Students who have taken college-level transferable classes that may apply to the requirements of this major should email unofficial transcripts as early as possible to theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu, (the program’s academic advisor) for review.
Review the General Catalog.
One or more of the following, according to your interests (and in consultation with the department advisor to be sure you have not already taken college courses that fulfill these requirements):
THEA 10: Introduction to Design (THEA 10 is the prerequisite for further progress in most other technical/design courses),
THEA 20: Introduction to Acting (for students with little or no prior experience in acting),
THEA 21: Acting Studio 1 (for students with some acting experience who are comfortable auditioning),
THEA 50: Fundamentals of Theater Production (2 units)
THEA 61A: Ancient and Medieval Drama
Any of the following lower division practice-based dance classes:
THEA 30 Intro to Dance Theory & Technique,
THEA 31A Dance Studio I: Asian or Asian Diasporic Practice,
THEA 31B Dance Studio I: Ballet, THEA 31C Dance Studio I,
THEA 36 Intro to Dance Composition,
THEA 37 African Dance,
THEA 80Z Indian Dance
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Theater Arts Undergraduate Academic Advisor
theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu
Advising appointments for matriculated/current students are made through Navigate Slug Success. Students who do not yet have access to Slug Success are invited to email the advisor for a Zoom or in-person appointment: theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu.
More information about our programs can be found on our website, starting with the Theater Arts & Dance Advising page.