BFA Theater at George Mason University

Programme overview

The BFA degree prepares students for graduate study or entry into the profession through rigorous, concentrated, and individualized training. All BFA students complete the theater core and are admitted into a chosen concentration to organize their advanced work within the major. Upon admission, BFA students will complete coursework in a specified area of emphasis through one of our five concentrations: Design for Stage and Screen Performance for Stage and Screen Musical Theater Performance Sound Engineering and Design Theater Education for Theater Arts PK-12

Faculty: College of Visual and Performing Arts | Duration: 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fairfax, VA, United States

What you will study

Total 120 credits. Curriculum courses listed include Composition (Mason Core) 1; Advanced Composition (Mason Core) 1; Global Theater Histories I (Mason Core); Global Theater Histories II (Mason Core); Production Practicum; Construction or Admin Practicum.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Acceptance to a Theater Major is by successful completion of an audition/portfolio-review and interview. Information about the admission process, including dates, can be found on the School of Theater website . Admission to the university is determined by the Admissions Office. University-wide admissions policies can be found in the Undergraduate Admissions

Entry terms: Fall (August start) and Spring (January start) for freshmen and transfer students.

Transfer students may start in the Spring (January) or Fall (August) semester.

Freshman: Non-binding Early Action deadline is November 1 (priority consideration for Honors College, University Scholars and merit-based scholarships); Regular Decision deadline is February 1 (Honors College considered on a space-available basis); the Spring semester priority deadline is October 1. FAFSA/VASA priority deadline is March 1.

International freshman: Fall (August start) Non-Binding Early Action November 1, Regular Decision February 1, final deadline June 1; Spring (January start) priority deadline October 1 and enrollment deposit deadline December 1.

Transfer priority deadlines: October 1 for Spring (January) and March 1 for Fall (August); applications after these dates are reviewed on a space-available basis.

The freshman application fee is $75 and the transfer application fee is $75; applicants apply through the Common App or George Mason's own online application. SAT/ACT scores are optional (score optional since 2007).

The transfer application fee is $75; transfer applicants use George Mason's Transfer Application.

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