Undergraduate Degree Programs

BA in Theatre

In addition to fulfilling the major requirements, you must meet all university graduation requirements.

Core Courses
The BA degree in Theatre consists of 58 semester hours. The following 34 semester hours of core courses are required of all BA degree candidates:

One of the following two courses (four semester hours) is required:

Three semester hours of school-approved course work in dramatic literature are also required. The following courses can fulfill this requirement:

THE 499 or THP 499 Individualized Instruction

Other Theatre courses can fulfill this requirement with permission of the Herberger College advising office.

Elective Courses
Twenty-four semester hours of THE and THP electives are selected by the student and advisor to complete the 58 semester hours required in the major. These 24 semester hours can constitute an optional focus area for the student, which involves enrolling in related course work from one of six subject areas in Theatre:

1. Theatre and performance studies
2. Directing and performance
3. Design and production
4. New work development
5. Theatre for Youth
6. Film

A list of recommended courses appropriate to each area is available from the advising office.

If you are interested in obtaining an Arizona teacher certification or endorsement for Theatre, you are encouraged to pursue the focus area in Theatre for Youth, then obtain post baccalaureate teacher certification through the ASU Mary Lou Fulton College of Education or another Arizona educational institution. General studies courses make up 35 semester hours of the total courses required. Additional elective courses are selected with an advisor to meet the total 120 semester hours required for the degree.

GPA Requirements
Within the major, only courses with a grade of C (2.00) or higher may be applied toward graduation.

Students who transfer 55 semester hours or more are required to enter with and retain a 2.50 GPA in theatre courses and a 2.00 cumulative GPA.

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