Theatre and Dance Advising practices

1. Theatre and Dance Advising practices

2. General Advising Practices • The Theatre and Dance Department welcomes all new and returning students to a picnic the Sunday before Fall classes start, during which we announce the season and any academic news.

3. Due to the nature of our discipline, we work closely with students in the mounting of productions and projects and therefore, advising is an on-going process. Advising students to achieve their academic, career, and personal goals often happens outside the regular course selection period.

4. A few weeks before course selection starts, we hold a mass advising session. During this meeting, we assign advisors to new students and complete Declaration of Major forms. • Students are assigned to a faculty member in their field of interest.

5. Theatre and Dance Majors share a common core • TAD IATAD 102 Acting: Identity and the Creative Process • TAD 112 Modern Dance/ Composition Ior IATAD 113 Dance as a Way of Knowing • TAD 121 Intro to Technical Theatre Fall only • TAD 123 Theatre Lab I fall only • TAD 124 Theatre Lab II spring only • TAD 162 Design for the Performing Arts • TAD 397 Production Process

6. Dance Option

7. Choreography and Performance Specialization

8. Choreography and Performance Specialization • TAD 235 Dance History • TAD 318 Research in Choreography (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 398 Performance Process(2 credits)  • TAD 495 Dance History Seminar (4 credits)  • Select 20 credit from the following: • TAD 212 Modern Dance/Composition II (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 217 Ballet/Experiential Anatomy  • TAD 311 Modern Dance/Composition III (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 312 Modern Dance/Composition IV (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 411 Modern Dance/Composition V (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 412 Modern Dance/Composition VI (Senior majors or with permission of instructor.) 

9. Choreography and Performance Specialization

10. Choreography and Performance Specialization

11. Dance Education Specialization

12. Dance Education Specialization

13. Dance Education Specialization

14. Dance Education Specialization • TAD 235 Dance History • TAD 318 Research in Choreography (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 398 Performance Process(2 credits)  • TAD 495 Dance History Seminar (4 credits)  • Select 20 credit from the following: • TAD 212 Modern Dance/Composition II (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 217 Ballet/Experiential Anatomy  • TAD 311 Modern Dance/Composition III (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 312 Modern Dance/Composition IV (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 411 Modern Dance/Composition V (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 412 Modern Dance/Composition VI (Senior majors or with permission of instructor.) 

15. Dance Education Specialization/Dual Degree

16. Dance Education Specialization/ Dual • TAD 235 Dance History • TAD 318 Research in Choreography (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 398 Performance Process(2 credits)  • TAD 495 Dance History Seminar (4 credits)  • Select 20 credit from the following: • TAD 212 Modern Dance/Composition II (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 217 Ballet/Experiential Anatomy  • TAD 311 Modern Dance/Composition III (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 312 Modern Dance/Composition IV (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 411 Modern Dance/Composition V (May be repeated once for credit.)  • TAD 412 Modern Dance/Composition VI (Senior majors or with permission of instructor.) 

17. Dance Education Specialization

18. Dance Education Specialization

19. Note for Dance Education Specialization/ Dual Degree • Dance Education Specialization/ Dual Degree requires a minimum of 144 credits • Dance Education Specialization/ Dual Degree requires 6 credits of Dance Education Internships, TAD 496 and TAD 497 • TAD 496 and TAD 497 must be taken within two semesters and can be taken out of sequence • It is recommended to take the first Internship concurrent with or following Methods I

20. Notes for Dance Majors • Students must be registered in a dance technique/composition class every semester • The following technique/composition classes may be repeated once for credit: TAD 212, TAD 311, TAD 312, TAD 411,TAD 412 • Students may take either TAD 495 or TAD 496 and TAD 497 • Students may take IATAD 113 to satisfy the requirement for TAD 112

21. Design/ Technology Specialization • TAD 231 Theatre History/Literature I • TAD 232 Theatre History/Literature II • TAD 223 Theatre Technology Workshop (repeatable) • TAD 224 Design Studio (repeatable) • An additional two credits of either Technology Workshop or Design Studio • TAD 265 Rendering for the Theatre • TAD 361 Scenic Design • TAD 362 Lighting Design • TAD 363 Costume Design • TAD 493 Design/ Technical Portfolio

22. Theatre Arts Option

23. Design and Technical Theatre

24. Design and Technical Theatre Specialization

25. Design and Technical Theatre Specialization

26. Notes for Design/Technical • Students can fulfill the performance requirement (TAD 398) by either stage managing or acting in a faculty-directed production • TAD 223 Theatre Technology Workshop and TAD 224 Design Studio are repeatable for credit as topics change • Production Process is 1-4 credits, depending on the depth of the students' responsibility in production. It may be repeated for credits. Students are required to work backstage on at least two productions. • Design/ Technical students are only required to complete one credit of the variable credit TAD 398 • Students should take ITW in their first semester as a foundation for TAD 231 Theatre History • One of the Integrative Studies in Humanities must be a Language course • Two Integrative Studies courses (8 credits) must be taken at the 300 or 400 level. Students may enroll in the upper level courses once they have completed a minimum of 24 credits • The eight Integrative Studies Disciplinary Perspectives courses must be taken in eight different disciplines.

27. Acting

28. Acting Specialization • TAD 231 Theatre History/Literature I • TAD 232 Theatre History/Literature II • TAD 205 Acting: Theatre Movement • TAD 206 Acting: Scene Study • TAD 282 Acting: Voice and Diction • TAD 301 Acting: Character Development • TAD 398 Applied Performance • TAD 491 Advanced Acting/Directing Performance Process

29. Acting Specialization

30. Acting Specialization

31. Notes for Acting • Students can fulfill the performance requirement TAD 398 by either stage managing or acting in a faculty-directed production • TAD 398 Applied Performance is 1-4 credits, depending on the depth of the students' responsibility in performance. It may be repeated for credits. Acting students are required to complete 4 credits of Applied Performance. • TAD 397 Production Process is repeatable for credit. • Students are only required to complete one credit of the variable credit TAD 397 • Students should take ITW in their first semester as a foundation for TAD 231 Theatre History • One of the Integrative Studies in Humanities must be a Language course • Two Integrative Studies courses (8 credits) must be taken at the 300 or 400 level. Students may enroll in the upper level courses once they have completed a minimum of 24 credits • The eight Integrative Studies Disciplinary Perspectives courses must be taken in eight different disciplines.

32. Directing

33. Directing Specialization • TAD 231 Theatre History/Literature I • TAD 232 Theatre History/Literature II • TAD 206 Acting: Scene Study • TAD 227 Stage Management • TAD 303 Directing • IATAD 370 Playwriting • TAD 490 Special Topic • TAD 491 Advanced Acting/Directing Performance Process • One of the following • TAD 361 Scenic Design • TAD 362 Lighting Design • TAD 363 Costume Design

34. Directing Specialization

35. Directing Specialization

36. Notes for Directing • Students can fulfill the performance requirement TAD 398 by either stage managing or acting in a faculty-directed production • TAD 398 Applied Performance is 1-4 credits, depending on the depth of the students' responsibility in performance. It may be repeated for credits. • TAD 397 Production Process is repeatable for credit. • Students are only required to complete one credit of the variable credit TAD 397 • Students should take ITW in their first semester as a foundation for TAD 231 Theatre History • One of the Integrative Studies in Humanities must be a Language course • Two Integrative Studies courses (8 credits) must be taken at the 300 or 400 level. Students may enroll in the upper level courses once they have completed a minimum of 24 credits • The eight Integrative Studies Disciplinary Perspectives courses must be taken in eight different disciplines.