THEATRE
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Educational Licensure (Theatre Arts: PK - 12)
Major Degree Requirements
THEA 113 Acting I/3 credits
THEA 225 Elements of Design/3 credits
THEA 230 Theatre Aesthetics/3 credits          
THEA 240 Technical Theatre/3 credits
THEA 320 Directing/3 credits
THEA 330 Theatre History I/3 credits
THEA 331 Theatre History II/3 credits
ENGL 365 Shakespeare/3 credits
THEA 401 Methods of teaching Theatre/3 credits
THEA 431 American Drama/3 credits
THEA 461 Senior Thesis/3 credits
B.A. Students with Educational Endorsemenst take six credits from the following:
THEA 102 Theatre Performance/1 - 5 credits
THEA 103 Theatre Production/1 - 5 credits
(All students in this track must take at least one credit from each, 102 and 103, with the remaining 2 – 5 credits distributed as students wish)
B.A. Students with Educational Endorsement take three credits from the following:
THEA 443 Creative Dramatics for the Classroom/ 3 credits
THEA  402 Methods of Teaching Technical Theatre / 3 credits                                              
College of Education Requirements
EDUC 245      Human Growth & Development/3 credits
EDUC 260      Introduction to the Teaching Profession/2 credits
EDUC 299*    Admission to Teacher Preparation/ 0 credits
EDUC 380      Classroom Assessment/ 2 credits
EDUC 381      Media Technology/ 1 credit
EDUC 430      Teaching reading in the Content Area/ 2 credits
EDUC 455      Principles of Secondary Education/ 1 credit
EDUC 487      Classroom Management & Systems/ 3 credits
PED     489     Survey of Exceptional Children/ 3 credits
* Students must earn a “Pass” in EDUC 299 before they will be permitted to enroll in any subsequent 300-400 level EDUC courses.
Practicum Requirements: 18 credits
EDUC 265      Practicum I/3 credits
EDUC 370      Practicum II/3 credits
EDUC 402      Directed Teaching in the Secondary School/11 credits
EDUC 488      Education Seminar/1 credit
Overall Degree Requirements
A. General Education Core Requirements

41 credits

B. Additional Degree Requirements

6 credits (3 credits must be a foreign language at the 202 level or above.)

C. Major Requirements

42 credit hours

D. Teaching Endorsement

35 credits

E. Total Credits Required for B.A. in Visual and Performing Arts, Educational Licensure Theatre Arts PK-12, 124 credit hours
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