Theatre Arts - Associate in Arts Transfer Degree
Plan Code: 5017B/C
The Theatre Arts courses offer degree preparation with exciting hands-on acting and technical theatre skills that prepare students for transfer and career options in Theatre Management, Stage Management, Box Office Management, Wardrobe, Make-up Artists, Performance, Teaching, and Apprenticeships. Students also develop important technical skills and learn vital production processes while building social skills. Students are trained to be knowledgeable of the variety of jobs, functions and production process of the theatre industry. The overall mission of this program is to aid students in developing the requisite knowledge and skills to excel upon transfer to the CSU and UC systems.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to attain the Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs).
- Develop a basic knowledge and experience of live performance synthesizing lower-division level principles and theories of the theatre art form.
- 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:
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED CORE COURSES | ||
| Complete NINE (9) units from the following: | ||
| Acting 1-Introduction to Acting (3.5) | ||
| Introduction to Theatre (3) | ||
| Theatre Practicum (1) 1 | ||
or TART 49AD | Rehearsal and Performance (2.5) | |
| Subtotal Units | 9-9.5 | |
| Complete NINE (9) units from LIST A | ||
| LIST A | ||
The 9 unit requirement for LIST A must include the REQUIRED CORE COURSE not already used above | ||
| Acting 2-Technique & Characterization (3.5) | ||
| Theatre Practicum (1) 1 | ||
or TART 49AD | Rehearsal and Performance (2.5) | |
| Stage Craft (3) | ||
| Introduction to Stage Lighting (3) | ||
| Stage Makeup (3) | ||
| Subtotal Units | 9 | |
| Required Subtotal | 18-18.5 | |
| Complete one of the following: 2 | 37-39 | |
| Transferable Electives (as needed to reach 60 transferable units) 3 | ||
| Degree Total | 60 | |
- 1
TART 39AD and TART 49AD are repeatable courses.
- 2
Units for the major may be double-counted for CSU GE, or IGETC; see counselor for limitations.
- 3
Elective units from course(s) numbered 1-99, if needed, to reach 60 transferable units.
To earn an associate degree for transfer, a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to a CSU that consist of either the IGETC pattern or CSU GE breadth and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.