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Theatre and Dance B.S. Concentration in Acting - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Science in Theatre and Dance with a concentration in acting helps you harness particular skills, knowledge and capacities to become a professional actor or acting teacher. The program is offered only on-campus and its coursework includes fundamentals of acting, improvisation, auditioning, etc. LU Theatre's three stages serve as laboratories for hands-on training. You participate in all phases of our production program, including a wide range of theatrical works and dance concerts on-campus and throughout the state and nation. 

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
Creative Arts 3 ______ THEA 2110 Production I 1 ______
THEA 1351 Acting I-Fundamentals of Acting 3 ______ MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics I 3 ______
THEA 2371 Costume Construction 3 ______ COMM 1315 Public Speaking I 3 ______
THEA 2110 Production I 1 ______ THEA 1320 Play Analysis 3 ______
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ DANC 2241 Ballet I 2 ______
DANC 2245 Modern I 2 ______ THEA 1330 Stagecraft 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
THEA 2110 Production I 1 ______ THEA 3351 Acting III Voice and Diction 3 ______
DANC 2273 Improvisation 2 ______ THEA 3380 Fundamentals of Directing 3 ______
THEA 2351 Acting II:Stage Movement 3 ______ THEA 4210 Production III 2 ______
THEA 2375  Stage Make-up Principles 3 ______ HIST 1302 US History II Since 1877 3 ______
HIST 1301 US History I 1763-1877 3 ______ Life and Physical Science 3 ______
DANC 1228 Latin, Ballroom and Social Dance 2 ______ PHIL 1370 Philosophy of Knowledge 3 ______
  Hours 14 ______   Hours 17 ______
Summer
THEA 3361 Theatre History I 3 ______ ______
  Hours 3 ______  
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
DANC 2247 Jazz I 2 ______ DANC 3302 Dance Composition 3 ______
THEA 4210 Production III 2 ______ THEA 3310 Auditioning 3 ______
THEA 4351 Acting IV: Advanced Scene Study 3 ______ THEA 4210 Production III 2 ______
THEA 4380 Advanced Directing 3 ______ POLS 2302 Intro to American Government II 3 ______
POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______ Select any 3000-4000 THEA/DANC Elective 3 ______
  Hours 13 ______   Hours 14 ______
Summer
DANC 3380 Dance History 3 ______ ______
  Hours 3 ______  
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______ Life and Physical Science 3 ______
Component Area Core 3 ______ THEA 4385 Artist Driven Work 3 ______
THEA 4210 Production III 2 ______ Select any 3000-4000 level THEA/DANC Elective 3 ______
DANC 3310 Dance for Theatre and Musical Theatre 3 ______ Social Science 3 ______
THEA 4345 Acting for the Camera 3 ______
  Hours 14 ______   Hours 12 ______