Sample Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Dance, Specialization in Performance
Year 1 (Fall Semester)
(3) THEA 112A Intro to Acting (BFPA)
(3) DANC 114 Movement Fundamentals (BFPA, EH)
(3) ENG 101 English Composition I
(3) ACS 101 Public Speaking or ACS 103 Interpersonal Communication Skills
(1) FST 101 Succeeding & Engaging at SIUE
13 - Total Credits
Year 1 (Spring Semester)
(3) THEA 114A Forms of Dramatic Action (FPA)
(3) THEA 215A Movement and Voice for the Stage
(3-4) THEA 150, THEA 160, or THEA 170 Technical Theater
(3) ENG 102 English Composition II
(3) QR 101, MATH 150 or higher (FQR)
15-16 - Total Credits
Year 2 (Fall Semester)
(0) THEA 199 Theater Production
(3) THEA 112B Creating A Role
(3) THEA 201A History of Theater
(3) THEA 210A Acting III (THEA Elective)
(3) RA 101 Reasoning & Argumentation (FRA)
(4) FL 101 Elementary Foreign Language I (BICS, EREG)
16 - Total Credits
Year 2 (Spring Semester)
(0) THEA 199 Theater Production
(3) THEA 220 Directing for the Stage
(3) THEA 210B Improvisation (THEA Elective)
(3) Breadth Physical Science (BPS)
(4) FL 102 Elementary Foreign Language II
(3) Experience U.S. Race, Gender, and Equity (ERGU)
16 - Total Credits
Year 3 (Fall Semester)
(3) THEA 310B International Experimental Styles
(3) THEA 312 Multi-Cultural Theater in America
(3) THEA 392, THEA 396 or THEA 397
(3) Breadth Life Science (BLS)/Lab Experience (EL)
(3) Breadth Social Science (BSS)
15 - Total Credits
Year 3 (Spring Semester)
(0) THEA 199 Theater Production
(2) THEA 265 Theater Makeup (recommended)
(3) THEA 310A Period Styles
(3) THEA 314A Advanced Scene Study
(3) Interdisciplinary Studies (IS)
(3) Elective
(3) Elective
17 - Total Credits
Year 4 (Fall Semester)
(0) THEA 199 Theater Production
(3) THEA 410 Acting as a Career
(3) THEA 412 Acting for the Camera (recom)
(3) THEA Elective, as needed
(3) Breadth Humanities (BHUM)
(4) Approved Elective
16 - Total Credits
Year 4 (Spring Semester)
(3) THEA 499A Senior Assessment Performance
(3) THEA 315A Dialects for the Stage (recommended)
(3) Elective
(3) Elective
12 - Total Credits
Total Hours 120
Transfer Students: To maximize your transfer experience, complete the bold course requirements pre-transfer and satisfy either the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Ed Core or receive an AA, AS or AAT (early childhood, special ed or math) degree from an IAI community college. If minor requirements are shown, discuss careful course selection with the academic advising contact listed. Visit the transfer credit website to find course equivalency guides.
