Sample Degree Plan

Acting B.F.A. Sample Degree Map

The Acting B.F.A. degree is a pre-professional program designed to provide the foundation of skills and techniques used in performing roles from classical and contemporary dramatic literature. Students who graduate from this program are prepared for beginning careers with professional stage companies or further training at the graduate level.

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
THEA 100 Theatre Majors' Seminar 1
THEA 103 Fund. of Theatre Tech. 1
THEA 131 Acting Studio I 3
THEA 233 Acting Lab I 1
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Credits
THEA 121 Intro to Tech 3
THEA 132 Acting Studio II 3
THEA 234 Acting Lab II 1
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
Major Elective 3
 
TOTAL 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
THEA 201 Theatre & Dance Prod. 1
THEA 231 Scene Study I 3
THEA 242 Voice & Movement I 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
Major Elective 3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course Credits
THEA 202 Theatre & Dance Prod. 1
THEA 232 Scene Study II 3
THEA 243 Voice & Movement II 3
THEA 468 Devising Theatre 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 16

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
THEA 301 Theatre & Dance Prod. 1
THEA 341 Shakespeare 3
THEA 345 Voice & Movement III 3
THEA 410 Acting for Media I 3
Major Elective 3
 
TOTAL 13

Spring Semester

Course Credits
THEA 220 Makeup 1
THEA 302 Theatre & Dance Prod. 1
THEA 346 Voice & Movement IV 3
THEA 359 Commedia dell’Arte 3
THEA 423 Alt. Acting Styles 3
Major Elective 3
TOTAL 14

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
THEA 441 Directing I 3
THEA 451 History of the Theatre I 3
THEA 467 Meisner Technique 3
FF Course 3
Major Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Credits
THEA 424 Business of Acting 3
THEA 452 History of the Theatre II 3
THEA 499 Perf./Prod. Seminar 3
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
TOTAL 15

GRAND TOTAL: 120

This Sample Degree Map is based on the requirements published in the University Catalog.

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