GENERAL STUDIES/ GENERAL EDUCATION

SKILLS
COMPOSITION (6 Credit Hours):
English 110C + choose from the following:
English 111C, English 131C, History 111C, or Philosophy 111C

ORAL COMMUNICATION (3 Credit Hours):
Theatre 241A

MATHEMATICS (3 Credit Hours):
Choose one of the following:
Math 102M, 104M, 162M, or Stat 130M

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (12 Credit Hours):
Choose from the following Languages:
French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Greek, Italian, Latin, or Russian.

COMPUTER SKILLS (3 Credit Hours):
Choose from the following:
CS 101D,149D,ISYS 100D,201D,or OTS 251D.

PERSPECTIVES:
FINE ARTS (3 Credit Hours):
Choose one of the following:
ArtH 121A, Arts 122A, Music 264A, Dance 185A

HISTORICAL (6 Credit Hours):
Choose two of the following:
Hist 101H, 102H, 103H, 104H, or 105H

LITERARY (3 Credit Hours):
Choose one of the following:
Engl 112L, 144L, or FLET 100L

PHILOSOPHICAL (3 Credit Hours):
Choose one of the following:
Phil 110P, 120P, or 150P

NATURAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (12 Credit Hours):
Choose from several of the following areas:
Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Oceanography, Physics, & OTS.

SOCIAL SCIENCE (6 Credit Hours):
Choose from the following areas:
Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Women's Studies

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
THEATRE MAJOR:

Dance 185A : Dance and It's Audience
Theatre 189: Foundations of Performance
Theatre 230: Drama for Production
Theatre 242: Acting I
Theatre 244: Introduction to Production Design
Theatre 248: Introduction to Stage Makeup
Theatre 343 & 344: Theatre History I & II
Theatre 442: Principles of Directing
Theatre 449: Script and Performance Analysis
Theatre 499: Senior Project
Theatre Activities (4 Credit Hours of which 2 of the 4 hours must be earned in production experience)

THEATRE ELECTIVES:
A Minimum of 12 Credit Hours must be earned to fulfill this area. (Dance courses may be used to fulfill this requirement).

A TOTAL OF AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) THEATRE OR DANCE ELECTIVE CREDIT HOURS MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT THE 300 OR 400 LEVEL.

AT LEAST 24 THEATRE HOURS MUST BE TAKEN AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY.

STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE COMPOSITION CLASSES WITH A GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER BEFORE DECLARING A MAJOR.

THEATRE MAJORS MUST HAVE A "C" OR BETTER IN ALL COURSE COUNTED TOWARDS THEIR MAJOR.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN THEATRE WITH AN
EMPHASIS IN THEATRE EDUCATION

General Education Requirements are the same (See above).

Theatre BA Requirements are the same (See above) but must include the following:
Theatre 489: Methods of Teaching Theatre
Theatre 490: Theatre Education Practicum

Theatre Electives require a minimum of seven (7) credit hours at the 300/400 level. It is strongly advised that the Theatre Education major focus their electives in the area of production and design technology.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (29 Credit Hours):
ECI 301: Social and Historical Foundations of Education
ECI 304: Educational Applications of Technolgy
ESSE 413: Fundamentals of Human Growth and Development
ESSE 406: Special Needs Student in the General Education Classroom
Thea 449W: Script and Performance Analysis
ECI 360: Classroom Management and Discipline
ECI 485: Student Teaching

ALL EDUCATION COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER.

ADMINISTRATIVE CLEARANCES:
TB Test Passed
PRAXIS I Passed
Application for admission to the College of Education
PRAXIS II "Theatre" Passed prior to student teaching.