Recommended Academic Plan for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre (THRMT at University Park only)
Last Senate Revision: Fall 2005
Semester 1 | Credits | Semester 2 | Credits |
THEA 100 (GA; US; IL) Art of Theatre | 3 | THEA 150 Fundamentals of Design | 3 |
THEA 001S First-Year Seminar | 1 | THEA 114 Music Theatre: Form and Analysis | 3 |
1.5 | 1.5 | ||
MUSIC 113 Music Theatre Class Voice I | 1 | MUSIC 114 Music Theatre Class Voice II | 1 |
MUSIC 50 & 51 or MUSIC 110 & 170 (Placement needed) Music Class Piano | 1 | 6 | |
THEA 115 BFA Acting Foundations | 2 | 1 | |
THEA 113 Musical Theatre Theory I | 3 | THEA 200 Script Analysis | 2 |
English 15 or 30 (GWS) Composition/Honors Composition | 3 |
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Total Credits: | 15.5 | Total Credits: | 17.5 |
Semester 3 | Credits | Semester 4 | Credits |
THEA 223 Musical Theatre Performance I | 2 | THEA 224 Musical Theatre Performance II | 2 |
THEA 289 Theatre Production Practicum | 1 | 3 | |
1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| DANCE 251 / 451 Tap | 1.5 | DANCE 252 / 452 Tap | 1.5 |
VOICE 110J (GA) Voice | 2 | THEA 214 Musical Theatre Theory III | 3 |
THEA 212 Musical Theatre Theory II | 3 | 4 | |
4 | VOICE 110J (GA) Voice | 2 | |
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech | 3 | Quantification (GQ) | 3 |
Total Credits: | 18 | Total Credits: | 20 |
Semester 5 | Credits | Semester 6 | Credits |
THEA 401Y (IL) History of Theatre I: Ancient to 1700 | 3 | THEA 408 US History of American Musical Theatre | 3 |
DANCE 371 Music Theatre Dance Style I | 1.5 | DANCE 372 Music Theatre Dance Style II | 1.5 |
VOICE 110 J (GA) Voice | 2 | VOICE 110J (GA) Voice | 2 |
Quantification (GQ) | 3 | Health and Physical Activity | 3 |
Natural Science (GN) | 3 | ENGL 202 (GWS) Effective Writing | 3 |
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Total Credits: | 12.5 | Total Credits: | 12 |
Semester 7 | Credits | Semester 8 | Credits |
THEA 423 Musical Theatre Performance III | 2 | THEA 424 Musical Theatre Performance IV | 2 |
Additional course from department list | 2 | 1.5 | |
1.5 | VOICE 462J Voice | 2 | |
VOICE 412J Voice | 2 | Social/Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 3 | Humanities | 3 |
Natural Science (GN) | 3 | Natural Science (GN) | 3 |
Humanities (GH) | 3 | ||
Total Credits: | 16.5 | Total Credits: | 14.5 |
- 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: The musical theatre program is highly competitive. Applicants must audition to be considered for admission. See admission requirements at www.theatre.psu.edu/admissions/bfaadmissions.html.
