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Requirements

Theater and Dance Major

The major consists of ten credits (eleven if a student pursues honors).

Theater Concentration

a

Examples of courses that fulfill the dramatic literature requirement: °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1806 Introduction to Drama, °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2410 Modern Drama in Theory and Practice, THTR 2510, Performing America: Identities on Stage, THTR 2550, Performance Histories, THTR 2800-2899, °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2401 Creative Writing Workshop: Playwriting, THTR 3500-3599, CLAS 2232 Ancient Greek Theater, ¹ó¸é³§Ìý3204 French Theater Production, ±á±õ³§±ÊÌý2409 Introduction to Hispanic Studies: Poetry and Theater. With prior approval of the major advisor, additional options for fulfilling this requirement include an alternate course in theater or dance at any level, a course from another department or program at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾, or a course transferred from another institution.

b

The capstone requirement may be filled by an Independent Study done in conjunction with a department show, a site-specific piece, a 4000 level capstone course, a Research Project or an Honors project under the supervision of department faculty. Please be in touch with your major advisor.

Dance Concentration

a

The capstone requirement may be filled by an Independent Study done in conjunction with a department dance concert, a site-specific piece, a 4000 level capstone course, a Research Project or an Honors project under the supervision of a department faculty member. Please be in touch with your major advisor.

Interdisciplinary Concentration

a

Examples of courses that fulfill the dramatic literature requirement: °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1806 Introduction to Drama,Ìý°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2410 Modern Drama in Theory and Practice, °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2401 Creative Writing Workshop: Playwriting,Ìý°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2510 Performing America: Identities on Stage, °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý2550 Performing Histories: Critical Engagements with Dance and Theater, THTR 2800-2899, THTR 3500-3599,Ìý°ä³¢´¡³§Ìý2232 Ancient Greek Theater,Ìý¹ó¸é³§Ìý3204 French Theater Production,Ìý±á±õ³§±ÊÌý2409 Introduction to Hispanic Studies: Poetry and Theater​. With prior approval of the major advisor, additional options for fulfilling this requirement include an alternate course in theater or dance at any level, a course from another department or program at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾, or a course transferred from another institution.

b

The capstone requirement may be filled by an Independent Study done in conjunction with a department show or dance concert, a site-specific piece, a 4000 level capstone course, a Research Project or an Honors project under the supervision of a faculty member in the department. Please be in touch with your major advisor.

Theater Minor

The minor consists of five credits to include the following required courses:

c

One of the three additional courses may be taken in dance. One 2000-level course taken abroad may count toward the minor.

Dance Minor

The minor consists of five credits to include the following required courses:

Interdisciplinary Major

The department participates in an interdisciplinary major in English and theater. See the .

Additional Information and Department Policies

• Students may not count more than one full credit toward major or minor requirements from courses graded Credit/D/Fail Only.
• Students must earn a grade of C- or better to have a course count toward major or minor requirements.
• Students may earn a grade of CR (credit) in °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1700 Department Production and have it count toward major or minor requirements. We no longer offer half credit courses.
• Typically, one course taken at another college or university may count toward the major or minors with departmental approval. No more than one course taken outside the department may be counted toward the major or minors, except by advance departmental permission.
• One course cannot fulfill more than one requirement for the major or minors.
• One first-year writing seminar can count toward the major and minors.
• One credit of independent study can count toward the major or either minor.  If a student elects to pursue an independent study to fulfill their capstone for the major, two credits of independent study can count toward the major.
• Deadlines for Honors proposals are due May 1 for students beginning their senior year in the fall and December 1 for students beginning their senior year in the spring.
• No credit is given for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate.
• Majors and minors may not double-count any courses with another department or program.

Information for Incoming Students

Dance

• Students with little or no dance experience should enroll in: ¶Ù´¡±·°äÌý1101 Making Dances in the Digital Age  or ¶Ù´¡±·°äÌý1105 Introduction to Hip-Hop . These courses are open to all students regardless of experience and do not have any prerequisites.
• Students with previous dance experience may enroll in an upper level course by audition: ¶Ù´¡±·°äÌý3211 Advanced Modern Dance. Please reach out to Professor Aretha Aoki for more information.

Theater

• Students with or without prior experience in theater should enroll in: °Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1201 Acting I: Developing PresenceÌý´Ç°ùÌý°Õ±á°Õ¸éÌý1302 Principles of Design. Please note that these courses fulfill a requirement in the theater major concentration and should be completed as early as possible.
• Auditions for the spring 2025 department production will occur during the fall 2024 semester.  Interested students should contact Rani Long for more information. Auditions will be publicized on the student digests.