP xxx Elective (3 credits)*
TPP 4730 Dialects for the Stage (substitutes TH 411 Voice Production and Techniques II)
TPP 4730 Styles: High Comedy (substitutes TH 315 Acting Styles)

* Students must complete 15 total credits of major electives, which can be taken in any semester. Three of those credits must be a technology elective.

Year 3

Fall Semester (12.5 credits for major)
TH 105 - Theatre Practicum ½ credit
TH 371 - Theatre History I - Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century 3 credits
TH 379 - Text Analysis and Scene Study for Performance 3 credits
TH 388 - Directing for the Theatre I 3 credits
TH Elective (3 credits)*
Spring Semester (15 credits for major)
TH 322 - Acting Shakespeare I 3 credits
TH 372 - Theatre History II - Eighteenth to Twentieth Centuries 3 credits
TH 411 - Voice Production and Techniques II 3 credits
TH 419 - The Actor Process: From Rehearsal to Performance 3 credits
TH xxx - Elective (3 credits)*
* Students must complete 15 total credits of major electives, which can be taken in any semester. Three of those credits must be a technology elective. See the catalog for a list of major electives.

Year 4

Fall Semester (9 credits for major)
TH 321 - Meisner Technique 3 credits
TH 410 - Acting Shakespeare II 3 credits
TH 497A - The Business of Acting 3 credits
Spring Semester (9 credits for major)
TH 369 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism 3 credits
TH 497B - BFA Showcase 3 credits
TH Elective (3 credits)*
* Students must complete 15 total credits of major electives, which can be taken in any semester. three of those credits must be a technology elective. See the catalog for a list of major electives.

Required (Any Term; 4 credits)

TH 113 - Theatre Performance 1 credit
OR
TH 313 - Theatre Performance 1 credit
TH xxx** Technology Elective 3 credits

Electives (15 credits) **3 credits MUST be a technology elective

TH 201 - Stagecraft 3 credits **
TH 204 - Costume Construction 3 credits **
TH 205 - Drawing and Rendering 3 credits **
TH 206 - Projection Design 3 credits **
TH 207 - Lighting for the Stage 3 credits **
TH 208 - Scenic Design 3 credits **
TH 209 - Introduction to Stage Management 3 credits **
TH 213 - Tai-Chi for Theatre 3 credits
TH 221 - Introduction to Theatrical Makeup 3 credits **
TH 301 - Drafting for the Entertainment Industry 3 credits **
TH 304 - Costume Design 3 credits **
TH 306 - Advanced Theatrical Make-up 3 credits **
TH 314 - Intermediate Stage Management 3 credits **
TH 320 - Improvisation 3 credits
TH 335 - Actors and Filmmakers Workshop 1-3 credits
TH 345 - Musical Theatre 3 credits
TH 350 - London Theatre Tour 3 credits
TH 352 - New York Theatre Study Tour 3 credits
TH 373 - Dramaturgy 3 credits
TH 374 - Theatre for Social Change 3 credits
TH 375 - Arts Leadership 3 credits
TH 377 - Playwriting 3 credits
TH 389 - Directing for the Theatre II 3 credits
TH 476 - The History of Acting in American Film from 1890 - 1970 3 credits
TH 477 - Advanced Playwriting 3 credits
TH xxx Experimental (TH 329/429), Topics Courses (TH 455), Independent Internship (TH 490), and Individual Study (TH 399/499) may serve with PRIOR approval of the Chair.