Musical Theatre (BFA)

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Total required hours: 128

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I. General Education Requirements

First Year or Transition Year Seminar (4 hrs)
Integrative Studies (28 hrs)
Note: For the Creativity and Culture INST requirement, a course other than INST 2608 must be selected.
Health and Physical Education Lifestyle Series (1 hr)
Senior Year Experience (fulfilled within the major)
Writing Intensive Requirement (click the General Education Requirements link below for details)

See
General Education Requirements for All Degree Programs
for specifics.

II. Major Requirements (90 hrs)

A. Studies in Musical Theatre (all courses required)

MUSC 1070 - Freshman Theatre Ensemble 1 hr
MUSC 1092 - Freshman Applied Music - BA, BME, BFA Degrees 1 hr
MUSC 1093 - Freshman Applied Music - BA, BME, BFA Degrees 1 hr
MUSC 2092 - Sophomore Applied Music - BA, BME, BFA Degrees 1 hr
MUSC 2093 - Sophomore Applied Music - BA, BME, BFA Degrees 1 hr
MUSC 3070 - Musical Theatre Studio I 2 hrs
MUSC 3071 - Musical Theatre Studio II 2 hrs
MUSC 3092 - Junior Applied Music - BA, BME, BFA Degrees 1 hr
MUSC 3093 - Junior Applied Music - BA, BME, BFA Degrees 1 hr
MUSC 4092 - Senior Applied Music - BA, BME, BFA Degrees 1 hr
MUSC 4100 - 4114 Major Ensembles (or MUSC 4150 by permission) 3 hrs
THR 1810 - Acting, Voice, Speech and Movement I 4 hrs
THR 1820 - Acting, Voice, Speech and Movement II 4 hrs
THR 2010 - Theatre Participation III 1 hr
THR 2020 - Theatre Participation IV 1 hr
THR 2610 - Acting, Voice, Speech and Movement III 4 hrs
THR 2620 - Acting, Voice, Speech and Movement IV 4 hrs
THR 3010 - Theatre Participation V 1 hr
THR 3020 - Theatre Participation VI 1 hr
THR 4010 - Theatre Participation VII 1 hr
THR 4300 - Acting Studio I 4 hrs
THR 4400 - Acting Studio II 4 hrs

B. Studies in Dance and Movement (all courses required)

DANC 1800 - Basic Dance 4 hrs (two 2 hr courses)
2 courses from the following in any combination:
DANC 2800 - Intermediate Dance 2 hrs
DANC 3800 - Intermediate/Advanced Dance 2 hrs

C. Support Courses (all courses required)

MUSC 1002 - Fundamentals of Music I 2 hrs
MUSC 1003 - Fundamentals of Music II 2 hrs
MUSC 2043 - American Musical Theatre I 2 hrs
MUSC 2044 - American Musical Theatre II 2 hrs
THR 1000 - Theatre Fundamentals I 3 hrs
THR 1010 - Theatre Participation I 1 hr
THR 1020 - Theatre Participation II 1 hr
THR 1600 - Stage Make-Up 2 hrs
THR 3200 - Directing - Writing Intensive 4 hrs
THR 3510 - Theatre History I 4 hrs
THR 4900 - Internship 12-16 hrs

III. Residency Requirements

In order to graduate from any university a student should take a significant proportion of the hours for his or her program of study from that university, take a significant proportion of hours in the major from that university, and take a significant proportion of the “signature elements” of that university’s general education requirements.

At Otterbein, at least 48 semester hours of coursework must be taken in Otterbein classes. MATH 0900 cannot be used to help fulfill this requirement. Of these hours:

at least 12 semester hours must be taken in each of a student’s majors at the 3000 level or above,
at least 4 semester hours (any level) must be taken in each minor, and
the INST dyad must be taken at Otterbein.

IV. Required Total Hours for the Degree (128 hrs)

If the coursework taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and the requirements in your major do not equal 128 hours, select a sufficient number of electives to achieve that total.

V. Minimum GPA Overall and in the Major

A GPA of 2.0 overall as well as in the major must be achieved. To be licensed to teach, a GPA of 2.5 overall must be achieved.

VI. Application for Degree

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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