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Musical Theatre (B.F.A.)

BFA in Musical Theatre - Application & Scholarship Audition Requirements, Review

Students interested in pursuing the BFA in Musical Theatre must audition for admission to the program; the same audition will be used to determine eligibility for talent-based scholarships:

  • Acting: One 60 second monologue from memory.

  • Singing: Two 32-bar excerpts from musical theatre songs (one ballad, one uptempo,
    ideally in different musical styles).

  • Dance: (optional) If you dance, and it is among your primary performance strengths,
    please include30 second solo that shows your skill level in any of several areas of dance: jazz, tap, hip-hop, modern and/or ballet.

  • Please also bring your audition book with other materials (headshot/resume), if you have them.

All students will undergo a sophomore review process and must maintain a 3.0 GPA in musical theatre major courses to remain in the program. Students have two chances to pass the sophomore review. Students who do not pass the sophomore review may choose to switch to another major within the theatre, music, or dance programs.

Musical Theatre Major Requirements

THEATRE COURSES

THE 101History of Theater II

3
THE 156Acting I

3
THE 158Acting the Song

3
THE 235Script Analysis

3
THE 254Movement I

3
THE 256Acting II: Period Styles & Stage Combat

3
THE 258Stage Combat

3
THE 372Practicum in Acting

1
THE 400Senior Seminar

3

MUSIC COURSES

MUS 101TAppl Mus Theat:Voice

1
MUS 102TAppl Mus Theat:Voice

2
MUS 301TAppl Mus Theat:Voice

1
MUS 302TAppl Mus Theat:Voice

2
MUS 103Class Piano I

2
MUS 120Foundations of Musical Skill

3
MUS 131Aural Skills I

1
MUS 260Amplified Vocal Styles

1
MUS 350/COM 350B'way/H'wood Musicals

3

Four semester hours of Performance Ensembles from the following:

MUS 152Coker Singers

0
MUS 153Opera Workshop

2
MUS 159Coker Cantilena

0
Total Credit Hours:4

DANCE COURSES

 
DNC 110Musical Theatre Dance

1
DNC 110Musical Theatre Dance

1
Total Credit Hours:2

Sixteen semester hours from the following (courses may be repeated):

DNC 200Modern Dance Technique I

2
DNC 290Modern Dance Technique II

2
DNC 105Ballet Technique I

2
DNC 205Ballet Technique II

2
DNC 106Jazz Technique I

2
DNC 206Jazz Technique II

2
Total Credit Hours:16
 

Seven semester hours from:

DNC 101Tap Dance Technique I

1
DNC 201Tap Dance Technique II

1
DNC 210Dance Improvisation

2
DNC 225Dance Conditioning

2
DNC 199Special Topics

3
DNC 235Philosophy & Movement Practice of Yoga

3
DNC 330Coker Repertory Dance Company

1
DNC 365Dance Practicum

1
Total Credit Hours:7

 

Total Credit Hours: 82