The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, Musical Theatre Track is designed to provide intensive training preparing students for professional careers as actor/singer/dancers. Admission to this program is available by audition/interview only. This degree may be completed in eight semesters if students average 16 hours per semester. Retention in the program is contingent upon an annual progress review presented by each student.
Important Notes
- View the Undergraduate Catalog for information including course descriptions and prerequisites, major and minor requirements, academic policies, etc.
- Check the Undergraduate Catalog for course prerequisites; classes taken out of sequence will not count toward graduation.
- A grade of “C” or better is required in all required major and minor courses. Courses taken as “CR/NC” will not count towards the major or minor.
- Courses taken for the major and minor may be applied toward satisfying General Education requirements, but credit hours cannot be double counted.
- Course numbers of 3700 and higher are considered upper-division courses.
- You must complete coursework totaling a minimum of 120 s.h. to graduate (at least 60 s.h. must be completed at the 2600 level or higher and 39 s.h. must be at the 3700 level or higher).
- The following courses do NOT count as hours toward graduation:
Course List COURSE TITLE S.H. ENGL 1509 Academic English for Non-native Speakers 3 ENGL 1512 English Conversation for Non-native Speakers 1 ENGL 1541 Introduction to College Writing 3 RSS 1510A Advanced College Success Skills 3 RSS 1510B Basic College Success Skills 3 RSS 1510C STEM Advanced College Success Skills 4 - The residency rule states that the last 30 s.h. of your degree and at least 16 s.h. in your major and 21 s.h. in upper-division courses must be completed at YSU.
- Eligibility to continue receiving federal financial aid is affected by your “satisfactory academic progress.” Carefully review details on the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship website.
- Meet with your advisor on a regular basis to ensure you are meeting requirements for graduation.
Graduation Process
- One Year Before Expected Graduation
- Request a Graduation Evaluation
- When your evaluation is complete, make an appointment with the chairperson of your department.
- Semester You Plan To Graduate
- Apply for graduation during the first three weeks of the semester you plan to graduate (you must have a graduation evaluation completed in advance).
Grade of "C" or better is required for all major and minor courses. Courses cannot be taken "CR/NC".
COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
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FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
General Education Requirements | ||
ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
Mathematics Requirement | 3 | |
Art and Humanities (2 courses) Included in majors | 0 | |
Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) | 7 | |
Social Science (2 courses) | 6 | |
Social and Personal Awareness (1 course) | 3 | |
KSS 1500 | Physical Activity Core Concepts | 1 |
KSS 1550 | Pilates | 1 |
KSS 1552 | Yoga | 1 |
Major Requirements | ||
THTR 1512 | The American Musical *Art and Humanities Requirement | 3 |
THTR 1559 | Production Design for Stage and Screen | 3 |
THTR 1560 | Introduction to Theatre *Art and Humanities Requirement | 3 |
THTR 1561 | Stagecraft | 3 |
Theatre Participation 1 (THTR 2600) must be taken 3 times for a total of 3 s.h. | 3 | |
THTR 1585 | Acting 1: Fundamentals | 3 |
THTR 2601 | Singing Styles | 1 |
THTR 2640 | Theatre History | 3 |
THTR 2667 | Acting 2: Character Creation & Scene Work | 3 |
THTR 2672 | Bodyvoice for Actors | 3 |
Theatre Participation 2 (THTR 3700) Must be taken 4 times for a total of 4 s.h. | 4 | |
THTR 3701 | Professional Preparation | 3 |
THTR 3761 | Stage Makeup | 3 |
THTR 3762 | Directing 1 | 3 |
THTR 3768 | Script Analysis for Stage and Screen | 3 |
THTR 3774 | Musical Theatre Studio | 3 |
THTR 4898 | Senior Project | 3 |
MTVC 1501 | Voice Musical Theatre 1 | 2 |
MTVC 1502 | Voice Musical Theatre 2 | 2 |
MTVC 2601 | Adv Voice Musical Theatre 1 | 2 |
MTVC 2602 | Adv Voice Musical Theatre 2 | 2 |
MTVC 3701 | Voice | 2 |
MTVC 3702 | Voice | 2 |
MTVC 4801 | Voice | 2 |
MUAC 1521 | Keyboard Musicianship for Non-Music Majors 1 | 1 |
