Program: Theatre Major B.A. - Major Code 4950 - Northeastern State University

General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years. For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements. However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for further information. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work. See General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees for more information.

Theatre Core 36 hours

Electives 12 hours

Note

Theatre majors may minor in Communication Studies. However, courses taken as part of the major will not count toward the minor.

Course Sequence

Course Sequence
Students beginning in EVEN year fall semester
First Year - Freshman

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
THTR 2763 Theatre Appreciation	THTR 2843 Film Appreciation
THTR 3263 Acting Fundamentals	THTR 2623 Technical Theatre II
THTR 2613 Technical Theatre I	BIOL 1113 General Biological Science
ENGL 1113 Freshman Comp I	ENGL 1213 Freshman Comp II
UNIV 1002 University Strategies	POLS 1113 American Federal Government
SCI 1114 General Physical Science
Total Hours 17	Total Hours 15

Second Year - Sophomore

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
THTR History of Theatre I	Theatre Elective
Life Skills Course	HIST 1483 or 1493 American History
Written/Oral Communication Course	Quantitative Analysis Course
H ED 1113 Personal Health or NUTR 1653 Nutrition	Humanities Culture and Ideas Course
Minor Course	UNIV 2091 General Education Capstone
	Elective
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 16

Third Year - Junior

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
THTR History of Theatre II	THTR World Drama
Theatre Elective	THTR 3553 Fundamentals of Directing
Minor Course	Minor Course
Social and Behavioral Sciences Course	Global Perspectives Course
Elective	Elective
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 15

Fourth Year - Senior

Fall Semester	Spring Semester
THTR 3613 Technical Theatre III	THTR 3263 Technical Theatre IV
Theatre Elective	THTR Arts Management
Theatre Elective	THTR Capstone
Minor Course	Minor Course
Minor Course	Elective
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 15

Total Hours in Course Sequence 124

* Offered Fall and Spring.
** Offered Fall only.
*** Offered Spring only.

Policies of the College of Liberal Arts

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses number 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:	At least 80 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for BA/BAED/BFA/BME degrees and 55 semester credit hours of Liberal Arts and Sciences for BS/BSED degrees and 40 semester credit hours of Liberal Arts and Sciences for specialty degrees (BGS, BSW). Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated by a “#” after the course title.