2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre, B.A.


Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

University College Core Curriculum: 38 Credits


Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits


UNIV 101 -UNIV 102  required for all first time students; UNIV 110  required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111  may be required based on academic performance.

Select one option from the following:

Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits


Select two credits from the following:

Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits


Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits


Information Literacy: 3 Credits


Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits


Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 7 Credits


At least one natural science class must include its associated lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

Select from the following:

Humanities and Creative Arts: 3 Credits


Program Requirements: 82 Credits


Major Required Courses: 42 Credits


A transfer student only has to complete the number of practicums equal to the number of academic years they have been at FSU. Any remaining required credits need to be fulfilled with theatre electives.

Any course not taken as a requirement may serve as a theatre elective.

Major Electives or Concentration: 15 Credits


Choose from major electives or complete a concentration. 

All THEA courses not required elsewhere for the degree. 

Costume, Cosplay, and Fashion Concentration


Up to three credits of non-THEA courses listed in concentrations may be counted toward Major Electives.

Media Performance Concentration


Up to three credits of non-THEA courses listed in concentrations may be counted toward Major Electives. Five courses (15 credits) from the following:

Electives: 22 Credits


See appropriate catalog section for requirements of minor. If minor is chosen, 18-21 hours might be needed. Theatre majors may choose a minor from any program other than Theatre.

Foreign Language Courses: 3 Credits


Any course taken as a requirement may not be doubled for the Theatre elective; any course taken above the requirement may count as a Theatre elective. 

  • Any foreign language course

Total Credit Hours: 120