BFA Acting at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting (BFA) program in the School of Theatre & Dance is competitive with the best university acting programs in the country, both in intensity and in class time devoted to professional training. Throughout four years of study, students will progress through a well-coordinated series of core theatre studies covering theatre history, dramatic theory, text analysis, directing, stagecraft, costuming and special topics as well as their performance studies in acting, voice and diction, stage movement, and audition techniques. Freshmen and sophomore students receive four to six hours of acting instruction per week.

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

What you will study

Required coursework includes Theatre Makeup, Text Analysis, Directing, Western Theatre History 1: Greeks to Restoration, Contemporary Drama, Fundamentals of Dance Techniques, Fundamental Vocal Technique 1. Programme/major requirements total 83 credit hours.

Career pathways

The senior year is dedicated to classical work in Shakespeare and Comedic Styles (Commedia, Restoration, Comedy of Manners) as well as Acting for the Camera and Career Development in the preparation for our NYC Senior Showcase.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme-level admission/progression (WVU catalogue): Students must meet all WVU Undergraduate Admissions entrance requirements. Prior to admission into the BFA Acting program, applicants must successfully pass an audition. The School of Theatre & Dance will administer auditions each semester for entrance into the program. Typically, auditions will be held in November and early spring semester in Morgantown. Additional auditions may also be scheduled. Audition information can be found on the College's website or by contacting the CCAM Office of Recruitment at (304) 293-4339. Major Code: 3711

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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