Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Major in Theatre (Acting Pre-Professional Concentration)
Minimum required: 125 semester credit hours
Admission Requirements
- The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) major in Theatre with a concentration in Acting requires admission to the university and admission to the program. For more information visit: http://www.theatreanddance.txstate.edu/Undergraduate-Degrees/BFA-Theatre--Acting.html
- Admission to the B.F.A. major in Theatre with a concentration in Acting is highly competitive and based on an audition/interview with members of the B.F.A. Acting Program faculty. Prospective students audition during their senior year of high school. This is a four-year sequential curriculum and transfer students are not accepted unless specially invited by the B.F.A. Acting faculty.
General Requirements
- The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- Students in the program are always on probation; their work and progress are formally evaluated by faculty annually. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Course Requirements
Freshman | Hours |
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TH 1345 | 3 |
TH 1350 | 3 |
TH 1354 | 3 |
TH 1364 | 3 |
TH 1365 | 3 |
TH 2111 | 1 |
ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010) | 3 |
ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010) | 3 |
COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091) | 3 |
POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070) | 3 |
POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070) | 3 |
US 1100 | 1 |
32 | |
Sophomore | Hours |
TH 1355 | 3 |
TH 2345 | 3 |
TH 2354 | 3 |
TH 3343 | 3 |
TH 3364 | 3 |
ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050) | 3 |
American History Component Code 060 | 6 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 |
Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 |
30 | |
Junior | Hours |
TH 3310 | 3 |
TH 3320 | 3 |
TH 3321 | 3 |
TH 3360 | 3 |
TH 3390 | 3 |
TH 4315 | 3 |
TH 4390 | 3 |
PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040) | 3 |
ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094) | 3 |
Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 6 |
33 | |
Senior | Hours |
TH 3342 | 3 |
TH 33671 | 3 |
TH 4331I | 3 |
TH 4361 | 3 |
TH 4364 | 3 |
TH 4391 | 3 |
TH 4392 | 3 |
TH 4393 | 3 |
Acting Area Electives | 6 |
30 | |
Total Hours: 125 |
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Intensive can be substituted for TH 3367, Dramatic Theory.