Contact: Dr. Robert Shimko
120 hrs. total degree plan
60 credits in Major: 36 in CORE / 9 in CLASS / 16 Foreign Language
In addition, each student must complete an approved minor, or an approved 2nd major, or a senior honors thesis, or an interdisciplinary cluster (9 approved credits, related courses, no more than 3 credits from Theatre & Dance).
FIRST SEMESTER (Fall)—15 credits
- Fundamentals of Theatre
- Acting I
- Scenic or Lighting and Sound or Costume Technology
- English 1303 Comp I
- Math 1310 Algebra
SECOND SEMESTER (Spring)—16 credits (Jury / Assessment at end of semester)
- Acting II
- Scenic or Lighting and Sound or Costume Technology
- Production
- English 1304 Comp II
- Math Reasoning
- Social Science
THIRD SEMESTER (Fall)—16 credits (Jury / Assessment at end of semester)
- Playwriting I
- Scenic or Lighting and Sound or Costume Technology
- Dramatic Structures & Genres
- Natural Science
- Dramaturgy
FOURTH SEMESTER (Spring)—15 credits w/Foreign Language; 13 credits w/Free Elective
- Playwriting II
- American Drama
- Production
- Natural Science
- Foreign Language I (if needed or Free Elective)
FIFTH SEMESTER (Fall)—17 credits w/Foreign Language; 15 credits w/Free Elective (Jury / Assessment at end of semester)
- History of the Theatre I
- Directing I
- Foreign Language II (if needed or Free Elective)
- History 1377 - United States to 1877
SIXTH SEMESTER (Spring)—15 credits
- Playwriting III
- History of the Theatre II
- History of Architecture, Interiors, and Decorative Arts
- Foreign Language III
- History 1378 - United States since 1877
SEVENTH SEMESTER (Fall)—15 credits (Jury / Assessment at end of semester)
- Dramaturgy Practicum
- Foreign Language IV
- Political Science1336
- Humanities
- CLASS elective
EIGHTH SEMESTER (Spring)—12 credits; 15 credits w/Free Elective
- Directing II or other upper level elective approved by Head of Playwriting/Dramaturgy
- Senior Project - Capstone Course
- Political Science 1337
- CLASS elective
