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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Theatre Art
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
Theatre Arts Major and Minor
The theatre arts major, dance option, and minors are designed
to provide competencies in the theatre arts for students who intend
to pursue study beyond the Bachelor of Arts degree, who are preparing
for careers in teaching or for the professional theatre. With
the assistance of their advisers and with departmental approval,
students follow a track of advanced courses specializing in the
areas of Acting or Design/Technology, or students may opt for
advanced courses covering a broad range of study by selecting
the General track. Students may also pursue a teaching credential
through the Single Subject Waiver Program in English/Drama. The
Theatre Arts Program offers through the dance option intensive
studies in dance performance, choreography, and theory. This option
provides preparation for graduate studies or a professional career.
Theatre Arts Major
Major requirements (53 units)
(See note 1)
Core: DRAMA 10, 33, 34, 110, 139, 163, 185, 186 (24 units)
Production: DRAMA 15 and/or DRAMA 115 (8 units)
Concentration (select one) (21 units)
Acting
DANCE 20, DRAMA 30, 35, 41, 132, 133 (18 units)
Approved electives: DRAMA 15/115 and 89/189 excluded (See note
2) (3 units)
Design/Technology
DRAMA 180A, 182A (6 units)
DRAMA 181A or 134B (3 units)
Select 9 units from the following courses:
DRAMA 41, 134A, 134B, 155, 157, 180B, 181B, 182B (9 units)
Approved electives: DRAMA 15/115 and 89/189 excluded (See note
2) (3 units)
General
Select 6 units from each of the following course groupings:
Group 1: DANCE 20, DRAMA 30, 35, 132, 136, 138B (6 units)
Group 2: DRAMA 41, 134A, 134B, 180A, 181A, 182A (6 units)
Group 3: DANCE 160, DRAMA 130, 131, 137, 138A, 140, 151, 188T
(6 units)
Approved electives: DRAMA 15/115 and 89/189 excluded (See Note
2) (3 units)
General Education (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements (20 units)
(See Degree Requirements), may be
used toward a dual major or minor
Total (124 units)
Note: Students must complete 8 approved production assignments. (See faculty adviser.)
Advising Notes
- New majors must enroll in DRAMA 10 (fall) and acting concentration students must enroll in DANCE 20 (spring) during their first year in the program.
- Students must meet with their adviser each semester for program approval.
- CR/NC grading is not permitted in the theatre arts major.
- No General Education Integration or Multicultural/International course offered by the Theatre Arts Department may be used to satisfy the General Education requirements for majors in the department.
Theatre Arts Major
(Dance Option)
Option requirements (48 units)
DRAMA 33, 34, 134B or 181B or 182A (9 units)
DANCE 20, 160, 164, 166, 168, 170, 171 (20 units)
Production: DANCE 115 (4 units)
DANCE 117A, B, C, or D (must enroll in one section each semester)
(6 units)
DANCE 158A, B, C, or D (must enroll in one section each semester)
(6 units)
MUSIC 9 (3 units)
General Education (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements* (25-31 units)
(See Degree Requirements), may be
used toward a dual major or minor
Total (124 units)
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*This total indicates that a maximum of two courses (6 units)
in General Education Breadth also may be applied to the dance
option. These courses are MUSIC 9 in G.E. Breadth C1 and DANCE
70 in G.E. Breadth E1. Consult the department chair or faculty
adviser for additional details.
Advising Notes
- Special requirements: Students seeking the dance option are required to have competency in either DANCE 117 (Modern) or DANCE 158 (Ballet) for graduation.
- A maximum of 12 units of dance technique courses (117, 118, 155, 158) may be credited toward the minimum B.A. graduation requirement of 124 units.
- CR/NC grading is not permitted in the dance major.
- No General EducationIntegration or Multicultural/International course offered by the Theatre Arts Department may be used to satisfy the General Education requirements for majors in the department.
Theatre Arts Minor (Drama)
DRAMA 10, 32 or 33, 34, 163 (12 units)
DRAMA 15 and 115 (2 units)
Approved upper-division electives (see adviser) (6 units)
Total (20 units)
Theatre Arts Minor (Dance)
DANCE 20 (3 units)
DANCE 117A, 117B, 117C, 158A, 158B, 158C (8 units)
DANCE 164, 166, 168, 170 (11 units)
DANCE 115 (1 units)
Total (23 units)
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Note: The minors also require a 2.0 GPA and 6 upper-division units in residence.
Credential Program
Consult the theatre arts credential adviser concerning the
required course of study for the Single Subject Waiver Program
in English-Drama.
Theatre Arts Courses