School of Contemporary Arts
Theater: Theater Studies*
Recommended Four-Year Plan (Fall 2015)
This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These
plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized
plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are
needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take
longer. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core (examples are marked by WI designation in
the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2015-2016 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
Gen Ed/School Core: CNTP 101-First Year
Topics
Gen Ed: CRWT 102-Critical Reading & Writing
II
Gen Ed: SOSC 101-Social Issues
THEA 221-Basic Acting
Total:
HRS
4

Spring Semester
Gen Ed: History or Intercultural North
America
Gen Ed: Mathematics (Recommended: Math
104-Math for the Modern World or MATH
106-Intro to Math Modeling)
Gen Ed: Topics in Social Science
THEA 217-Visual Imagination
4
4
4
16
Total:
HRS
4

4
4
4
16
Second Year
Fall Semester
THEA 232-History of Theater
THEA 120-Theater Practicum
HRS
4
4
THEA 245-Basic Playwriting
4
Elective
Total:

Spring Semester
Gen Ed: AIID 201-Readings in Humanities
THEA 233-Development of Modern Theater WI
COMM 216-Media & Cinema Studies or
COMM 229-World Cinema Movements
Design/Tech Elective Course
4
16
Total:
HRS
4
4

4
4
16
Third Year
Fall Semester
Gen Ed: History or Intercultural North America
THEA 239-Basic Directing
Design/Technical Theater Elective
ARHT 225-History & Concepts of 20th Century
(offered in Fall only) or ARHT 240-Art, Artists,
& Society
Total:
HRS
4
4

Spring Semester
Gen Ed: International Issues
School Core: CA Interdisciplinary Upper
Level Requirement - WI
THEA 351-Advanced Directing
Dramatic Literature Elective Course
4
4
16
Total:
HRS
4
4

4
4
16
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
Gen Ed: Science w/ Experiential
CNTP 388-Co-Op/Internship or THEA 435Advanced Theater Projects
Design/Technical Theater Elective
Elective
HRS
4

Spring Semester
4
THEA 460-Contemporary Theater & Theory
- WI
Elective
4
4
Elective
Elective
HRS
4
4
4
4

Total:
16
Total:
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
*Requires two Running Crews (THEA 021 and THEA 022) any semester
16