MUAC 1522 | Keyboard Musicianship for Non Music Majors 2 | 1 |
DNCE 1570 | Jazz Dance 1 | 1 |
DNCE 1571 | Tap Dance 1 | 1 |
DNCE 1572 | Ballet 1 | 1 |
DNCE 2667 | Musical Comedy | 1 |
DNCE 2670 | Jazz Dance 2 | 2 |
DNCE 2671 | Tap Dance 2 | 2 |
DNCE 2673 | Ballet 2 | 2 |
DNCE 3770 | Jazz Dance 3 | 2 |
DNCE 3771 | Tap Dance 3 | 2 |
DNCE 3781 | Ballet 3 | 2 |
Upper Division Theatre Electives 3700 and above - select two: | 6 | |
THTR 3707, THTR 3763, THTR 3764, THTR 3765, THTR 3766, THTR 3769, THTR 3771, THTR 3772, THTR 4870, THTR 4880, THTR 4893, THTR 4899 | ||
Total Semester Hours | 120-122 |
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | S.H. | |
DNCE 1572 | Ballet 1 | 1 |
DNCE 1571 | Tap Dance 1 | 1 |
MTVC 1501 | Voice Musical Theatre 1 | 2 |
MUAC 1521 | Keyboard Musicianship for Non-Music Majors 1 | 1 |
THTR 1585 | Acting 1: Fundamentals | 3 |
THTR 1560 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
THTR 2600 | Theatre Participation | 1 |
ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Strong Start Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
Semester Hours | 16-18 | |
Spring | ||
DNCE 2673 | Ballet 2 | 2 |
DNCE 1570 | Jazz Dance 1 | 1 |
MTVC 1502 | Voice Musical Theatre 2 | 2 |
MUAC 1522 | Keyboard Musicianship for Non Music Majors 2 | 1 |
THTR 1561 | Stagecraft | 3 |
THTR 2600 | Theatre Participation | 1 |
ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
Semester Hours | 13 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
DNCE 2671 | Tap Dance 2 | 2 |
DNCE 3781 | Ballet 3 | 2 |
MTVC 2601 | Adv Voice Musical Theatre 1 | 2 |
THTR 1559 | Production Design for Stage and Screen | 3 |
THTR 2601 | Singing Styles | 1 |
THTR 2600 | Theatre Participation | 1 |
THTR 3768 | Script Analysis for Stage and Screen | 3 |
Semester Hours | 14 | |
Spring | ||
DNCE 2670 | Jazz Dance 2 | 2 |
MTVC 2602 | Adv Voice Musical Theatre 2 | 2 |
THTR 2667 | Acting 2: Character Creation & Scene Work | 3 |
THTR 2672 | Bodyvoice for Actors | 3 |
THTR 3700 | Theatre Participation 2 | 1 |
THTR 3761 | Stage Makeup | 3 |
CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
Semester Hours | 17 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
DNCE 3771 | Tap Dance 3 | 2 |
MTVC 3701 | Voice | 2 |
THTR 1512 | The American Musical | 3 |
THTR 3700 | Theatre Participation 2 | 1 |
THTR 3762 | Directing 1 | 3 |
Mathematics Requirement | 3 | |
Social & Personal Awareness GER | 3 | |
Semester Hours | 17 | |
Spring | ||
DNCE 3770 | Jazz Dance 3 | 2 |
MTVC 3702 | Voice | 2 |
THTR 2640 | Theatre History | 3 |
THTR 3700 | Theatre Participation 2 | 1 |
THTR 3774 | Musical Theatre Studio | 3 |
Upper Division Theatre Elective | 3 | |
Semester Hours | 14 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
MTVC 4801 | Voice | 2 |
THTR 3700 | Theatre Participation 2 | 1 |
THTR 3701 | Professional Preparation | 3 |
Upper Division Theatre Elective | 3 | |
Natural Science + Lab GER | 4 | |
Social Science GER | 3 | |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
DNCE 2667 | Musical Comedy | 1 |
THTR 4898 | Senior Project | 3 |
KSS 1500 | Physical Activity Core Concepts | 1 |
KSS 1550 | Pilates | 1 |
KSS 1552 | Yoga | 1 |
Social Science GER | 3 | |
Natural Science GER | 3 | |
Semester Hours | 13 | |
Total Semester Hours | 120-122 |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to act, i.e., to project one's self believably in work and action into imaginary circumstances in roles in a wide variety of styles and formats
- Demonstrate a flexible, strong, and controlled voice with trained breath support; appropriate vocal range and freedom from vocal and postural tension in rehearsal and performance; the student will also demonstrate the ability to project the voice effectively in theater spaces of varying sizes.
- Demonstrate musicianship by learning accurate rhythm, pitch, phrasing, tempi, and appropriate vocal style that is consistent with performance practice in their vocal repertoire.
- Demonstrate physical competence in dance and movement with a focus on ballet, tap, and jazz technique
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of basic production elements, including stage make-up
- Demonstrate knowledge of musical theatre repertory, the history of its development and the relationship of this history to styles of performance
- Demonstrate effective audition techniques