Requirements for a Major in Theatre and Speech: Performance Concentration (B.A.)
Requirements for a Major in Theatre: Design, Technology and Management Concentration (B.A.)
Requirements for a Major in Theatre:  Theatre Studies (B.A.)
Requirements for a Dual Major of Theatre and Childhood Education (B.A.)
Requirements for a Minor in Theatre
Requirements for a Minor in Dance

Requirements for a Major in Theatre and Speech: Performance Concentration (B.A.)

Foundation Requirements - 4 units
Th011:  Theatre Lab (2 half unit classes)
Th014-17:  Play Production (4 semesters of 0 units; only one can be in FOH)
Th103:  Script Analysis
Th111:  Introduction to Design
Th233:  Theatre History
Th235:  Music Theatre History
Performance Requirements (courses to be taken sequentially) - 5 units
Th117:  Acting Techniques I
Th159:  Musical theatre Performance I
Th210:  Movement
Th217:  Acting II:  Scene Study
Th307:  Musical Theatre Performance 1
Required Cognates - 2 units
SPC102:  Voice and Diction I
DA301:  Half unit.  Musical Theatre Styles
Another half unit of studio dance.  (The studio course must precede Musical Theatre Styles.)

Students must pass a Music Theory proficiency exam or complete MU101 or equivalent prior to enrolling in MTP1

All required coursework for the major must be completed before registering for the Senior Learning Community.
Senior Learning Community - 2 units
Th461: Acting V
Th463: Senior Showcase

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Requirements for a Major in Theatre: Design, Technology and Management Concentration (B.A.):

Foundation Requirements
Th011:  Theatre Lab (4 half unit classes)  
Th014-17:  Production Practicum (4 semesters of 0 units each)
Th103:  Script Analysis  
Th106:  Introduction to Acting
Th111:  Introduction to Design
Th209:  Drafting (Half unit)  
Th219:  Computer Visualization (Half unit)  
Th233:  Theatre History
Design, Technology, and Management - 4 units from the following:
Th107:  Stagecraft
Th108:  Stage Lighting and Electronics
Th109:  Stage Costuming
Th110:  Scenic Painting
Th240:  Stage Make-up (Half unit)  
Th321:  Scenic Design
Th323:  Lighting Design
Th324:  Period Styles
Th350:  Stage Management
Th440:  Arts Management
Two of the 4 units must be 300 or 400 level classes.

All required coursework for the major should be completed before registering for the Senior Learning Community.
Senior Learning Community in Theatre - 2 units
Th400:  Senior Seminar
Th595:  Advanced Theatre Practicum

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Requirements for a Major in Theatre:  Theatre Studies (B.A.)

Foundation Courses:
Th011:  Theatre Lab (2 half unit classes)
Th014-17:  Production Practicum (4 0 unit experiences) 
Th103:  Script Analysis
Th106:  Introduction to Acting
Th111:  Introduction to Design and Technology
Th233:  Theatre History
En212:  Introduction to Literary Analysis and Theory
Electives:
Choose one unit of the following:
Da191:  Dance History
Th235:  Musical Theatre History
Choose two units of the following:
En211:  British Literature Survey (W)
En326:  Drama Survey (W)
En327:  Advanced Drama:  Renaissance and Modern (W)
En330:  Shakespeare (W)
Choose one unit of the following:
Da395:  Dance Criticism
Th450:  Theatre Criticism
Choose two units of the following:
Th011:  Theatre Lab
Th107:  Stagecraft
Th108:  Stage Lighting and Electronics
Th109:  Stage Costuming
Th110:  Scene Painting
Choose one unit of the following:
Th310:  Directing I
Da401:  Choreography
Th290:  Playwriting

Cognates:  Students must complete two consecutive semesters of the same foreign language.

All required coursework for the major should be completed before enrolling in the Senior Learning Community.
Senior Learning Community
Th400:  Senior Seminar
Th595:  Advanced Theatre Practicum

Requirements for a Dual Major of Theatre and Childhood Education (B.A.)

For the Education component of the Dual Major consult the Education section.
For the Theatre component a total of 11 units is required with the following distribution:
Foundation courses: 5 units
Th103:  Script Analysis
Th105:  Theatre Appreciation
Th106:  Introduction to Acting
Th111:  Introduction to Design
Th450:  Theatre Criticism or
Th290:  Playwriting
Courses in the Following Catagories (Select 5 units from at least 3 sections):
Technical Classes
Th107: Stage Craft
Th108: Stage Lighting and Electronics
Th109: Stage Costuming
Th110: Scenic Painting
Th209: Drafting (Half unit)
Performance Classes
Th210:  Movement
Th204:  Intermediate Acting
Da***:   One Unit of Studio Dance
Design Classes
Th331:  Scenic Design
Th332:  Lighting Design
Th324:  Period Styles
Staging/Management
Th301:  Directing I
Th311:  Directing II
Da401:  Choreography
Th350:  Stage Management
Th440:  Arts Management
Literature and History
Th233:  Theatre History
Th235:  Musical Theatre History
Da191:  Dance History
   

Requirements for a Minor in Theatre

A minimum of seven 7 units with the following distribution:
Foundation Courses
Th011:  Theatre Lab (2 semesters of 0.5 unit each)
Th014-17:  Play Production (2 semesters of 0 units each)
Th103:  Script Analysis
Th106:  Introduction to Acting
Th111:  Introduction to Design and Technology
Th233:  Theatre History
Electives - 2units
Two additional units chosen from among the Theatre offerings.

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Requirements for a Minor in Dance

 A minimum of seven 7 required units with the following distribution:
Foundation Courses:
Th111:  Introduction to Design
Da159: Dance Techniques I
Da191: Dance History
Da303: Social Dancing/Partnering
Da401: Techniques of Choreography
Electives:
Three levels of either Ballet or Jazz; two levels of either Ballet or Jazz.