Bachelor of Science in Education Theatre Education
College of the Arts & College
of Education and Health Professions
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements,
see the College of
the Arts, College of Education
and Health Professions, and
the General
Degree Requirements pages.
This program requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all Theatre Courses. Students must earn at least a C grade in each field course; earn at least a C grade in each professional course; and maintain a total GPA of 2.5 based on the hours attempted, and an institutional GPA of 2.75.
Area A Essential Skills Required Hours:
9
ENGL 1101(with a grade of "C" or
better)
ENGL 1102(with a grade of "C" or
better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours:
4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS
2749/ITDS 275
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105
/
LEAD 1705
/
LIBR 1105
/
POLS 2401
/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112
/Foreign Language 1001, 1002,
2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad
component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an
elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours:
6
Select one of the following humanities
courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112
/
ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155
/
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts
courses:
ARTH 1100
/
ITDS 1145*
/
MUSC 1100
/
THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine
arts, may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours:
10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course
may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab);ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305
;
BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab
included);CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L;
CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L;ENVS 1105 (no lab);GEOL 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121 (lab
included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included);PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab
optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course
from above:
CPSC 1105; CPSC 1301/1301L;MATH 1113; MATH 1125; MATH 1131; MATH 1132; MATH 1165; MATH
2125;PHIL 2500;STAT 1127
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours:
12
Select one course from the following two
courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following
courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106
/
PHIL 2030
/
PSYC 1101
/
SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following
courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136
/
ENGL 2136
/
GEOG 1101
/
HIST 1111/HIST 1112
/
ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours:
3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS
course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours:
18
("C" or better required in each course)
EDUC 2110 Investigating Critical & Contemporary Issues in
Education
EDUC 2120 Exploring Socio-Cultural Contexts on Diversity in
Educational Settings
EDUC 2130 Exploring Learning and Teaching
THEA 1245 Acting 1
THEA 1355 Basic Design for the Theatre
THEA 1435 Theatre Practice (taken 2x)
THEA 1705 First Year Seminar
THEA 2355 Stage Makeup
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours:
32
("C" or better required in each course)
THEA 1000 Theatre Convocation (Every Semester)
THEA 1175 Script Analysis
THEA 1365 Fundamentals of Technical Theatre
THEA 2000 Freshman Jury
THEA 2165 Survey of Design
THEA 2365 Intermediate Stagecraft
THEA 3245 Acting 2
THEA 3435 Advanced Theatre Practice (taken 2x)
THEA 4795 Senior Seminar
THEA 5281 Directing 1
Select one of the following:
THEA 2226 Stage Management
THEA 3226 Arts Management
Select one of the following:
THEA 5282 Directing & Collaboration
Any Theatre Design Course
Select two of the following:
THEA 3175 Theatre History/Literature 1
THEA 3176 Theatre History/Literature 2
THEA 3177 Theatre History/Literature 3
THEA 3178 Theatre History/Literature 4
Area H Professional Requirements Required Hours:
28
("C" or better required in each course)
EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
EDUF 4205 Integrating Technology
SPED 2256 Intro to the Exceptional Learning in Gen.
Education
THEA 3105 Children's Theatre
THEA 3107 Creative Dramatics
THEA 4406 Theatre Education Practicum
THEA 4485 Student Teaching
THEA 5106 Methods of Teaching Theatre
Area I Program Electives Required Hours: 6
("C" or better required in each course)
Suggested courses:
THEA 1221 Theatre Dance 1
THEA 1222 Theatre Dance 2
THEA 1301 Class Voice
THEA 1316 Pilates
THEA 1375 Yoga
THEA 2105 Theatre Outreach
THEA 2227 Drafting and Drawing
THEA 2275 Costume Construction
THEA 2325 Stage Movement
THEA 2346 Voice Training
THEA 3225 Musical Theatre Performance
THEA 3246 Playwriting
THEA 3250 Period Styles in Design
THEA 3255 Stage Properties
THEA 3266 Sound Design & Technology
THEA 3268 Scene Painting
THEA 3276 Costume Crafts
THEA 3277 Patterning & Draping
THEA 3305 Children's Theatre Production
THEA 4445 Theatre Performance
THEA 4465 Theatre Production
THEA 4698 Internship
THEA 4899 Independent Study
THEA 5205 Advanced Creative Dramatics
THEA 5575 Selected Topics in Theatre Arts
Total Hours Required: 129
