The BFA candidate is required to complete ALL courses listed below:

Core Courses:

• TAR 104 Intro to Theatre and Dance
• TAR 110 Acting I
• TAR 118 Stage Appearance
• TAR 160 & 160L Stagecraft and Lab
• TAR 340 Playscript Analysis
• TAR 346 Theatre History
• TAR 347 Dramatic Literature
• TAR 446 Elective in Theatre History or Literature

Production Hour 3 Credit hours (choose 3 different course numbers TAR 390,391, 490, 491)

Electives in Groups I, IV, V, V (BA - 15 Hours, BFA - 6 Hours)

BFA Stage Management Required Courses:

• First aid/CPR certification by outside accrediting organization
• TAR 370 Directing I
• TAR 371 Theatre Management
• TAR 376 Stage Management
• TAR 477 Business of Theatre
• TAR 495 Senior Project
• TAR 130 Musical Skills for the Musical Theatre I
• TAR 265 Fundamentals of Theatrical Design

Select 2 of the following 3 courses:

• TAR 260 Lighting Fundamentals
• TAR 262/262L Costume Construction with Laboratory
• TAR 277 Fundamentals of Sound Design

Select 2 of the following 3 courses:

• CMST 220 Interpersonal Communication
• CMST 230 Small-Group Communication
• LDR 300 Foundations of Leadership

Select 15 TAR/DAN credit hours from groups I through VII. Recommended electives include:

• TAR 210 Acting II
• TAR 213 Stage Combat
• TAR 225 Musical Theatre Performance I
• TAR 363 Drafting for the Theatre
• TAR 367 Stagecraft II
• DAN 120 Ballet I