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Nov 21, 2024
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Spring 2025 Update
Theatre Arts: Acting, B.F.A.
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NY State Program Code: 76177
HEGIS Code: 1007.00
CIP Code: 50.0501
(62 credits)
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General Education Requirements
All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements, in addition to the requirements for the major in theatre. Note:
Courses are 2 credits each unless noted otherwise. Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Theatre Arts: Acting
Required GPA: 2.0
Credits Required for Major: 62
Credits Required to Graduate: 120
The Acting Program educates students for work in the theatre and its allied branches. While a performing arts education provides students with the skills and attitudes necessary for a life in the theatre, it also seeks to awaken in the student a creative sensibility through a serious study of the traditions and literature of the theatre. Because the program recognizes the importance of both aspects of the performer’s training, the acting curriculum, which offers a spectrum of basic and advanced acting styles, takes place in a liberal arts setting. All acting majors, after being accepted by audition, spend the first four semesters acquiring the basic vocal and physical skills required of the actor. The second four semesters are devoted to refining, polishing, and honing these skills. Throughout the entire four years, students participate in a wide array of performance activities, including technique and class scene study, and solo and ensemble work in chamber theatre, cabaret, and community performances. The program takes advantage of the University’s location just outside New York City, the world center of theatre, by encouraging and arranging field trips to studios, theatres, and production centers, and by inviting well-known working professionals to campus to conduct master classes. Degree Map
The degree map is a term-by-term sample course schedule to make it easier for you to understand how to graduate in four years with a degree in Theatre Arts.
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