B.A. in Theatre Arts, 2-year transfer roadmap
notes for transfer students
This plan covers the B.A. in Theatre Arts completed in residence at CSU East Bay. Students enter at junior standing with lower-division general education complete. Transfer admission information explains how completed coursework transfers to CSU East Bay.
The core includes two lower-division courses, THEA 101 and THEA 254. An advisor reviews AA-T coursework for courses that meet them.
The core repeats three ensembles: DANC 360 three times, DANC 370 three times, and MUS 363B twice, at 1 unit each. Transfer students take two ensembles in most semesters.
THEA 493 Theatre Capstone is taken in the senior year.
unit summary
| requirement | units |
|---|---|
| lower division core | 6 |
| upper division core | 13 |
| ensembles (repeated) | 8 |
| major electives | 9 |
| b.a. theatre arts major in residence | 36 |
DANC 334 meets UD Area 3 within the major. General education paths differ from student to student. The GE rows shown are one typical placement. Students build their own GE plan with an advisor.
upper division
fifth semester (fall)
| requirement | course | title | units |
|---|---|---|---|
| UD Area 4 | UD Social and Behavioral Sciences (completion of Areas 1 & 2) | 3 | |
| LD major | THEA 101 | Doing The Right Thing: Social Justice Theatre | 3 |
| UD major / UD Area 3 | DANC 334 | Healing Our World through Ancestral Performance Practices | 3 |
| UD major | THEA 341 | Dramatic Activities for Children | 3 |
| ensemble | DANC 370 | Dance Ensemble Performance (1st of 3) | 1 |
| ensemble | DANC 360 | Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble Performance (1st of 3) | 1 |
| free elective | Free Elective Units / Other | 1 | |
| semester total | 15 |
sixth semester (spring)
| requirement | course | title | units |
|---|---|---|---|
| UD Area 5 | UD Science/Quantitative Reasoning (completion of Areas 1 & 2) | 3 | |
| LD major | THEA 254 | Acting and Diversity | 3 |
| UD major | DANC 341 | Dance for Children | 3 |
| UD major | MUS 303 | Entrepreneurship in the Arts (spring only) | 3 |
| ensemble | DANC 370 | Dance Ensemble Performance (2nd of 3) | 1 |
| ensemble | DANC 360 | Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble Performance (2nd of 3) | 1 |
| free elective | Free Elective Units / Other | 1 | |
| semester total | 15 |
seventh semester (fall)
| requirement | course | title | units |
|---|---|---|---|
| UWR | University Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| major elective | Major Electives | 3 | |
| ensemble | DANC 370 | Dance Ensemble Performance (3rd of 3) | 1 |
| ensemble | MUS 363B | Taiko Drumming Ensemble (1st of 2) | 1 |
| free elective | Free Elective Units / Other | 7 | |
| semester total | 15 |
eighth semester (spring)
| requirement | course | title | units |
|---|---|---|---|
| UD major | THEA 493 | Theatre Capstone (senior standing) | 1 |
| ensemble | DANC 360 | Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble Performance (3rd of 3) | 1 |
| ensemble | MUS 363B | Taiko Drumming Ensemble (2nd of 2) | 1 |
| major elective | Major Electives | 6 | |
| free elective | Free Elective Units / Other | 6 | |
| semester total | 15 |
major electives
Students complete 9 units of coursework with the prefix ART, COMM, DANC, ENGL, MUS, or THEA, chosen with the major advisor. Courses that meet GE Area 1 or the University Writing Requirement don’t count toward electives. Courses used for the core don’t count toward electives, except units of DANC 360, DANC 370, and MUS 363B beyond those the core requires.
unit count
| category | units |
|---|---|
| theatre arts, major requirements and electives | 36 |
| general education | 9 |
| free elective / other* | 15 |
| total in residence at csu east bay | 60 |
| aa-t | 60 |
| b.a. in theatre arts total | 120 |
*These vary depending on each student’s path through the GE requirements and free electives, up to 120 units.