Theatre Arts, Teaching Concentration, BA

Major Requirements

Teaching Concentration Requirements

For licensure, students complete a course of study within both Education and Theatre Arts. This progam concentration is, essentially, a double major in Theatre Arts and Education.

Other Requirements

Practicum Experiences are required for Theatre Arts Teaching within the Education department. 

Students are highly encouraged to take education courses with a practicum component in the following sequence:

• ,  and  should be taken concurrently along with a 0-credit initial practicum () in the Fall.
•  and  should also be coupled with a 0-credit initial practicum () in the Spring.
•  should be taken concurrently with a 0-credit intermediate practicum () in the Fall.
•  should be taken concurrently with 0-credit advanced practicum () in the Fall.
•  should be taken the semester prior to student teaching in the Fall.
•  should be taken the same semester as student teaching and will be a spring offering.

Licensing Steps

To attain the Early Childhood through Adolescence (Birth-Age 21) license, students must have the following: 

• GPA of 2.75 in Communication Skills, General Education, Content Knowledge, Teacher Education
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area coursework