BA in Theatre Arts: Dance - Curriculum Requirements

BA Theatre Arts: Dance Degree Audit

BA in Theatre Arts: Dance
University Core Requirements (40 Credits)
Academic Foundations (8 credits)
THA	1105	Expressing Humanity (Broad, Enduring Interest)	4CR
THA	1205	Nature of Work: Fine Arts	2CR
LAS	1305	Wellness: Yoga	2CR
Communication (12 Credits)
WRI	1001 or 1002	Comp. & Rhet. I or Comp. & Rhet. II	4CR
WRI	1002 or 2012	Comp. & Rhet. II or Advanced Comp.	4CR
COM	2001	Public Speaking	4CR
STEM Engagement (8 Credits)
		STEM	4CR
		STEM	4CR
Culture & Society (12 Credits)
		Cultural Understanding in a Global Context	4CR
		Community & Responsibility	4CR
THA	1002	Dance Appreciation (Creative Expression & Creative Self)	4CR
Theatre Arts: Dance (55 Credits)
THA	1001	Theatre Appreciation	4CR
THA	1003	Modern Dance I	1CR
THA	2003	Modern Dance II	1CR
THA	1004	Ballet I	1CR
THA	2004	Ballet II	1CR
THA	1009	Acting	2CR
THA	2009	Acting II	2CR
THA	1011 -or- 1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1CR
THA	1011 -or- 1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1CR
THA	1011 -or- 1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1CR
THA	1011 -or- 1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1CR
THA	1011 -or- 1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1CR
THA	1015	Movement for Actors I	2CR
THA	2016	Movement for Actors II	2CR
THA	1023	Jazz I	1CR
THA	2023	Jazz II	1CR
THA	1025	Tap I	1CR
THA	2025	Tap II	1CR
THA	1027	Ethnic Dance	2CR
THA	1051	Introduction to Design & Technical Theatre	4CR
THA	3011/3012 -or- 3013/3014	Theatre History I and Theatre History II -or- Theatre History III and Theatre History IV	4CR	(All courses are 8 weeks and 2 credits each. Course can be taken in any order)
THA	2050	Stage Makeup	4CR
THA	2015	Dance for Theatre	2CR
THA	3015	Adv. Dance for Theatre	2CR
THA	3026	Lighting Design for Theatre	4CR
THA	3047	Choreography	4CR
THA	4001	Thesis Project	4CR
Electives (25 Credits) Electives may be chosen from any discipline, career, or liberal arts.
			4CR
			4CR
			4CR
			4CR
			4CR
			4CR
			1CR

1. To earn a Bachelor’s degree, all graduates must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credit hours.
2. Minimum of 30 credits must be taken at Centenary University.
3. All graduates must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above.
4. All graduates must have a minimum of 2.0 GPA in their major(s).
5. Courses that are special topic listed in the title, typically ending with a 99, are repeatable. Courses are counted multiple times and do not replace grades of the previous special topic course.

       6. Credits can only be shared between the core and the major or core and minor requirements. Shared credits within the core requirements are not allowed

BA-Theatre-Arts-Dance-Recommended-Four-Year-Sequence

Centenary University B.A. in Theatre Arts: Dance Recommended Four-Year Sequence 2024-2025
Year 1 (Fall)
Course #	Title	Credits		Completed
THA 1105	Expressing Humanity (Broad, Enduring Interest)	4
THA 1002	Dance Appreciation (Creative Expression)	4
THA 1009	Acting Workshop	2
THA 1015	Movement for Actors I	2
THA 1205	Nature of Work: Fine Arts	2
LAS 1305	Wellness: Yoga	2
Year I (Spring)
WRI 1001/1002	Comp. & Rhet. I or Comp. & Rhet. II	4
STEM	STEM	4
THA 1011/1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1
THA 1051	Introduction to Design and Technical Theatre	4
THA 2015/2016	Movement for Actors 2 -or- Dance for Theatre	2
Year 2 (Fall)
WRI 1002/2012	Comp. & Rhet. II -or- Advanced Comp.	4
THA 2009	Acting II	2
THA 1001	Theatre Appreciation	4
THA 1003	Modern Dance I	1
THA 1004	Ballet I	1
Year 2 (Spring)
Cult. /Society	Community & Responsibility	4
THA 1011/1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1
THA 2003	Modern Dance II	1
THA 2004	Ballet II	1
THA 2015/2016	Movement for Actors 2 -or- Dance for Theatre	2
THA 2050	Theatrical Makeup	4
Year 3 (Fall)
THA 1011/1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1
THA 1023	Jazz I	1
THA 1025	Tap I	1
STEM	STEM	4
Elective	Elective	4
Elective	Elective	4
Year 3 (Spring)
THA 2023	Jazz II	1
THA 2025	Tap II	1
THA 3026	Lighting Design for Theatre	4
COM 2001	Public Speaking	4
THA 3047	Choreography	4
THA 3011/3012 -or- 3013/ 3014	Theatre History I and Theatre History II -or- Theatre History III and Theatre History IV (all are 8 weeks sections, 2 credits each can be taken out of sequence)	4		Students must take 2 of the four courses for a total of 4 credits
Year 4 (Fall)
THA 1011/1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1
THA 4001	Thesis Project	4
Cult. / Soc.	Cultural Understanding in a Global Context	4
Elective	Elective	4
Elective	Elective	4
Year 4 (Spring)
THA 1011/1012	Technical Practicum -or- Performance Practicum	1
THA 1027	Ethnic Dance	2
THA 3015	Advanced Dance for Theatre	2
Elective	Elective	1
Elective	Elective	4
Elective	Elective	4
	Total Credits	120

Note: Transfer students, in order to graduate as a Theatre major, must complete 20 credits in Theatre courses at Centenary, including the Senior Project.