Theatre Arts/TA - IAI Major Course Recommendations

To transfer into a bachelor's degree program in Theatre Arts as a junior, students need to complete a minimum of 60 semester credits. Community and junior college students are encouraged to complete an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree prior to transfer. Since admission is competitive, however, completion of these courses alone does not guarantee admission.

Major Directive

Click here to see how courses at Illinois public 4-year institutions accept courses in transfer for this major.

Theatre Arts IAI Major Recommendations

• Major Course Recommendations
  (Up to 13 semester credits)
  TA 911 - Stagecraft (3-4 semester credits)
  TA 914 - Acting I (3 semester credits)
  TA 916 - Performance of Literature (3 semester credits)
  TA 917 - Play Analysis for Production (3 semester credits)
  
  
• Theatre Arts IAI GECC Recommendations
  Minimum 37 semester credits
  These are the specific courses in the Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum (IAI GECC) that should be taken for this emphasis.
  
  Communication: 3 courses (9 semester credits)
  Select a two-course sequence in writing (6 semester credits) with a grade of "C" or better and,
  Select 1 course in oral communication (3 semester credits).
  
  Mathematics: 1 course (3 semester credits)
  
  Physical and Life Sciences: 2 courses (7-8 semester credits)
  Select 1 course from Physical Sciences
  Select 1 course from Life Sciences.
  Select at least 1 laboratory course.
  (Students with the appropriate preparation may substitute an initial course designed for science majors for a more general course.)
  
  Humanities and Fine Arts: 3 courses (9 semester credits)
  Select 1 course from Humanities,
  Select 1 course from Fine Arts and
  Select 1 from either Humanities or Fine Arts. - Courses can be taken from the same identifier as long as the course outcomes are different.
  
  Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 courses (9 semester credits)
  Select 3 courses from at least 2 different disciplines (e.g., no more than 2 courses from, for example, psychology). - Courses can be taken from the same identifier as long as the course outcomes are different.

Check the worksheet to see what courses you can take to fulfill your general education requirements
The worksheet allows you to see what courses to take to fulfill the IAI Gen. Ed. package (Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum) at any participating college or university in the State. You will find it helpful to use the major recommended general education courses shown above. You may want to print or copy a hard copy of this page.

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