A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- B.A.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 09.0100
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 221838
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_221838_f72fe32a
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Core Courses: 48-Hours
0 items
Major Core: 18-Hours
0 items
Major Core: (9-hours)
3 items
- As published: “Communication Research Methods (3)”3
- As published: “Internship (3)”or: COMM 3910 - Communication Laboratory (1) (see sections below)3
- As published: “Senior Project (3)”or: COMM 4510 - Senior Seminar: News:Multimedia Journalism, Production, IMC: Intergrated Marketing Research or Brand Equity Management) (3)3
Theatre Concentration Core: 21-hours
7 items
- As published: “Stagecraft (3)”3
- As published: “Elementary Acting (3)”3
- As published: “Play Production (3)”3
- 3
- As published: “Production Practicum (1) (Take 3 times = 3hours)”1
- As published: “Theatre History I (3)”3
- As published: “Theatre History II (3)”3
Performance track (choose 3)
8 items
- As published: “Basic Media Performance (3)”3
- As published: “Voice for the Actor (3)”3
- As published: “Stage Movement and Dance (3)”3
- As published: “Musical Theater (3)”3
- As published: “Acting for the Camera (3)”3
- As published: “Intermediate Acting (3)”3
- As published: “Advanced Acting (3)”3
- As published: “Performance Seminar (3)”3
Electives: (Choose 9 hours)
11 items
- As published: “Playwriting (3)”3
- As published: “Modern Drama (3)”3
- THTR 3540Oral Interpretation (3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Readers’ Theatre (3)”3
- As published: “Internship (3)”3
- ENGL 4310Shakespeare’s Comedies (3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Shakespeare (3)”3
- As published: “Special Topics (3)”3
- As published: “Independent Study (3)”3
- As published: “Performance Seminar (3)”3
Electives, Minor, Second Major
0 items
B.A. Degree
0 items
Suggested Four-Year Plan
0 items
Freshman Year
0 items
Fall Semester
2 items
- As published: “Service to Leadership (1)”1
- As published: “Freshman English I (3)”3
Spring Semester
5 items
- As published: “Freshman English II (3)”3
- Natural Science II (4)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Public Speaking (3)”3
- As published: “Appreciation of Drama (3)”3
- Elective (3)Not resolved to a course
Note
0 items
Sophomore Year
0 items
Fall Semester
5 items
- Sophomore Lit. (3)Not resolved to a course
- Elective (3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “American History I (3)”3
- SOC/BEH/SCI I (3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Stagecraft (3)”3
Spring Semester
5 items
- As published: “Art Appreciation (3)”or: MUSC 1010 - Music Appreciation (3)or: PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy: Moral Issues (3)or: RELS 2010 - Introduction to Religious Studies (3)3
- As published: “American History II (3)”3
- SOC/BEH/SCI II (3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Elementary Acting (3)”3
- Elective (3)Not resolved to a course
Junior Year
0 items
Fall Semester
5 items
- As published: “Play Production (3)”3
- As published: “Playwriting (3)”3
- As published: “Modern Drama (3)”3
- As published: “Theatre History I (3)”3
- Any Elective (3)Not resolved to a course
Spring Semester
4 items
- As published: “Drafting for the Theater and Scene Design (3)”3
- SPTH 3050(3)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Oral Interpretation (3)”3
- Any Electives (6)Not resolved to a course
Senior Year
0 items
Fall Semester
4 items
- As published: “Stage Lighting and Make-up (3)”3
- As published: “Theatre History II (3)”3
- As published: “Senior Project (3)”3
- Electives 3000-4000 Level (6)Not resolved to a course
Spring Semester
3 items
- 3
- As published: “Performance Seminar (3)”3
- Any Electives (9)Not resolved to a course
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