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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Musical Theatre B.F.A.


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Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Degree


Refer to the “Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees ” section of this catalog.

Major in Musical Theatre


(Major Code: 217)

Theatre Program Requirements


  • Audition with Theatre faculty required for admission into the B.F.A. Musical Theatre degree.
  • Through required semester enrollment in the Theatre Production course (THRE PROD ), all musical theatre majors will perform satisfactorily in at least one role or technical crew position (including design, management and production running crews) for one show per semester. Academic eligibility factors into casting and production assignments; therefore, musical theatre majors must maintain a semester GPA of 2.50 or higher, keep regular attendance in all classes, and make a “C” or better in all courses required by the major.
  • All musical theatre majors will audition for all WTAMU Theatre productions unless excused from audition by the program coordinator.
  • All musical theatre majors will participate in a required jury evaluation as follows:
    • New musical theatre majors will jury at the end of their first semester in the program.
    • All musical theatre majors will jury at the end of each spring semester.

University Core Curriculum Requirements (42 hours)


 

**IMPORTANT: Before selecting from these courses, students should review any major-specific core requirements in the major below as they will be required to take those courses instead.**

 

Core 10 - Communication (3 hours from ENGL options)

Core 10 - Communication (3 hours from COMM options)

Core 20 - Mathematics (3 hours)

Core 30 - Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)

Core 40 - Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

Core 50 - Creative Arts (3 hours)

Core 60 - American History (6 hours)

Core 70 - Government / Political Science (6 hours)

Core 80 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

Core 90 - Component Area Option (6 hours or fewer; may depend on major requirements)

Musical Theatre Major Requirements


Major-Specific University Core Requirements


This program requires no specific courses from the University Core Curriculum.

Music Requirements (18 hours)


Total hours required to complete degree: 120 hours


Depending on transfer credits and other substitutions/waivers, student may need to take additional electives as needed to total a minimum of 120 hours or the minimum total hours required for this degree, of which at least 36 must be advanced (3000/4000 level) and earned at WTAMU.

Advising Services Degree Checklists and Curriculum Guides


Degree checklists and curriculum guides (suggested course sequences) are available by linking to the Advising Services Degree Checklists webpage.

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