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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 2025-2026 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 220 - INTRODUCTION TO ACTING or 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 (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 220 - INTRODUCTION TO ACTING or THEA 120 - THEATER PRACTICUM (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 218 - or COMM 229 - (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 217 - VISUAL IMAGINATION (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 232 - HISTORY OF GLOBAL THEATER AND PERFORMANCE (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 239 - BASIC DIRECTING (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: COMM 218 - or COMM 229 - (HRS 4)
- Major: 200/300 level Art Course
- Major: THEA 105 - TEXT ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 233 - HISTORY OF GLOBAL THEATER & FILM WI (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 218 - or COMM 229 - (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 321 - BLACK EXPERIENCE THROUGH THEATER OR THEA 328 - CONTEMPORARY WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS OR THEA 365 - THEATER, FILM AND CULTURE IN MODERN JAPAN OR THEA 341 - FASHION AND POLITICS (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: THEA 321 - BLACK EXPERIENCE THROUGH THEATER OR THEA 328 - CONTEMPORARY WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS OR THEA 365 - THEATER, FILM AND CULTURE IN MODERN JAPAN OR THEA 341 - FASHION AND POLITICS (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 245 - BASIC PLAYWRITING (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 460 - CONTEMPORARY THEATER & THEORY or FILM HTC for CA Core (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: THEA 321 - BLACK EXPERIENCE THROUGH THEATER OR THEA 328 - CONTEMPORARY WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS OR THEA 365 - THEATER, FILM AND CULTURE IN MODERN JAPAN OR THEA 341 - FASHION AND POLITICS (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 230 - AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER OR LITR 244 - SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS OR LITR 246 - SHAKESPEARE ON FILM (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: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 435 - ADVANCED THEATER PROJECTS (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 460 - CONTEMPORARY THEATER & THEORY or FILM HTC for CA Core (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:
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
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