Admission for the program is for the September semester only. Students wishing to start in January may do so by taking any course for which they have the stated prerequisites and then applying for the following September.
Applicants should apply to the Associate of Arts: Theatre. See the
Associate of Arts degree section for details on entrance requirements and application procedures.
Program requirements
The Associate of Arts Theatre option requires a minimum of 60 credits transferable to at least one of UBC, UNBC, UVic, or SFU, of which 15 must be from UCFV. In addition, students must complete one practicum course chosen from Theatre 199 or Theatre 299. No course will be used to meet more than one of the following specific requirements. Students must achieve an average overall grade of C (cumulative GPA of 2.0) calculated on all courses counting towards the associate degree.
Sample program outline
Year 1
First semester
Course
Title
Credits
ENGL 105
The Reading and Writing of Prose
3
Social Science
100-level
3
THEA 101
Introduction to Theatre
3
THEA 111
Acting I
3
MATH/Stats/COMP
4
Total
16
Second semester
Course
Title
Credits
English 105–170-level (130 recommended)
or one of CMNS 125, 155, 251
3
THEA 112
Acting II
3
THEA 201
History of Theatre — Major Trends and Issues of the 20th Century
or THEA 202
History of Theatre — Major Trends and Issues of the 19th Century
3
Lab science
100-level
4
THEA 199
Practicum I
or
THEA 299
Practicum II
3
Total
16
Year 2
First semester
Course
Title
Credits
THEA 121
Introduction to Technical Theatre
3
THEA 211
Acting III
3
Social Science
100-level
3
English
200-level (230 recommended)
3
Science elective
4
Total
16
Second semester
Course
Title
Credits
Social Science/Humanities
3
THEA 212
Acting IV
3
THEA 123
Intro to Technical Theatre II
or THEA 201
History of Theatre — Major Trends and Issues in the 20th Century
or THEA 202
History of Theatre — Major Trends and Issues in the 19th Century
3
Arts elective
200-level
3
Arts elective
200-level
3
Total
15
Total credits
63
Note: Courses are not necessarily offered in this sequence.
Subject areas
Please see this section for a list of the
subject areas which apply to Associate of Arts program categories.
