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This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. 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 Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2024-2025 academic year.
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (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
- General Education Requirement (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)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4) or Major: THEA 239 - BASIC DIRECTING
- 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
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (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)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4) or Major: THEA 233 - HISTORY OF GLOBAL THEATER & FILM WI
- Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4) or Major: THEA 239 - BASIC DIRECTING
- 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)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (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)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
*Requires two Running Crews (THEA 021 and THEA 022) any semester
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