The BFA Acting Emphasis provides conservatory-style training that allows greater depth of focus in acting perfomrance. It requires application and audition prior to admission. The degree includes hands-on, intensive work in acting techniques for stage and scree, movement, voice, and improvisation. The degree also provides performance opportunities that prepare students for professional carreers in acting.  Total Program Credits: 126

Matriculation Requirements:
Admission is competitive and based on successful evaluation of student's performance audition or production portfolio.
General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research	3
Complete one of the following:			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning (3)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3)
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness (2)
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	Physical Science Students in the Sound track of the BFA Theatre Design & Production Emphasis are strongly recommended to take PHYS 1700 Physics of Sound		3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	HUM 1010	Humanities Through the Arts	3
	THEA 1013	Introduction to Theatre WE (Majors only section)	3
	Social/Behavioral Science		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			28 Credits
	THEA 1033	Acting I	3
	THEA 1223	Makeup I	3
	THEA 1513	Stagecraft I	2
	THEA 1514	Stagecraft I Lab	1
	THEA 159R	Production Practicum for Stage & Screen I	1
	THEA 1713	Script and Text Analysis I	3
	THEA 3611	Directing Actors for Stage and Screen	3
	THEA 3721	Theatre History and Literature I WE	3
	THEA 3722	Theatre History and Literature II	3
	THEA 481R	Theatre Internship  (1)	2
	Complete 4 credits of any THEA, MUSC, DANC, or ART course 1000 level or higher		4
Emphasis Requirements:			63 Credits
	THEA 1113	Voice and Speech I	3
	THEA 2033	Acting II	3
	THEA 2131	Movement for the Actor I	3
	THEA 2156	Group Voice for Theatre	2
	THEA 2127	Voiceover Acting	3
	THEA 3033	Acting III	3
	THEA 3113	Acting for Film	3
	THEA 3115	Improvisation I - BFA	3
	THEA 311R	Improvisation II-Performance Team - BFA	2
	THEA 3122	Voice and Speech II-BFA	3
	THEA 3123	Acting in Accent - BFA	3
	THEA 3124	Voice and Speech III - BFA	3
	THEA 3131	Movement for the Actor II-BFA	3
	THEA 3133	Stage Combat	3
	THEA 3151	Acting for Musical Theatre I	3
	THEA 3154	Dance for Musical Theatre I	3
	THEA 319R	Performance Practicum for Stage and Screen (This is a 1 credit course to be completed 3 times)	3
	THEA 4114	Film Acting II - Reel/Media - BFA	2
	THEA 4115	Acting Styles-BFA	3
	THEA 4117	Auditioning and the Business - BFA	3
	THEA 4119	Senior Showcase and Career Management - BFA	3
	THEA 4122	Speaking Shakespeare-BFA	3

  Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 126 semester credits; a minimum of 40 credits must be upper division.
2. Overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
3. Residency hours--minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.