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Bachelor of Fine Arts – Acting

BFA Degree Total

126 Credits

Drama Course Total	96
General Education Course Total¹	30

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Technical Theatre for Drama I

1

-

1

Technical Theatre Practicum

-

1

1

Acting IA & IB

2

2

4

Voice and Speech IA & IB

2

2

4

Movement IA & IB

2

2

4

Special Techniques IA & IB

2

2

4

Applied Techniques IA & IB

1

1

2

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

First Year Seminar

3

-

3

Writing About...

-

3

3

General Education Requirement¹

3

3

6

Year One Total

17

16

33

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Acting IIA & IIB

2

2

4

Voice and Speech IIA & IIB

2

2

4

Singing Class IIA & IIB

2

2

4

Movement IIA & IIB

2

2

4

Special Techniques IIA & IIB

2

2

4

Applied Techniques IIA & IIB

2

2

4

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

General Education Requirement¹

-

3

3

Year Two Total

16

18

34

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Acting IIIA & IIIB

2

2

4

Voice and Speech IIIA & IIIB

2

2

4

Movement IIIA & IIIB

2

2

4

Special Techniques IIIA & IIIB

2

2

4

Studio Singing IIIA & IIIB

2

2

4

Rehearsal and Performance IIIA & IIIB

2

2

4

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

General Education Requirement¹

3

6

9

Year Three Total

16

18

34

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Rehearsal and Performance IVA & IVB

12

12

24

Intensive Arts

1

-

1

Year Four Total

13

12

25

¹General Education requirements:
3 credits Natural Science/Mathematics requirement (fulfilled by MAT or SCI class)
3 credits Literature/Writing requirement (fulfilled by LIT or WRI course at 2000 or 3000 level)
3 credits Social/Behavioral Science requirement (fulfilled by HIS or PSY class)
3 credits Humanities/Fine Arts requirement (fulfilled by any of the following areas of study: ARH, ARM, HUM, and THH classes)
6 credits General Education courses (two 3-credit hour courses from among any of the following areas of study offered in the Division of Liberal Arts, including ARH, ARM, COM, FRE, GER, HIS, HUM, ITA, LIT, MAT, MST, PHI, PSY, SCI, THH, WRI)