Theatre-Acting Academy - Associate in Arts

Plan Code: 1272

Upon successful completion of the following courses, the acting student will have earned an Associate in Arts degree in Theatre Arts. The acting student will not only have gained a broad knowledge of acting, movement, and voice, but also, the academic general education and opportunity for successful transfer to a university or conservatory. The intense curriculum demands self-discipline, organization and a determination to challenge one’s own limits.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the ability to attain the Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs).
• Develop a comprehensive knowledge and experience of live performance synthesizing lower-division level principles and theories of acting, production techniques, and creativity.
• Develop a respect for theatre as a means of personal, cultural, or social expression.

Program Requirements

This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
First Semester REQUIRED COURSES:
TART 1	Acting 1-Introduction to Acting	3.5
TART 25	Introduction to Theatre	3
TART 39AD	Theatre Practicum	1
TART 49AD	Rehearsal and Performance	2.5
TART 51	Theatre Forum	1
TART 55	Stage Makeup	3
Subtotal Units		14
Second Semester REQUIRED COURSES:
TART 4A	Acting 1 - Voice	2
TART 5A	Acting 1 - Movement	2
TART 6	Acting 1 - Improvisation	2
TART 2	Acting 2-Technique & Characterization	3.5
TART 39AD	Theatre Practicum	1-2.5
or TART 49AD	Rehearsal and Performance
Subtotal Units		10.5-12
Third Semester REQUIRED COURSES:
DANCE 3	Musical Theatre Dance	2
or DANCE 20	Jazz Dance 1
TART 4B	Acting 2-The Spoken Text	2
TART 5B	Acting 2-Movement, Mime and Mask	2
TART 3A	Acting 3-Scene Study	3.5
TART 50	Major Production Performance	2.5
Subtotal Units		12
Fourth Semester REQUIRED COURSES:
TART 5C	Acting 2-Movement, Mime and Mask	2
TART 3B	Acting 3-Scene Study	3.5
or TART 3C	Acting Workshop-Style
TART 49AD	Rehearsal and Performance	2.5
TART 50/3	Major Production Performance	2
TART 205	Auditions for Theatre and Film	3.5
Subtotal Units		13.5
Required Subtotal		50-51.5
Complete one of the following: 1		19-39
LBCC General Education (Plan A)
CSU GE Breadth (Plan B)
IGETC Pattern (Plan C)
Electives (as needed to reach 60 degree-applicable units) 2
Minimum Degree Total		60

¹

Units for the major may be double-counted for LBCC GE, CSU GE, or IGETC; see counselor for limitations.

²

Elective units from course(s) numbered 1-599, if needed, to reach 60 degree-applicable units.