Recommended Academic Plan for Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (THRBA)
Effective Spring 2010
|
Semester 1 |
Credits |
Semester 2 |
Credits |
|
THEA 100 (GA; US; IL) The Art of the Theatre or THEA 105 (GA) Introduction to Theatre |
3 |
THEA 120 Acting I |
3 |
|
THEA 001S First-Year Seminar |
1 |
THEA 150 Fundamentals of Design |
3 |
|
Natural Science (GN) |
3 |
THEA 200 Script Analysis |
2 |
|
ENGL 015/030 (GWS) Composition/Honors Composition |
3 |
THEA 289 Production Practicum |
1 |
|
Foreign Language |
4 |
Quantification (GQ) |
3 |
|
|
|
Foreign Language |
4 |
|
Total Credits: |
14 |
Total Credits: |
16 |
|
Semester 3 |
Credits |
Semester 4 |
Credits |
|
3 |
400 level THEA history from department list |
3 |
|
|
Humanities (GH) |
3 |
Natural Science (GN) |
3 |
|
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech |
3 |
Arts (GA) |
3 |
|
Quantification (GQ) |
3 |
Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS) |
3 |
|
Foreign Language |
4 |
Humanities (GH) |
3 |
|
Total Credits: |
16 |
Total Credits: |
15 |
|
Semester 5 |
Credits |
Semester 6 |
Credits |
|
400 level THEA history from department list |
3 |
*Selection from Dramatic Literature list |
3 |
|
THEA 401Y (IL) History of Theatre: Ancient to 1700 |
3 |
THEA 410 Plan Analysis |
3 |
|
ENGL 202 (GWS) Effective Writing |
3 |
Natural Science (GN) |
3 |
|
B.A. Knowledge Domain |
3 |
B.A. Knowledge Domain |
3 |
|
Arts (GA) |
3 |
Other Cultures |
3 |
|
Total Credits: |
15 |
Total Credits: |
15 |
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
THEA 434 Introduction to Directing |
3 |
Any Theatre course |
3 |
|
Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS) |
3 |
Health and Physical Activity (GHA) |
1.5 |
|
Health and Physical Activity (GHA) |
1.5 |
Elective |
3 |
|
B.A. Knowledge Domain |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
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Elective |
2 |
|
|
|
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|
Total Credits: |
13.5 |
Total Credits: |
15.5 |
- Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better.
- Italics indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
- Bold Italics indicate courses requiring a quality grade of C or better and that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
- GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, and GS are codes used to identify General Education requirements.
- US, IL, and US;IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy University United States/International Cultures requirements.
- W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.
Program Notes:
Change of Major Requirements: A minimum grade point average of 2.0 and successful review.
Audition Requirements: www.theatre.psu.edu/admissions/ba.html
* Dramatic Literature List: CAMS 411W(3), ENGL 405(3), ENGL 438(3), ENGL 440(3), ENGL 444(3), ENGL 445(3), ENGL 454(3)
