Sample 3-Year Plan

The M.F.A. Degree consists of sixty (60) credit hours, fifty-five of which must be must be attained in residence at the university.

Graduate students can get credit for any upper division course at the university whose course number rises above 20, for example: TD 323 but not TD 313. At least 45 credit hours must come from graduate level courses.

The following shows a possible program of study. (*) denotes classes that are mandatory. All others are elective.

Year I
Fall	TD 381F1	Advanced Acting Techniques	3*
	TD 481G3	Voice/Movement	4*
	TD 387J	World Theatre in Context	3*
Spring	TD 381F1	Advanced Acting Techniques	3*
	TD 481G3	Voice/Movement	4*
	TD 385D	Dramaturgy (or equivalent)	3*
TOTAL			20
Year II
Fall	TD 381F1	Advanced Acting (Shakespeare)	3*
	TD 481G3	Voice/Movement (Dialects/Ballroom/dancing/fencing)	4*
	TD 398T	Pedagogy (for all who wish to teach)	3
Spring	TD 381F1	Advanced Acting (Chekhov, et.at.)	3*
	TD 481G3	Voice/Movement (TBA/possibly Laban)	4*
	TD 388J	Advanced Lighting	3
TOTAL			20
Year III
Fall	TD 698A	Thesis	3*
	TD 481G1	Acting Showcase	4*
	TD 381F1	Directing	3
	TD 381F2	Voice/Speech (for certification)	3
Spring	TD 698B	Thesis	3*
	TD 481G4	Acting for the Camera	4
	TD 252T	Pilates	3
	TD 381F2	Voice/Speech (for certification)	3
TOTAL			26
GRAND TOTAL			66 (6 more than needed)

44 hours (mandatory courses)
16 hours (electives - includes Pedagogy class for future Assistant Instructors)

Sample 3-Year Plan

Year I

Year II

Year III