Theatre Arts, BA or BS

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Requirements for the Theatre Major

1.

Fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements.

2.

All full-time theatre arts majors and premajors are required to participate in the program’s production program by enrolling in Theatre Practice each term until they have earned the maximum credits available for:

TA 255 - Theatre Practice 1 to 3 credits each term (maximum 9 credits)
TA 455 - Theatre Practice 1 to 3 credits each term (maximum 12 credits)

3.

Continuation as a major in any of the degree programs is contingent upon a yearly evaluation. The criteria used to determine whether students shall be retained or dropped from the major include:

a.

satisfactory fulfillment of the Theatre Practice requirement;

b.

a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA overall and 3.00 in the major; and

c.

successful completion of the following courses by the end of the sophomore year:

TA 144 - Stagecraft 3 credits
TA 146 - Costume Fundamentals 3 credits
TA 166 - Theatre Foundations 3 credits
TA 167 - Script Analysis 3 credits
TA 169 - Elements of Design 3 credits
TA 245 - Stage Lighting 3 credits
TA 247 - Acting I: Fundamentals of Acting 4 credits
or
TA 270 - Acting Aesthetics 4 credits

Theatre Arts Major (BA/BS Degree)

(81 credits)

Requirements must be evaluated by an advisor and approved by the program faculty. A total of 32 upper division theatre credits is required.

Choose one design class:

TA 445 - Lighting Design: Creating the Aesthetic 3 credits
TA 143 - Scene Design I: An Introduction 3 credits
TA 262 - Costume Design 3 credits
TA 247 - Acting I: Fundamentals of Acting 4 credits
or
TA 270 - Acting Aesthetics 4 credits
TA 255 - Theatre Practice 1 to 3 credits each term (maximum 9 credits) *
TA 400 - Capstone Experience 2 credits
TA 439 - Oregon Shakespeare Festival Plays in Production 3 credits
TA 455 - Theatre Practice 1 to 3 credits each term (maximum 12 credits) *
TA 459 - Forms and Meaning of Drama 4 credits
TA 466 - Drama in Western Culture 4 credits
TA 467 - Drama in Western Culture 4 credits
TA 468 - Drama in Western Culture 4 credits
Courses in Dramatic Literature 9–12 credits
Theatre electives 14 credits
*TA 255, 455: 6 credits minimum and 9 credits maximum each. For the BFA, TA 455 may be taken for 6 credits minimum and 12 credits maximum. All full-time theatre arts majors are required to register for at least 1 credit in Theatre Practice (TA 255 or 455) each term until they reach the maximum allowable credits. Students earning 5 credits in two consecutive terms of an academic year may be exempted from the 1-credit requirement during the third term of that academic year.

BA/BS Summary

University Studies 49 credits
Theatre arts major (BA/BS Core) 67 credits
Theatre electives 14 credits
Miscellaneous electives 50 credits
Total for graduation 180 credits