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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Acting B.F.A.
Sample Plan: Acting BFA
Total Credits: 119.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
TH 1381 - New Voices : 1.0 cr
TH 1391 - BFA Acting I : 3.0 cr
TH 1392 - BFA Voice and Speech I : 2.0 cr
TH 1393 - BFA Movement I : 2.0 cr
TH 1501 - Introduction to Design for the Theatre : 3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ENGL 1181W - Introduction to Shakespeare : 4.0 cr : LITR, WI
TH 1395 - BFA Acting II : 3.0 cr
TH 1396 - BFA Voice and Speech II : 2.0 cr
TH 1397 - BFA Movement II : 2.0 cr
TH 3571 - Introduction to Technology for the Theatre : 2.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
TH 2391 - BFA Acting III : 3.0 cr
TH 2392 - BFA Voice and Speech III : 2.0 cr
TH 2393 - BFA Movement III : 2.0 cr
TH 3171 - Western Theatre & Performance Historiography: Part I : 3.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
TH 2395 - BFA Acting IV : 3.0 cr
TH 2396 - BFA Voice and Speech IV : 2.0 cr
TH 2397 - BFA Movement IV : 2.0 cr
TH 3172 - Western Theatre & Performance Historiography: Part II : 3.0 cr : HIS
LE (Environment, Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
Study Abroad in London
LNDN 3523 - Theatricality: Understanding the Possibilities in Theater : 3.0 cr
TH 3391 - BFA Acting V : 3.0 cr
TH 3392 - BFA Voice and Speech V : 2.0 cr
TH 3393 - BFA Movement V : 2.0 cr
LNDN 3xxx Elective (3 cr.) : 3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
TH 3395 - BFA Intensive I : 2.0 cr
TH 3398 - BFA Rehearsal & Performance I : 2.0 cr
TH 3399 - BFA Rehearsal and Performance II : 2.0 cr
TH 4532 - Makeup for the Actor : 2.0 cr
DNCE 1001 - Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique 1 : 1.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities, Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
TH 4391 - BFA Intensive II : 2.0 cr
TH 4393 - BFA Rehearsal and Performance III : 2.0 cr
TH 4394 - BFA Rehearsal and Performance IV : 2.0 cr
Theatre Elective (3 cr.) : 3.0 cr
DNCE 1349 - Contact Improvisation : 1.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US, Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
TH 4395 - BFA Intensive III : 2.0 cr
TH 4398 - BFA Rehearsal and Performance V : 2.0 cr
TH 4399 - BFA Rehearsal and Performance VI : 2.0 cr
TH 4178W - Survey of Dramatic Literature II: Representation and its Effects : 3.0 cr : WI
DNCE 1345 - Alexander Technique for Movement Artists : 2.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives, Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr