These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements for the Degree
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and by satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 credit hours.
- University Requirements: All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
- There will be no requirement to take the GenEd Arts course if all of the following courses are completed with a C- or better: °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1096 , °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1202 and °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1231. If the student changes majors before completing all three courses, s/he must complete a GenEd Arts course to satisfy the requirement for General Education.
- All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses required for this major are listed below and identified with the code "WI".
- Students must complete Theater Department foundation courses with a grade of C or better in each course.
- No more than 20 credits of work in the major field may be transferred from another institution. Students must complete at least 16 semester hours in Theater courses at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø.
- All Theater majors must take placement tests in English and mathematics. If a student places into ·¡±·³ÒÌý0701 or ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý0701 or ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý0702, these courses must be completed prior to taking the General Education requirement for English and Quantitative Literacy.
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Theater Requirements | ||
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1087 | Production Practicum (eight times) | 8 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1096 | Introduction to Theater Process (WI) | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1202 | Fundamentals of Voice and Movement | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1141 | Voice I for Musical Theater | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1142 | Voice II for Musical Theater | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1231 | Acting I | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1411 | Welcome Backstage | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2101 | Ballet I for Musical Theater | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2121 | Ballet II for Musical Theater | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2141 | Voice III for Musical Theater | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2231 | Speech for the Actor | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2261 | Acting II | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý3001 | History of the Theater I | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý3012 | American Musical Theater | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý3101 | Jazz I for Musical Theater | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý3121 | Jazz II for Musical Theater | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý3131 | Advanced Jazz for Musical Theater (twice) | 2 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý3132 | Musical Theater Voice & Acting | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý3151 | Ballet III for Musical Theater | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý3279 | Acting III | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý4097 | World of the Play (WI) | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý4101 | Tap for Musical Theater | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý4121 | Musical Theater Dance Techniques | 1 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý4132 | Senior Cabaret Workshop | 3 |
°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý4221 | Theater as a Profession | 3 to 4 |
Music Requirements | ||
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý1407 | Piano for Non-Music Majors I | 1 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý2202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý3201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý3202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý3231 | Musical Theater Scene Study | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý3232 | Musical Theater Voice & Acting | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý3300 | Choral Ensemble (three times) | 3 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý4201 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý4202 | Voice Concentration | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°äÌý4233 | Musical Theater: Dress Rehearsal | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1701 | Music Theory for Non-Music Majors | 2 |
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1705 | Music Theory for Non-Music Majors II | 3 |
²Ñ±«³§°ÕÌý1741 | Aural Theory I | 2 |