Theatre Arts, Secondary Education Minor, BA

General Education Requirements

Competencies

Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.

♣ General Education Categories (34-35 credits total)

FYS, W-I, and OC courses must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits. Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction.  Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.

 ‡ Written Communication (Level II and Level III)

Courses taken for Written Communication Level II and III may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply.  Credits will be counted in the area where they apply.

# Scientific Reasoning General Education category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.

Courses in Major (36 credits plus 4 non-degree credits total)

Theatre Participation Courses

Required Non-Degree Courses (4 Credits)

• THE 091 Theatre Participation I (.5 credits)
• THE 092 Theatre Participation II (.5 credits)
• THE 093 Theatre Participation III (.5 credits)
• THE 094 Theatre Participation IV (.5 credits)
• THE 095 Theatre Participation V (.5 credits)
• THE 096 Theatre Participation VI (.5 credits)
• THE 097 Theatre Participation VII (.5 credits)
• THE 098 Theatre Participation VIII (.5 credits)

♥ Required Support Courses (12 credits total)

• ENL 282 World Drama
• PSY 101 General Psychology
• PSY 252 Adolescent Psychology
• HST _____ Govt./History Requirements (3 credits)

Free Electives (0 credits minimum)

May be necessary to take additional credits to attain the minimum 120 credits required for graduation.

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Required Minor: Education (15 credits total)

• EDU 252A Contemporary Secondary School
• EDU 254A Teaching the Adolescent (Pre-Practicum)
• EDU 256A Responding to Diversity in Contemporary Secondary Schools
• EDU 260A Reading and Writing Strategies in Secondary Education
• EDU 339N Teaching Methods in Theatre & Speech Communication (Pre-Practicum)

Foreign Language (0-12 credits total)

• ____ ___ Foreign Language - Level I (101) 
• ____ ___ Foreign Language - Level II (102)
• ____ ___ Foreign Language  - Level III (201)
• ____ ___ Foreign Language  - Level IV (202)

Practicum (12 credits total)

•  EDU 490 Student Teaching Practicum & Seminar 12 Credit(s)

Additional Information and Notes

♥       Students may choose to use support courses to satisfy general education categories, but may not be required to do so.  Note:  If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements (for example, a support course and Scientific Reasoning requirement), the credits are counted in only one place.  Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the credit total required for graduation.  

♣       Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines.  First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction.  Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.

#       These Scientific Reasoning General Education Category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.

‡        Level II and Level III Written Communications Courses may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply.  The credits are counted only in one area.

Total minimum credits for graduation: 120-122