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2026-2027 General Catalog

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2026-2027 General Catalog

Theatre Arts with Concentration in Acting, BA, Sample Four-Year Plan

First Year: 31 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

THAR 125 - Intro to Acting Unit(s): 3
(Meets Lower Division GE Area 1C: Oral Communication)
THAR 160A - Performance, the Artistic Process, and You Unit(s): 4
(Meets Lower Division GE Area 1B: Critical Thinking)
THAR 143 - Stagecraft Unit(s): 2
THAR 145A - Voice for the Actor Unit(s): 1
THAR 146A - Movement for Actors 1 Unit(s): 1
Lower Division GE Area 1A: English Composition
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 1-3

Spring Semester (16 Units)

THAR 145B - Speech for the Actor Unit(s): 1
THAR 146B - Movement for Actors 2 Unit(s): 1
THAR 160B - Performance, the Artistic Process, and You Unit(s): 4
(Meets Lower Division GE Area 3A: Arts)
THAR 144C - Costumes Unit(s): 2
OR
THAR 144L - Lighting Unit(s): 2
OR
THAR 144S - Scenery Unit(s): 2
Lower Division GE Area 5A: Physical Sciences
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Lower Division GE Area 5C: Lab
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 3B: Humanities
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 2

Second Year: 31 Units

Fall Semester (12 Units)

THAR 302 - Drama Ensemble Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 202 - Intro to Theatre History: Origins to 1800 Unit(s): 3
(Meets Lower Division GE Area 3A: Arts)
THAR 220A - Acting: Text and Scene Study Unit(s): 2
University Elective Credits / Units: 1-3
Lower Division GE Area 5B: Life Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (19 Units)

ENGL 339 - Introduction to Shakespeare Unit(s): 4
THAR 146B - Movement for Actors 2 Unit(s): 1
THAR 325 - Audition for the Theatre Unit(s): 2
THAR 327 - Stage Combat Unit(s): 1
Lower Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 2

Third Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

THAR 302 - Drama Ensemble Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 311 - Actor / Dancer Collaboration I: Core Technique & Practice Unit(s): 1
THAR 320A - Shakespeare I: Verse Scansion & Paraphrase Unit(s): 2
THAR 320C - Physical Theatre Workshop Unit(s): 2
THAR 350 - Directing Workshop Unit(s): 2
Upper Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 1-2
University Elective Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (15 Units)

THAR 302 - Drama Ensemble Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 303 - Technical Theatre Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 320B - Shakespeare II: Scene Study Unit(s): 2
THAR 320D - Commedia dell `Arte & Masks Unit(s): 2
THAR 324 - On Camera: Acting & Production Unit(s): 2
Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 4

Fourth Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

THAR 300 - Theatre in Action Unit(s): 3
THAR 312 - Actor / Dancer Collaboration II: Movement & Improvisation Unit(s): 1
THAR 328 - Accents & Dialects Unit(s): 1
THAR 420A - Approaches to Anti-Realism Unit(s): 2
Upper Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 5

Spring Semester (15 Units)

THAR 302 - Drama Ensemble Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 400 - Career Paths and Planning Unit(s): 1
THAR 420B - Comedy of Manners Unit(s): 2
THAR 420D - Devised Project Workshop Unit(s): 2
University Elective Credits / Units: 9

Total Units: 120