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Musical Theatre (BA)


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  • Program Prerequisite: Completion of the required pre-major core courses listed under the following Course Requirements with a grade of “C” or better and an audition are required for admission to this program.
  • Minor: Not required.
  • Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in courses required for this major (a grade of “C-” is not acceptable) in addition to an overall GPA of 2.00 or better.
  • Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; 62-63 of these are required within the major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above); a minimum of 19 of these is required within the major.
  • Program Code: 3049BA
  • CIPC: 500509

Advisement

Students should meet annually with a faculty advisor for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-6437 for more information and referrals for an appointment.

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Admission Requirements

An audition is required for admission to this program after completing the pre-major core courses. Auditions will be scheduled in spring semester each year.

General Education

Refer to General Requirements for Bachelor of Arts requirements. See Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA listed under the major course requirements. The following courses required for this major may also be applied to fill general education requirements: DANC 1010 CA/DV - Introduction to Dance  (3), THEA 1033 CA - Introduction to Acting  (3) and THEA 1043 CA - Introduction to American Musical Theatre  (3).

Major Course Requirements for BA Degree


Required Pre-Major Core Courses (16 credit hours, including 6.0 credit hours of Creative Arts Gen Ed, so only 10 credit hours are added to the total credit hours)


Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA


Refer to Degree Requirements  in this catalog. Musical Theatre majors must complete Option 1 – Foreign Language (12 credit hours of a foreign language, refer to the Foreign Language section of this catalog for additional information on obtaining foreign language credit) OR Option 2 – Foreign Language and Language Arts (6 credit hours of a foreign language and 6 hours of language arts—the required language arts courses are: THEA 3303 - History and Literature of Theatre I , and THEA 3343 - History & Literature of Musical Theatre ).

Required Courses for Musical Theatre Emphasis


67 Credit Hours (exclusive of required general education courses)

Dance (8 credit hours)


The following courses may be repeated for credit as approved by an advisor

Theatre Design (3 credit hours)


Select one of the following theatre design classes

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