• Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
• Complete common prerequisites with a grade of C or better.
• Attend an orientation session.
• Sign an Advising Contract.

1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
   Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
   
   
   1. Communication (6 hrs) 
      1. ENC 1101 (3)
      2. ENC 1102 (3)
   2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
           1. STA 2023 (3)
   3. Humanities (9 hrs) 
      1. HUM 2510 (3)
      2. THE 2020 (3) recommended
      3. THE 2300 (3) recommended
   4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
   5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
      
      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.


2. Common Prerequisites (variable)
    
   
   • THE 2020 Introduction to Theatre (3) (GEP)
   • THE 2300 Survey of Dramatic Lit (3) (GEP)
   • THE 2925 Play Production (1)
   • TPA 2290 Tech Theatre Lab I (1)
   • TPA 2210 Stagecraft (3)
   • TPP 2190 Rehearsal & Performance (1)


3. Required Courses in the Major (30 hrs)
   
   
   • IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
   • THE 2430 Performing Arts in a Culturally Diverse Society (3)
   • THE 3511 Theories of Theatre and Performance I (3)
   • THE 3512 Theories of Theatre and Performance II (3)
   • THE 3540 Performing Communities (3)
   • THE 4959 Senior Project in Theatre (3)
   • TPP 2100  Acting I (3)
   • TPP 2111 Acting II (3)
   • TPP 3943 Performing Communities Field Methods (3)
   • TPP 4310 Play Directing (3)


4. Electives in the Major (20 hrs)
   
   
   1. Select 6 hours from the following:
      • Any course numbered 3000-4999 with prefixes other than  THE, TPP, or TPA.
   
   
   2. Select 14 hours from the following list.  At least 12 hours must be numbered 3000-4999:
      
      • DAA 2105 Contemporary Dance I (2)*
      • DAA 2205 Ballet I (2)*
      • DAA 3108 Contemporary Dance II (3)**
      • DAA 3208 Ballet II (3)**
      • DAA 3684 Dance Theatre Lab (2)
      • THE 3560 Ecologies of Performance (3)
      • THE 3503 Analysis: Visuality/Performativity/Textuality (3)
      • THE 4181 Theatre of Transgression and Resistance (3)
      • THE 4330 Shakespeare for the Theatre (3)
      • THE 4905 Directed Study in Theatre (1-4)
      • THE 4930 Special Topics in Theatre (1-3)
      • THE 4945 Summer Repertory Theatre (3-9)
      • TPA 2214 Stage Lighting and Sound (3)
      • TPA 2248 Workshop in Stage Make-up (1)
      • TPA 4060 Principles of Scene Design (3)
      • TPA 4930 Special Topics in Theatre (1-3)
      • TPA 4940 Internship in Technical Theatre (1-6)
      • TPP 2160 Physical Theatre I (3)
      • TPP 2191 Rehearsal and Performance II (3)
      • TPP 3292 Applied Studies in New Theatre Technique (3)
      • TPP 3242 Performance Art (3)
      • TPP 3112  Physical Theatre II (3)
      • TPP 3192 Rehearsal and Performance III (3)
      • TPP 3193 Rehearsal and Performance IV (3)
      • TPP 4174 Transmedia Autoperformance (3)
      • TPP 4155 Scene Study (3)
      • TPP 4600 Playwriting (3)
      • TPP 4923 Musical Theatre Workshop (3)
      • TPP 4940 Internship in Theatre Performance (1-6)
        *May be repeated for credit up to three times.
        **May be repeated for credit one time.


5. University Requirements (3 hrs)
   
   
   • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)


6. Additional Electives (variable)

• A minimum of 120 credit hours.
• A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
• A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories:  common prerequisites, required courses in the major, and electives in the major.
• Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
• Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
• Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
• Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

The following substitutions are acceptable for common prerequisites and must be completed with a grade of C or better

• THE 2020: may substitute THE X000 or any introductory course from 001-035 at the 1 or 2 level
• THE 2300: may substitute THE X305
• TPA 2210: may substitute TPA x200
• TPP 2190: may substitute TPP x110

Any introductory course from 001-035 at the 1 or 2 level plus nine hours of any combination of THE, TPA and TPP courses can substitute for the Theatre common prerequisites.