1st Year – Fall

• APVO 103 Applied Voice Credit(s): 3 *
• CONS 101 ShenCo Skills: Engagement Credit(s): 0.5

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• DAPE 120 Foundations of Ballet Technique Credit(s): 3 *

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• DAPE 124 Ballet II Credit(s): 1.5 *

• and

• DAPE 134 Jazz II Credit(s): 1.5 *

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• MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
• TH 101 Acting I Credit(s): 3 *
• TH 143 Freshmen Connection Credit(s): 2
• FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3

1st Year – Spring

• APVO 103 Applied Voice Credit(s): 3 *
• CONS 102 ShenCo Skills: Resilience Credit(s): 0.5

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• DAPE 220 Dance Technique for Musical Theatre Credit(s): 3 *

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• DAPE 233 Jazz III Credit(s): 1.5 *

• and

• DAPE Tap Dance Elective Credit(s): 1 *

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• TH 102 Acting II Credit(s): 3 *
• THDP 150 Introduction to Production Credit(s): 3 (Creative Expression Sphere)
• THLB 111 Stage Lighting Lab Credit(s): 1
• ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)

2nd Year – Fall

• APVO 203 Applied Voice Credit(s): 3 *
• APMU 105 Applied Basic Musicianship I Credit(s): 1.5 *^
• CONS 201 ShenCo Skills: Identity Credit(s): 0.5

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• DAPE 124 Ballet II Credit(s): 1.5 *

• and

• DAPE 134 Jazz II Credit(s): 1.5 *

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• or

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• DAPE 223 Ballet III Credit(s): 1.5 *

• and

• DAPE Tap Dance Elective Credit(s): 1 *

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• TH 201 Acting III Credit(s): 3 *
• THLB 112 Stage Craft Lab Credit(s): 1
• THDP 132 Theatrical Stage Makeup Credit(s): 1.5
• Quantitative Literacy Region Elective Credit(s): 3

2nd Year – Spring

• APVO 203 Applied Voice Credit(s): 3 *
• APMU 106 Applied Basic Musicianship II Credit(s): 1.5
• CONS 202 ShenCo Skills: Collaboration Credit(s): 0.5

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• DAPE 233 Jazz III Credit(s): 1.5 *

• and

• DAPE Tap Dance Elective Credit(s): 1 *

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• or

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• DAPE 234 Jazz IV Credit(s): 1.5 *

• and

• DAPE Tap Dance Elective Credit(s): 1 *

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• TH 203 Acting Through Song Credit(s): 2 *
• TH 245 Text and Context Credit(s): 3 (Creative Expression Sphere)
• THDP 131 Introduction to Stage Costuming Credit(s): 3

3rd Year – Fall

• APVO 303 Applied Voice Credit(s): 3 *

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• DAPE 223 Ballet III Credit(s): 1.5 *

• and

• DAPE Tap Dance Elective Credit(s): 1 *

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• or

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• DAPE 224 Ballet IV Credit(s): 1.5 *

• and

• DAPE 234 Jazz IV Credit(s): 1.5 *

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• MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
• TH 149 Voice and Speech for Musical Theatre Credit(s): 3
• TH 256 History of the Musical Credit(s): 3 (Cultural Understanding Region)
• TH 403 Advanced Acting Through Song I Credit(s): 2 *

3rd Year – Spring

• APVO 303 Applied Voice Credit(s): 3 *

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• DAPE 333 Musical Theatre Dance Styles I Credit(s): 1.5 *

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• DAPE Tap Dance Elective Credit(s): 1 *

• or

• DAPE 234 Jazz IV Credit(s): 1.5 *

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• TH 309 Survey of the Profession Credit(s): 3
• TH 356 American Musical Theatre Credit(s): 3
•  Natural Sciences Region Elective Credit(s): 3

4th Year – Fall

• APVO 403 Applied Voice Credit(s): 3 *

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• DAPE 334 Musical Theatre Dance Styles II Credit(s): 1.5 *

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• DAPE 224 Ballet IV Credit(s): 1.5 *

• or

• DAPE 234 Jazz IV Credit(s): 1.5 *

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• TH 300 Acting for the Camera Credit(s): 3 *
• TH 399 Theatre Production Credit(s): 2 #
• TH 404 Advanced Acting Through Song II Credit(s): 2 *
• Social and Behavioral Science Region Elective Credit(s): 3  

4th Year – Spring

• APVO 403 Applied Voice Credit(s): 3 *
• DAPE 433 Musical Theatre Dance Styles III Credit(s): 1.5 *
• TH 399 Theatre Production Credit(s): 2 #
• TH 451 Senior Repertoire and Showcase Credit(s): 3 *
• Oral Communication Region Elective Credit(s): 3
• Ethical Reasoning Region Elective Credit(s): 3

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Degree Total: 126.5 credits

*Minimum grade of “C” required.

^Basic Musicianship Proficiency Exam offered.

#Students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre curriculum are required to audition for all productions (opera is not mandatory) and must accept the role(s) in which they are cast. A minimum of two successful completions are required.

Dance Requirements

Musical Theatre majors are required to register and participate in a dance technique course (DA or DAPE) every semester of full-time enrollment.