BFA Theatre at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

The BFA in Theatre offers pre-professional training in three concentrations: acting, design/technology/management, and musical theatre. Total credits are 122-124 (acting), 120 (design/tech/management) and 120-124 (musical theatre). Students also complete the BA in Theatre requirements.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Theatre and Dance | Duration: 4 years; acting and design/technology/management designed for six semesters; transfer timelines as few as four semesters | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Acting: acting studios, voice and movement, directing, senior project. Design/technology/management: stagecraft and design, performance design, production studio, theatre management. Musical theatre: studio and lab courses, voice, aural skills, music theory, American musical theatre history, opera theatre.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is based on talent, academic record, motivation, auditions and/or interviews. Enrollment is limited to ensure individual attention necessary for effective training. Interested students should identify themselves as early as possible. Contact the department for information regarding how to apply to the BFA degree concentrations. Formal application to the: musical theatre concentration should be made concurrently with an application to the university. Auditions and interviews will be held at the regular spring auditions for the College of Music. acting concentration should be made at the beginning of the spring semester. design/technology/management concentrations should be made at the beginning of the spring semester. Students are subject to the requirements in place at the time of admission to the BFA.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants may enter in fall, spring or summer: the early action deadline of 15 November and regular decision deadline of 15 January apply to fall and summer entry; the spring deadline is 1 October. Transfer applicants may enter in spring (deadline 1 October), summer (15 March) or fall (final deadline 1 June).

SAT and ACT scores are not required for first-year applicants; scores may be self-reported if the applicant wants them considered.

First-year deadlines: spring 1 October; fall and summer early action 15 November; fall and summer regular decision 15 January. Applications are made through the Common Application. The application fee is $65 for domestic applicants and $70 for international applicants; fee waivers can be requested on the Common Application.

Transfer deadlines: spring 1 October; summer and fall early notification 15 March; fall final deadline 1 June. The 2027 transfer application is open.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/admissions

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