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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 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, 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 requirements (51 units)

Additional requirements (0 units)
Students must complete eight approved production assignments. (See faculty adviser.)

Electives and remaining degree requirements (16 units)
(See Degree Requirements), may be used toward a double major or minor

Total (120 units)

Advising Notes

1. 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.
2. Students must meet with their adviser each semester for program approval.
3. CR/NC grading is not permitted in the theatre arts major.
4. 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, 70, 159, 160, 164, 166, 170, 171 (23 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)

General Education requirements (51 units)

Electives and remaining degree requirements* (21-24 units)
(See Degree Requirements), may be used toward a double major or minor

Total (120 units)

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*This total indicates that a maximum of one course (3 units) in General Education Breadth also may be applied to the dance option. This course is DANCE 70 in G.E. Breadth E1. Consult the department chair or faculty adviser for additional details.

Advising Notes

1. Special requirements: Students seeking the dance option are required to have competency in either DANCE 117 (Modern) or DANCE 158 (Ballet) for graduation.
2. A maximum of 12 units of dance technique courses (117, 118, 155, 158) may be credited toward the minimum B.A. graduation requirement of 120 units.
3. CR/NC grading is not permitted in the dance major.
4. 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 electives. 3 units must be upper division (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.

Subject Matter Preparation Program: English/Drama Credential

The state-approved subject matter preparation program for the Single Subject Teaching Credential in English authorizes students to teach Theatre Arts in grades 7-12. Please refer to the English Department for required coursework. Consult department adviser for more information.

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