Coordinator: Heather Benton
The BFA Acting Program is an innovative and rigorous actor training program that specializes in the immersion and integration of multiple acting techniques as a foundation for acting for the stage and film/ television and new media. The curriculum features a course progression that includes acting, voice and speech and movement training for the actor throughout all four years and culminates in the integration of these skills in the fourth year of training which also includes a concentration in acting for the camera, voice over and new media as well as courses that that prepare students for a professional career in acting. Senior year also features a Capstone project and a New York Showcase with industry professionals. The BFA Acting degree combines the best of a conservatory training experience with a liberal arts education. The curriculum is enhanced by academically rigorous theatre courses in text analysis, directing, theatre history, technical theatre and a large array of acting electives that allow students to specialize in other areas of acting interest such as dialects, stage combat, playwriting and directing.
For further information, go to: BFA Acting (note: All Theatre & Dance majors must pass yearly juries/portfolio reviews and faculty evaluation for continuation in the programs.)
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 22 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 80 | |
| Free Electives | 15-9 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Acting Requirements | ||
| Acting/Voice/Speech/Movement | ||
| Acting | ||
| THTR 115 | Acting I - BFA | 3 |
| THTR 130 | Acting II - BFA | 3 |
| THTR 222 | Acting III - B.F.A.: Scene Study I | 3 |
| THTR 223 | Acting IV - B.F.A.: Scene Study II | 3 |
| THTR 322 | Acting V - B.F.A.: Classical Acting I | 3 |
| THTR 323 | Acting VI - B.F.A.: Classical Acting II | 3 |
| THTR 324 | Acting VII - B.F.A. Advanced Scene Study | 3 |
| Voice | ||
| THTR 125 | Voice and Speech I | 3 |
| THTR 225 | Voice and Speech II | 3 |
| THTR 325 | Voice and Speech III | 3 |
| Speech | ||
| THTR 326 | Voice and Speech IV | 3 |
| THTR 327 | Voice and Speech V | 3 |
| THTR 328 | Voice and Speech VI | 3 |
| Movement | ||
| THTR 120 | Movement for the Actor I | 3 |
| THTR 220 | Movement for the Actor II | 3 |
| THTR 320 | Movement for the Actor III | 3 |
| THTR 321 | Movement for the Actor IV | 3 |
| THTR 331 | Movement for the Actor V | 3 |
| THTR 332 | Movement for the Actor VI | 3 |
| Performance and Production | ||
| Production | ||
| THTR 200 | Production Stagecraft | 1 |
| THTR 201 | Production Operations | 1 |
| THTR 202 | Production Costumes | 1 |
| THTR 330 | Play Direction I | 3 |
| Performance | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Performance Production I | ||
| Performance: Production II | ||
| Performance: Production III | ||
| Supportive Theatre Courses | ||
| THTR 139 | Stage Make-Up | 1 |
| THTR 150 | Introduction to Technical Theatre | 1 |
| THTR 208 | Drama in Text | 3 |
| THTR 210 | Theatre History: Early World | 3 |
| THTR 211 | Theater History: Modern World | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to the Theatrical Medium | ||
| Singing for the Actor I | ||
| Singing for the Actor II | ||
| Musical Theatre I | ||
| Musical Theatre II | ||
| Stage Dialects | ||
| Stage Technique: Combat | ||
| Playwriting I | ||
| Senior Showcase for Actors | ||
| Play Direction II | ||
| Shakespeare Workshop | ||
| Dramatic Workshop | ||
| Theatre Cooperative Education Experience | ||
| Total Credits | 80 | |
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 22 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | THTR 130 | 3 |
| THTR 115 | 3 | THTR 220 | 3 |
| THTR 120 | 3 | THTR 225 | 3 |
| THTR 125 | 3 | THTR 208 | 3 |
| THTR 150 | 1 | THTR 200 | 1 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 |
| THTR 222 | 3 | THTR 223 | 3 |
| THTR 320 | 3 | THTR 321 | 3 |
| THTR 325 | 3 | THTR 326 | 3 |
| THTR 210 | 3 | THTR 211 | 3 |
| THTR 202 | 1 | THTR 201 | 1 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| World Language I | 3 | World Language II | 3 |
| THTR 322 | 3 | THTR 323 | 3 |
| THTR 331 | 3 | THTR 332 | 3 |
| THTR 327 | 3 | THTR 328 | 3 |
| THTR 330 | 3 | THTR 206 | 1 |
| THTR 139 | 1 | Free Elective | 3 |
| THTR 204 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (G) Computer Science | 3 | World Cultures | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| THTR 324 | 3 | THTR 425 | 3 |
| THTR 207 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||