BA Theatre at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts degree offers a broad-based program of study combining a liberal arts education with a general theatre curriculum. The B.A. meshes perfectly with minors, and especially double majors, potentially increasing interest from future graduate schools or employers.

Faculty: College of Creative Arts and Media | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Stage Management Principles, Stagecraft, Stagecraft Lab, Costuming, Costuming Lab, Fundamentals of Dance Techniques, Text Analysis. Programme/major requirements total 40 credit hours.

Career pathways

meshes perfectly with minors, and especially double majors, potentially increasing interest from future graduate schools or employers. student in Theatre is one who chooses not to specialize in any one area of the art form, but prefers instead to keep as many educational and career options open as possible.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme-level admission/progression (WVU catalogue): The BA in Theatre does not require an audition or interview, but applicants must meet all University undergraduate admissions requirements . For further information, please contact the College of Creative Arts and Media Recruitment Office at (304) 293-4339. Major Code: 3708

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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