Program Overview

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Theatre (BFA) – Acting

The Bachelor of Fine Arts track in Acting is offered for students who, upon graduation, plan to pursue a specialized performance career in Acting. It provides the student with a thorough foundation in theatre complemented by very structured and intensive career preparation in all areas of acting. Class work is augmented with practical production experiences. Drawing upon the teachings of Stanislavski-based methodologies, as well as other successful practical acting techniques, the professional acting program offers an organic approach to performance training.

Program at a Glance

• Program: Bachelor
• College(s): College of Arts and Humanities
• Department(s): Performing Arts, School of
• In State Tuition: $212.28 per credit hour
• Out of State Tuition: $802.54 per credit hour

Admission Requirements

• The departmental faculty evaluates students desiring to become BFA majors via auditions and interviews. This should be completed in the academic year prior to attending UCF. All BFA students are accepted on a "Provisional" basis in their first year. Faculty will evaluate their work and decide whether or not the student may continue the program at the end of the first year.
• Students may audition once for each program and should do so during the same audition cycle if interested in more than one program. FTIC students who do not enroll at UCF and return after earning a FCS AA degree may audition a second time.
• The Acting plan of study requires a Fall start for proper course sequencing. Students are not accepted to begin theatre courses in the Spring or Summer semesters.

Degree Requirements

• Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog. Students must follow the most recent department, internship and school student handbooks.
• Students in this major must earn a "C" (2.0) or better or an "S" in each music or theatre course and maintain a 3.0 GPA for all courses required in the major and all courses taken in theatre; must not receive a negative evaluation in a regularly scheduled program review; and must not exhibit chronic unprofessional behavior. Failure to meet these standards will result in probation and/or dismissal from the program.
• Departmental Residency Requirement consists of 60 semester hours of courses taken from the UCF Theatre Department.
• All BFA Acting majors are required to audition for all Fall and Spring productions and must accept the roles assigned. Students must be registered for the appropriate Theatre Participation course in the term in which they participate.

Core Requirements: Basic Level

• Earn at least 14 credits from the following:
  • TPA2248C - Makeup Techniques (2)
  • DAA2200C - Ballet I (2)
  • TPP2170C - Acting II - The Actor and Text (3)
  • TPP2710C - Freeing the Voice (2)
  • TPP2190L - Theatre Participation-Performance I (0 - 99)
  • TPP2120C - Improvisation for the Actor (3)
  • TPA2200L - Intro to Technical Theatre Lab (1)
  • THE2081C - Introduction to UCF Theatre (0 - 99)

Core Requirements: Advanced Level

• Complete all of the following:
  • THE3311 - Theatre History and Dramatic Literature I (3)
  • THE3312 - Theatre History and Dramatic Literature II (3)
  • THE3313 - Theatre History and Dramatic Literature III (3)
  • TPP3310 - The Theatre Director's Role (3)
  • TPP3173C - Acting III - The Actor and Character (3)
  • TPP4140C - Acting IV - The Actor at Play (3)
  • TPP4142C - Acting Verse (3)
  • TPP4265C - Camera Acting (3)
  • TPP3711C - Voice and International Phonetic Alphabet (2)
  • TPP3712C - Voice and Heightened Text (2)
  • TPP4730C - Voice and Accents (2)
  • TPP3510C - Movement for the Actor I (2)
  • TPP3513C - Movement for the Actor II (2)
  • TPP4523C - Period Movement (2)
  • TPP4530C - Stage Combat (2)
  • TPP3257C - Musical Theatre Voice Techniques (2)
  • TPP3258C - Musical Theatre Voice Styles (2)
  • TPP4221 - Auditioning (3)
  • TPP4223C - Theatre Careers in Performance (3)
  • TPP4940L - Theatre Internship (6)
  • THE4954 - Theatre Exit Critique
  • THE4085 - Health and Wellness for the Performing Artist (3)

Restricted Electives

• Earn at least 2 credits from the following types of courses: Any THE, TPA, TPP, DAA, or DAN course taught by the Theatre Department, except THE 3006, and not already applied toward a program requirement.

Grand Total Credits: 74

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 123

Career Opportunities

• Acting Coach/Teacher
• Content Creator
• Film Actor
• Stage Actor
• TV Sitcom/Drama Actor
• Theme Park Character
• Voice-Over Actor

Advising Notes

• Students must consult with a departmental advisor every semester before registration. Students who do not consult with their department advisor will be placed on departmental probation. Repeated failure to consult with a department advisor may lead to release from the program.

Transfer Notes

• Due to its conservatory nature, the BFA demands a closely integrated four-year curriculum. Although the program is not designed for transfer students, transfer students may audition and may be admitted, but they should consult with the Department Undergraduate Coordinator to evaluate their transfer credits and to estimate the length of their program of study.

Plan of Study

Freshman Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)

• ENC 1101 - Composition I
• GEP THE 2000 - Theatre Survey
• THE 2081C - Introduction to UCF Theatre
• TPP 2710C - Freeing the Voice
• THE 2305 - Script Analysis for Theatre
• TPP 3510C - Movement for the Actor I
• TPP 2120C - Improvisation for the Actor

Freshman Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)

• ENC 1102 - Composition II
• General Education
• TPP 3711C - Voice and International Phonetic Alphabet
• GEP TPP 2110C - Acting I – Freeing the Actor
• TPP 3513C - Movement for the Actor II
• TPA 2248C - Makeup Techniques
• THE 2925L - Theatre Participation - Management I

Sophomore Year - Fall (14 Credit Hours)

• General Education
• TPA 2200 - Introduction to Technical Theatre
• TPA 2200L - Intro to Technical Theatre Lab
• THE 3110 - Theatre History and Dramatic Literature I
• TPP 2170C - Acting II – The Actor and Text
• DAA 2200C - Ballet I

Sophomore Year - Spring (14 Credit Hours)

• TPP 3173C - Acting III - The Actor and Character
• TPP 4221 - Auditioning
• THE 3111 - Theatre History and Dramatic Literature II
• THE 4085 - Health and Wellness for the Performing Artist
• TPP 3712C - Voice and Heightened Text

Junior Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)

• TPP 4140C - Acting IV - The Actor at Play
• TPP 4523C - Period Movement
• TPP 4530C - Stage Combat
• TPP 4265C - Camera Acting
• TPP 4730C - Voice and Accents

Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)

• General Education
• General Education
• TPP 4142C - Acting Verse
• TPP 4223C - Theatre Careers in Performance
• TPA 2290L - Theatre Participation-Production I
• TPP 3257C - Musical Theatre Voice Techniques

Junior Year - Summer (6 Credit Hours)

• TPP 4940L - Theatre Internship

Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)

• General Education
• General Education
• TPP 4193L - Theatre Participation-Performance II
• TPP 3258C - Musical Theatre Voice Styles
• TPP 3310 - The Theatre Director's Role
• Theatre Elective
• THE 4954 - Theatre Exit Critique
• Audit Check

Senior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)

• Theatre Elective
• Theatre Elective
• Theatre Elective
• TPP 2190L - Theatre Participation-Performance I
• General Education
• General Education