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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN THEATRE - ACTING
The BFA in Acting is a professional training program designed to offer those students
interested in non-musical acting the opportunity to learn and hone that art form.
Acting majors participate in three and one-half year-long acting sequence (2 semesters
of Acting I, 2 semesters of Acting II, and 3 semesters of Acting III), as well as
Auditioning, Acting for Film and Television, Directing, Stage Combat, Voice for Actors,
Movement Improvisation, and Senior Portfolio. Acting majors also have the option to
take classes in musical theatre, dance, and design/technology.
Seniors in the BFA Acting program participate in the Senior Showcase, with the possibility
of qualifying for the Southeast New York Showcase. The campus showcase is designed
to showcase their talent and serves as a capstone project for the degree, while the
NY Showcase presents graduating seniors to the industries’ top casting directors,
agents, directors, and other professionals.
The learning outcomes for the BFA in Acting are as follows:
68-75 Hour Major - no minor required
Total credits required for graduation: | 120-123 |
General Education:Total credits | 48 |
Major requirements: Total credits | 68-75 |
TH/DA 105 | Rehearsal & Production I (1 credit x 2 semesters) | 2 |
TH 155 | Makeup | 3 |
TH/DA 305 | Rehearsal & Production II (1 credit x 6 semesters) | 6 |
TH/DA 498 | BFA Project | 2 |
TH/DA 499 | Internship | 4 |
TH 218 or TH 101 |
Acting I or Acting for the Non-Major (Optional only for Dance & Design-Tech emphasis) |
3 |
TH 231 or MM 101 |
Stagecraft I or Theories of Music in Culture |
3 |
TH 251 or MM/TH 107 |
Costume Construction or Theory Skills and Analysis for Musical Theatre |
3 |
DA 280 or TH 285 |
Movement Analysis or Script Analysis |
3 |
DA 330 or TH 385 or MU/TH 307 |
Choreography I or Directing I or Musical Theatre Score Study |
3 |
TH 490 or DA 490 |
Theatre History I or Dance History |
3 |
TOTAL: | 35 |
TH 219 | Auditioning | 1 |
TH 316 | Acting II | 3 |
TH 317 | Voice for the Stage | 3 |
TH 319 | Acting for Film & Television | 3 |
TH 321 | Stage Combat I | 3 |
TH 416 | Acting III | 3 |
TH 431 | Stage Combat II | 3 |
TH 485 | Directing II | 3 |
TH 495 | Theatre History II | 3 |
TOTAL: | 25 |
DA 186 | Beginning Jazz Dance | 1 |
DA 130 | Ballroom Dance | 1 |
DA 146 | Swing Dance | 1 |
DA 211 | Ballet I | 2 |
DA 221 | Modern Dance I | 2 |
DA 226 | Jazz Dance I | 2 |
DA 236 | Tap Dance I | 2 |
DA 311 | Ballet II | 2 |
DA 321 | Modern Dance II | 2 |
DA 326 | Jazz Dance II | 2 |
DA 336 | Tap Dance II | 2 |
DA 411 | Ballet III | 2 |
DA 421 | Modern Dance III | 2 |
DA 426 | Jazz Dance III | 2 |
DA 436 | Tap Dance III | 2 |
DA 471 | Ballet IV | 2 |
DA 486 | Jazz Dance IV | 2 |
DA 481 | Modern Dance IV | 2 |
DA 496 | Tap Dance IV | 2 |
MP 101/TH 102 | Voice Lessons | 1 |
MP 301/TH 302 | Voice Lessons | 1 |
MP 401/TH 402 | Voice Lessons | 1 |
MU 220 | Class Voice | 2 |
MU/TH 318 | Musical Theatre Performance I | 3 |
TH 375 | Theatre Management | 3 |
MU/TH 418 | Musical Theatre Performance II | 3 |
TOTAL: | 9 |
Open Electives for Acting Option
(preferably in music, physical education, English, or history)........................3
TOTAL....................................................................................................34-37
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