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Acting (A.A.)–In addition to Liberal Arts requirements, Acting degree students must successfully complete the Acting sequence: Acting I-IV, Theatre History I-II, Movement for the Actor I-II, Movement for Musical Theatre, Voice for Stage, a four-course sequence in Production & Performance, and ENG 300 (Shakespeare on Stage and Page).

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Acting
A.A. Program
Hegis Code: 5610

Total Credits: 62-64

First Semester Credits
ENG 100 Enhanced Composition I or
ENG 101 Composition I or
ENG 108 The Craft of Composition / Honors English I(1)		 3
PSY 203 Introduction to Psychology I 3
THR 101 Introduction to Theatre History I 3
THR 103 Acting I 3
THR 110 Movement for Stage 1 1
THR 115 Production and Performance 1
THR 120 Voice for Stage 1
Total Semester Credits 15
   
Second Semester Credits
DAN 109 Dance for Musical Theatre I 1
ENG 102 Composition II or
ENG 109 The Art of Analysis / Honors English II		 3
MAT or CSC Elective(2) 3-4
PED 277 Circus Arts or
PED Elective		 1
THR 104 Acting II 3
THR 116 Production and Performance 1
THR 201 Introduction to Theatre History II 3
THR 119 Stage Movement and Combat 1
Total Semester Credits 16-17
   
Third Semester Credits
DAN 126 Introduction to Modern Dance 1
ENG Elective or
COM Arts Elective		 3
Laboratory Science Elective(3) 4
SOC SCI Elective(4) 3
THR 207 Acting III 3
THR 215 Production and Performance 1
Total Semester Credits 15
   
Fourth Semester Credits
ENG 252 Shakespeare on Stage and Page 3
Math/Non-Lab/Laboratory Science Electives(5) 3-4
Social Science Electives 6
THR 208 Acting IV 3
THR 216 Production and Performance 1
Total Semester Credits 16-17
  1. Depending on placement
  2. SUNY GER Mathematics
  3. SUNY GER Natural Sciences
  4. SUNY GER Western Civilization
  5. SUNY GER Mathematics or SUNY GER Natural Sciences