Virtual Tour
This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take longer. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core (examples are marked by WI designation in the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 120 - THEATER PRACTICUM (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (Recommended) (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 229 - OR Art History Course (ARHT 204 - INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ART TRADITIONS OR ARHT 225 - OR ARHT 245 - MASTERPIECES IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION) (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 220 - INTRODUCTION TO ACTING (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: THEA 232 - HISTORY OF GLOBAL THEATER AND PERFORMANCE OR THEA 217 - VISUAL IMAGINATION (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - SCIENTIFIC REASONING (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 229 - OR Art History Course: ARHT 204 - INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ART TRADITIONS OR ARHT 225 - OR ARHT 245 - MASTERPIECES IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY, - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY, OR - VALUES AND ETHICS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Major: Design Tech Elective: THEA 235 - COSTUME DESIGN OR THEA 229 - SET DESIGN OR THEA 226 - BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV OR THEA 329 - STAGE MANAGEMENT (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 233 - HISTORY OF GLOBAL THEATER & FILM WI OR THEA 239 - BASIC DIRECTING (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY, - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY, OR - VALUES AND ETHICS (Must be outside of CA) (HRS 4)
- Major: Dramatic Lit Elective or Design Tech Elective (THEA 235 - COSTUME DESIGN OR THEA 229 - SET DESIGN OR THEA 226 - BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV) (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 232 - HISTORY OF GLOBAL THEATER AND PERFORMANCE OR THEA 217 - VISUAL IMAGINATION (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 245 - BASIC PLAYWRITING (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary Course WI (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 233 - HISTORY OF GLOBAL THEATER & FILM WI OR THEA 239 - BASIC DIRECTING (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 460 - CONTEMPORARY THEATER & THEORY WI OR CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS OR THEA 435 - ADVANCED THEATER PROJECTS (HRS 4)
- Major: Design/Tech Elective (THEA 235 - COSTUME DESIGN OR THEA 229 - SET DESIGN OR THEA 226 - BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV) OR Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Dramatic Lit Elective OR Design Tech Elective (THEA 235 - COSTUME DESIGN OR THEA 229 - SET DESIGN OR THEA 226 - BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV) (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 245 - BASIC PLAYWRITING OR THEA 351 - ADVANCED DIRECTING (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: THEA 460 - CONTEMPORARY THEATER & THEORY WI OR CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS OR THEA 435 - ADVANCED THEATER PROJECTS (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
*Requires two Running Crews (THEA 021 and THEA 022) any semester
Follow Ramapo