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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 (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 2026-2027 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 001 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 1
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 218 - or COMM 229 - (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: THEA 217 - VISUAL IMAGINATION (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 227 - STAGECRAFT: LECTURE AND LAB or THEA 203 - THE CRAFT OF COSTUME I (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 232 - HISTORY OF GLOBAL THEATER AND PERFORMANCE (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 239 - BASIC DIRECTING (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 002 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 2
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: THEA 105 - TEXT ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION (HRS 4)
- Major: Pick Three: THEA 226 - BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV OR THEA 235 - COSTUME DESIGN OR THEA 229 - SET DESIGN OR THEA 329 - STAGE MANAGEMENT OR COMM 338 -
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 242 - PRODUCING THE PLAY (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 003 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 3
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 220 - INTRODUCTION TO ACTING (HRS 4)
- Major: Pick Three: THEA 226 - BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV OR THEA 235 - COSTUME DESIGN OR THEA 229 - SET DESIGN OR THEA 329 - STAGE MANAGEMENT OR COMM 338 -
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: COMM 218 - or COMM 229 - (HRS 4)
- Major: Pick Three: THEA 226 - BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV OR THEA 235 - COSTUME DESIGN OR THEA 229 - SET DESIGN OR THEA 329 - STAGE MANAGEMENT OR COMM 338 -
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Pick Two: THEA 227 - STAGECRAFT: LECTURE AND LAB OR THEA 203 - THE CRAFT OF COSTUME I OR THEA 310 - CRAFT OF COSTUME II OR THEA 212 - SCENIC ART OR THEA 330 - DRAFTING FOR THEATER AND TELEVISION OR THEA 130 - STAGE MAKEUP OR COMM 206 - FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO OR COMM 217 - OR THEA 390 - TOPICS:
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (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 435 - ADVANCED THEATER PROJECTS (HRS 4)
- Major: Pick Two: THEA 227 - STAGECRAFT: LECTURE AND LAB OR THEA 203 - THE CRAFT OF COSTUME I OR THEA 310 - CRAFT OF COSTUME II OR THEA 212 - SCENIC ART OR THEA 330 - DRAFTING FOR THEATER AND TELEVISION OR THEA 130 - STAGE MAKEUP OR COMM 206 - FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO OR COMM 217 - OR THEA 390 - TOPICS:
- Major: THEA 460 - CONTEMPORARY THEATER & THEORY (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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