Acting & Original Works
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This is a model four-year degree plan. Your path to graduation may vary slightly based on factors such as college credit you earned prior to enrollment at Cornish. This sample schedule serves as a guide and should not replace regular meetings with your advisor.
BFA in Theater
Year 1 | ||||||||
FALL | SPRING | |||||||
course Improvisation & Devising | 3 | course Physical Technique I | 2 | |||||
course Voice Fundamentals | 2 | course Improvisation & Collaboration | 3 | |||||
course Production Lab | 1 | course Voice & Speech | 2 | |||||
course Text Analysis I | 3 | course Text Analysis II | 2 | |||||
course Writing & Analysis I | 3 | course Writing & Analysis II | 3 | |||||
course The Emerging Artist | 3 | College or Open Electives | 3 | |||||
TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 15 | |||||
Year 2 | ||||||||
FALL | SPRING | |||||||
course Physical Technique II | 2 | course Acting II | 2 | |||||
course Acting I | 3 | course Directing Fundamentals | 3 | |||||
course Vocal Technique II | 2 | course Modern Theater History & Theory | 3 | |||||
course Theater History | 3 | General Education Coursework | 3 | |||||
course Intro to Playwriting | 3 | General Education Coursework | 3 | |||||
General Education Coursework | 3 | |||||||
TOTAL | 16 | TOTAL | 14 | |||||
Year 3 | ||||||||
FALL | SPRING | |||||||
course Stage Combat Fundamentals | 2 | course Acting IV | 2 | |||||
course Acting III | 3 | course Voice: Dialects | 2 | |||||
course Advanced Vocal Technique | 2 | course Directing Practicum OR Open Electives | 3 | |||||
course Playwriting Practicum OR Open Electives | 3 | course Stage Combat OR course Clown | 2 | |||||
General Education Course | 3 | General Education Course | 3 | |||||
College or Open Electives | 3 | General Education Course | 3 | |||||
TOTAL | 16 | TOTAL | 15 | |||||
Year 4 | ||||||||
FALL | SPRING | |||||||
1 | course Senior Thesis | 3 | ||||||
course Audition Techniques | 2 | course Playwriting Lab or Open Electives | 3 | |||||
course Career Development: Theater | 2 | General Education Coursework | 3 | |||||
course Directing Lab or Open Electives | 3 | College or Open Electives | 3 | |||||
General Education Coursework | 3 | College or Open Electives | 3 | |||||
College or Open Electives | 3 | |||||||
TOTAL | 14 | TOTAL | 15 | |||||
DEGREE TOTAL | 120 | |||||||