Jan 31, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Theatre BFA Semester Guide

Freshman

1st semester (15-16 hours)

UNV 100 - First Year Experience 1 hr.
ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
THE 104 - Introduction to Script Analysis 3 hrs.
Introductory Design course with lab 4 hrs. OR
THE 120 - Fundamentals of Acting 3 hrs.
THE Practicum 2 hr.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or Higher level MAT course

2nd semester (15-17 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
Introductory Design course with lab 4 hrs. OR
THE 120 - Fundamentals of Acting 3 hrs.
THE Practicum 2 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Select 1 course with lab:

THE 107 - Introduction to Design for Theatre 3 hrs. AND
THE 107L - Introduction to Design Lab 1 hr.
THE 200 - Stagecraft 3 hrs. AND
THE 200L - Stagecraft Laboratory 1 hr.
THE 201 - Introduction to Costume 3 hrs. AND
THE 201L - Costume Laboratory 1 hr.
THE 212 - Intro to Technical Lighting and Sound 3 hrs. AND
THE 212L - Lighting and Sound Laboratory 1 hr.

Sophomore

1st semester (17 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
THE 361 - Beginning Movement 3 hrs. or
THE 304 - Stage Makeup 3 hrs.
Introductory Design course with lab 4 hrs. OR
THE 215 - Stage Dialects 3 hrs.
THE Practicum 2 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (15 hours)

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
THE 310 - Intermediate Acting I 3 hrs. or
THE 401 - Costume Design 3 hrs. or
THE 406 - Scenic Design 3 hrs. or
THE 412 - Stage Lighting 3 hrs.
THE Practicum 2 hrs.

Select 1 course:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

Laboratory Science 4 hrs.
THE 304 - Stage Makeup 3 hrs. or
THE 401 - Costume Design 3 hrs. or
THE 406 - Scenic Design 3 hrs. or
THE 412 - Stage Lighting 3 hrs.
THE 320 - Directing 3 hrs.
THE Practicum 2 hrs.
THE 427 - Survey of Theatre History Part I 3 hrs.

2nd semester (17 hours)

Advanced Acting Elective 3 hrs.
OR Advanced Design and Technology Elective 3 hrs
THE 401 - Costume Design 3 hrs. or
THE 403 - Advanced Movement 3 hrs. or
THE 405 - Stage Combat 3 hrs. or
THE 406 - Scenic Design 3 hrs. or
THE 412 - Stage Lighting 3 hrs.
THE 417 - Period Acting Styles I 3 hrs. or
THE 433 - Design Studio I 3 hrs. or
THE 434 - Design Studio II 3 hrs.
THE 428 - Survey of Theatre History Part II 3 hrs.
Advanced THE Elective 3 hrs.
THE Practicum 2 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

Advanced Acting Elective 3 hrs.
OR Advanced Design and Technology Elective 3 hrs
THE 475 - From Idea to Action - Senior Capstone Experience 3 hrs.
THE Practicum 2 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.
THE Elective 3 hrs.

2nd semester (17 hours)

Advanced THE Elective 3 hrs.
Advanced Acting Elective 3 hrs. OR Advanced Design and Technology Elective 3 hrs
THE Practicum 2 hrs.
Electives (general or theatre) 9 hrs.