Theatre Arts B.A.
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Contact: David Gene Grapes II, M.F.A., Director
Location: Frasier Hall 105
Telephone: 970.351.2991
Fax: 970.351.4897
Website: www.arts.unco.edu/theatredance
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
A major in Theatre Arts provides pre-professional training for students who have professional theatre employment as their career goal. The program cultivates an appreciation and understanding of theatre as part of American society and culture.
Admission to the Theatre Arts degree program with concentration areas of acting, design technology and theatre studies is by audition, interview, or essay.
The School of Theatre Arts requires student majors to consult with and be advised by a faculty member teaching in the program.
Program Admission Requirements:
- The student must apply and be accepted to one of the concentration areas. The student must then complete all of the required courses in the concentration area prior to achieving the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts degree.
- Information concerning auditions, interviews, or essays for Theatre Arts programs may be requested from the School of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Northern Colorado, Frasier Hall, Greeley, CO 80639, phone 970.351.2991.
Program Requirements:
- Any student receiving a grade of “D+” or lower in a course in the required core or concentration area must retake the course until a grade of “C-” or higher is achieved.
- First semester (non-Design Technology Concentration Area) freshmen do not take THEA 100 Individual Performance in Theatre, but are required to take THEA 100 or THEA 110 all other academic year semesters in residence.
- Attendance at or involvement in all productions of the Little Theatre of the Rockies is required during residency.
- The Colorado Commission on Higher Education and this program requires the completion of a yearly assessment process. The assessment, which includes an evaluation of your year’s progress as well as a yearly audition or interview, may be the basis of your continuance in this program area.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required Specified LAC — 6 credits
LAC area 3 — Arts and Humanities
Remaining LAC — 34 credits
See “Liberal Arts Core”.
2. Required Major — 16 credits
Take all of the following courses:
Choose one concentration area (33-66 credits)
Acting Concentration (46 credits)
Take all of the following courses:
Complete 12 hours of Individual Performance in Theatre courses:
| THEA 100 | Individual Performance in Theatre | 2 |
| THEA 110 | Performance in a Theatrical Production | 2 |
| THEA 492 | Little Theatre of the Rockies Summer Internship | 6 |
THEA 110: no more than 6 hours can be used to satisfy this requirement
THEA 492: This class is only taught during the Summer Session and can be taken in lieu of 6 credits of THEA 100.
Design Technology Concentration (66 credits)
(Students must complete all Required Major Credits as outlined in the Theatre Arts BA program except, not required to complete THEA 250 Stage Makeup I.)
Take all of the following courses:
Choose three courses from the following:
Choose three courses from the following:
Choose 20 credits from the following courses:
Theatre Studies Concentration (34 credits)
(Students must complete all Required Major Credits as outlined in the Theatre Arts B.A. program, except THEA 250.)
Take all of the following courses:
Complete ten hours of Individual Performance in Theatre courses:
| THEA 100 | Individual Performance in Theatre | 2 |
| THEA 110 | Performance in a Theatrical Production | 2 |
| THEA 308 | Theatre Workshop | 1-4 |
| THEA 492 | Little Theatre of the Rockies Summer Internship | 6 |
THEA 110: no more than 4 hours can be used to satisfy this requirement
THEA 308 and THEA 492: only taught during the Summer Session and can be taken in lieu of THEA 100.
Choose six credits from the following courses:
3. University-Wide Credits — 0-34 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree that will typically be 0-34 credits depending on concentration chosen.