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Undergraduate Degree Programs

BA in Theatre

In addition to fulfilling the major requirements, you must meet all university graduation requirements.

Core Courses
The BA degree in Theatre consists of 58 semester hours. The following 34 semester hours of core courses are required of all BA degree candidates:

THE 125 Orientation to Theatre and Film (1)
THE 220 Principles of Dramatic Analysis L (3)
THE 320 History of the Theatre I HU, H (3)
THE 321 History of the Theatre II HU, H (3)
THE 440 Experimental Theatre and Performance (3)
THP 102 Acting I: Fundamentals (3)
THP 201 Theatre Production Crew (1)
THP 218 The Director's Vision (3)
THP 301 Theatre Production (1)
THP 313 Fundamentals of Design (3)
THP 428 Theatre and the Future (3)
Total:
27

One of the following two courses (four semester hours) is required:

THP 213 Introduction to Technical Theatre (4)
THP 214 Introduction to Costuming (4)

Three semester hours of school-approved course work in dramatic literature are also required. The following courses can fulfill this requirement:

THE 422 Latino and Latina Theatre (3)
THE 423 African American Theatre (3)
THE 426 Theatre of the Americas (3)
THE 494 Special Topics (e.g., Shakespeare, Brecht) (3)


THE 499 or THP 499 Individualized Instruction

Other Theatre courses can fulfill this requirement with permission of the Herberger Institute advising office.

Elective Courses
Twenty-four semester hours of THE and THP electives are selected by the student and advisor to complete the 58 semester hours required in the major. These 24 semester hours can constitute an optional focus area for the student, which involves enrolling in related course work from one of six subject areas in Theatre:

  1. Theatre and performance studies
  2. Directing and performance
  3. Design and production
  4. New work development
  5. Theatre for Youth
  6. Film

A list of recommended courses appropriate to each area is available from the advising office.

For detailed information concerning the undergraduate program, visit ASU's Web tool, eAdvisor. Here you will find checksheets, a majors map and more.

If you are interested in obtaining an Arizona teacher certification or endorsement for Theatre, you are encouraged to pursue the focus area in Theatre for Youth, then obtain post baccalaureate teacher certification through the ASU Mary Lou Fulton College of Education or another Arizona educational institution. General studies courses make up 35 semester hours of the total courses required. Additional elective courses are selected with an advisor to meet the total 120 semester hours required for the degree.

GPA Requirements
Within the major, only courses with a grade of C (2.00) or higher may be applied toward graduation.

Students who transfer 55 semester hours or more are required to enter with and retain a 2.50 GPA in theatre courses and a 2.00 cumulative GPA.

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