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2008-2009 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2008-2009 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Theater Arts, B.F.A. Specialization in


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For the student preparing for a career in the practice of theater as a performer, director, designer or technician. The B.F.A. degree (in performance or production) is intended to provide a small, specialized group of such students with a high level of competence.

Program Requirements


Candidates for graduation with the B.F.A. degree in theater arts must fulfill the following requirements:

1. The Successful Completion of at Least 132 Semester Hours


The successful completion of at least 132 s.h. and a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in work completed at Hofstra.

2. Liberal Arts Requirements - Semester Hours: 62


At least 62 semester hours of the total must be in liberal arts.

3. Residence Requirements


Candidates must spend the last six semesters of fulltime study in residence at Hofstra.

4. B.F.A. Requirements


The fulfillment of the six general B.F.A. requirements.

5. Demonstration Requirements


Demonstration of proficiency satisfactory to the drama faculty as determined by the following: annual screening of majors, a senior project and a comprehensive examination.

6. Annual Requirements


The annual major requirements as listed below:

Performance Sequence


First Year


Production Sequence


First Year


See also: Complete B.F.A. Requirements


The complete B.F.A. requirements are available in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of this Bulletin.

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