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Bachelor of Arts
Undergraduate Advising Home Page
Overview of the Program
The BA program is dedicated to providing a well-rounded major within
a liberal arts context. The School of Drama recognizes and supports
the view that a drama major, like a history or English major, is
an end in itself. More than 40% of this major is devoted to history,
literature and criticism; the balance of the coursework provides
work in all elements of production. The drama student should be
as equipped for an intellectual life as any other liberal arts major,
and a breadth of general education requirements is viewed as a means
to an enriched artistic expressiveness. The faculty considers the
optimum preparation for the theatre artist to be comprised of a
liberal arts undergraduate major in drama and a graduate conservatory
education. In this way, it resembles other professions, e.g., medicine
or law.
Program of Study
Undergraduate majors are required to complete core courses in
acting, design and technical theatre, theatre history/dramatic
literature
and criticism, as well as electives at the 300-400 level. Drama
elective courses include courses in intermediate and advanced
level
acting, design and technical theatre; stage management and a
directing series. For BA core requirements, see the Undergraduate
Advising Home Page.
The BA program is projected to be a four-year
degree, although some students have found it to take longer. Duration
in the program can be affected by the timeliness of the major declaration,
amount and type of transfer credits, if any, and quarterly credit
load.
The faculty encourages drama students to complete
the required core courses as early as possible to allow maximum
opportunity for advanced level coursework and enrichment during
the senior year.
Admission Requirements
Undergraduates entering the BA program in Drama
must first be admitted to the University.
Admission to drama major status requires the completion of five
prerequisite courses: two from Drama 210, 211, 212; one from Drama
290, 291, 292; Drama 251 and Drama 302. A student must achieve an
average GPA of 2.50 or higher for the five courses.
Application Procedures
No audition is required to enter the undergraduate program. (Auditions
are required, however, for such classes as intermediate and advanced
level acting.)
Drama Scholarships
Full-time undergraduate drama majors may apply
for annual School of Drama scholarships. Applications are available
early spring with awards usually $100 and $2000. Awards are determined
by a faculty committee on the basis of demonstrated merit, talent,
financial need and contribution to the school.
For more detailed information, please check out
the Undergraduate
Advising Home Page.
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