General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

• General Education Requirements 

(THR 2005  and THR 3730  taken for the major may count toward General Education: Liberal Studies Experience; Integrative Learning Experience)

Language Requirements (3 Hours)

Students are required to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in a language other than English. Intermediate-level proficiency is demonstrated by successful completion of a 4th-semester language course in one of the following:

• Intermediate Language Course II
   *
  or
• Combined Intermediate Language Course
   *
  or
• Higher level language courses
     (A higher-level language course that requires one of the above listed courses as a prerequisite may also be used to fulfill the language requirement.)

Note: Beginning language course I & II or beginning combination language course and intermediate language course I are prerequisites for *intermediate level II course. Placement tests are designed for placement purposes only and a score on this test alone is not sufficient to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency.

Language courses 1050 or 1060 may be used in General Education Liberal Studies Experience.

Major Requirements (46-52 Hours)

An overall 2.0 GPA is required in the major. 18 semester hours must be completed at Appalachian State University.

• Junior Writing in the Discipline [WID]
• Senior Capstone Experience [CAP] must be met.

Teacher Education for Theatre Arts Minor Required (18 Hours)

A minimum grade of “C” is required in each professional education course.

# Admission to Teacher Education Required. To be admitted to the Teacher Education Program students must take and satisfy testing requirements for all areas of PRAXIS I Core, (Reading, Writing, and Math) or SAT and/or ACT scores in lieu of PRAXIS I Core. There is no PRAXIS II Area Exam required for the BA in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Theatre Education. Teacher licensure programs require a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA from admission into the teacher education program until graduation, including for admission to student teaching. For more detailed information please go to Reich College of Education.

• CI 2300 - Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age (2)
• FDN 2400 - Critical Perspectives on Learning and Teaching (2)
• PSY 3010 - Psychology Applied to Teaching (3)
• SPE 3300 - Creating Inclusive Learning Communities (3) #
• CI 3400 - Policies and Practices in Educational Assessment (2) #
• THR 3857 - Teaching Theatre, K-5 (2)
• THR 4357 - Teaching Theatre, 6-8 (2)
• THR 3071 - Teaching Theatre, 9-12 (2)

Free Electives (0-4 Hours)

To total a minimum of 120 hours for the degree

Total Required (120 Hours)

For more information please visit: http://www.theatre.appstate.edu