Enrollment
The BFA core courses listed below must be taken in the freshman and sophomore years as prerequisites to either the concentration in acting or in design/technology. Consult with departmental BFA adviser before program is begun, and for required sequences of course election. 

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Degree Requirements
You must complete a minimum of 120 credits including the General Education requirements, college degree requirements, and the major requirements cited below. All coursework must be completed in accordance with the regulations of the university and the college governing undergraduate scholarship and degrees.

A minimum of 60 credits must be elected in theatre coursework. It is recommended that you complete the General Education requirements as soon as possible. You are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the program.

Core Courses

• Structure and Analysis of Drama
• Acting I
• Technical Laboratory
• Stagecraft
• Principles of Makeup
• Capstone Experience (taken in last 21 credits in program)
• Introduction to Design
• Play Direction I or Principles of Theatre Management
• Development of Drama I or Theatre History I
• Black Dramatic Literature or Pioneers of Modern Theatre
• (WI) Writing Intensive Course in Theatre

Acting: BFA Requirements

• Acting II
• Acting III
• Acting IV
• Acting V
• Acting VI
• Stage Movement I
• Stage Movement II
• Stage Movement III
• Stage Movement IV
• WSU Touring Theatre (optional)
• Voice Lab I
• Voice Lab II
• Voice Lab III
• Voice Lab IV

Design/Technology: BFA Requirements

• Drawing I
• Theatre Costuming I
• Stage Lighting
• Stage Design

Electives
Choose 16 credits from the following (a maximum of 6 credits may be earned in courses outside the department)

• Theatre Costuming II
• Advanced Stage Design
• Introduction to Scene Painting
• Advanced Scene Painting
• Advanced Stage Lighting Design
• Sound for the Theatre
• Textiles I
• Fashion Design: Tailoring
• Fashion Design: Flat Pattern
• Fashion Design: Draping
• Drawing II