Prior to admission to the Musical Theater Program, students must audition.
In addition to the Core Requirements, BFA students in Musical Theatre must also successfully complete the following courses:
PERFORMANCE (20 credits)
- APMS 2187 Musical Theatre Workshop (1) (6 semesters*)
- APMS 2213 Beginner lessons (2) (2 semesters**)
- APMS 3214 Intermediate lessons (2) (2 semesters)
- APMS 4234 Advanced lessons/recital prep (3)
- APMS 4300 Capstone/Senior Recital (3)
THEATRE AND DANCE (16 credits)
Choose 2 courses from the following:
- THEA 2100 Fundamentals of Acting (3)
- THEA 3010 Intermediate Acting (3)
- THEA 3030 Suzuki Method (3)
Choose from the following (at least 10 credits):
- DANC 1810 Tap Dance I (2)
- DANC 2810 Tap Dance II (2)
- DANC 1930 Ballet I (2)
- DANC 2930 Ballet II (2)
- DANC 1950 Jazz Dance I (2)
- DANC 1970 Modern Dance I (2)
- DANC 2950 Jazz Dance II (Musical Theatre Dance) (2)
- DANC 2970 Modern Dance II (2)
- DANC 3800 Modern Dance III (1)
- DANC 3820 Ballet III (1)
- DANC 3950 Jazz Dance III (1)
- DANC 4800 Modern Dance IV (1)
- DANC 4820 Ballet IV (1)
- DANC 4950 Jazz Dance IV (1)
*Students may elect to mature within an ensemble by taking the major ensemble for his/her instrument up to 8 times for credit.
**Students are encouraged to take applied lessons every semester; however, a course substitution, one semester of APMS 4910 Lecture Recital Prep/Lecture Recital, is available for students lacking one semester of lessons.
***It is strongly recommended that B.F.A Musical Theatre students take MUSC 3320 Musical Theatre in America, as well as MUSC 2450 Introduction to Opera which are offered as part of the CORE.
***B.F.A Musical Theatre students are urged to take as many dance and acting electives as possible, and are strongly encouraged to take at least one dance class each semester.