This 4-year plan will help guide you through your pathway to profession with your Speech/Theatre Education major. It is a sampling of the route you can take to your degree. (The contents of this 4-year plan are subject to modifications.)
| Freshman Fall | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| GNST110 | Friends Experience 1 | 1 |
| FINA108 | Aesthetics of Drama | 3 |
| COMP201 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| MATH111 | College Algebra | 3 |
| REL101 | Faith at Friends | 3 |
| EDUC110 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Freshman Spring | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| GNST111 | Friends Experience 2 | 1 |
| SPCH100 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| THEA486/487/488/489* | Advanced Studies Practicum: Forensics, Performance or Production | 2 |
| COMP202 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| EDUC251 | Psychology Applied to Teaching | 3 |
| Social Science & History General Education | 3 | |
| Personal & Social Responsibility General Education | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Sophomore Fall | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| THEA125 | Fundamentals for Actors | 3 |
| THEA250 | Scene Craft & Stage Technology | 3 |
| SPCH110 | Forensics & Debate | 3 |
| ENGL215 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| World Religion & Christianity General Education | 3 | |
| EDUC299 | Cornerstone Course for Teacher Education | 2 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Sophomore Spring | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| THEA255 | Makeup Techniques for Stage and Media | 3 |
| SPCH270 | Oral Persuasion | 3 |
| EDUC325 | Reading Secondary | 2 |
| EDUC310 | Exceptional Child | 2 |
| EDUC311 | Special Populations | 1 |
| Business General Education | 3 | |
| World Religion & Christianity 2 General Education | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Junior Fall | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| THEA410 | History of the Theatre | 3 |
| COMM250 | Mass Media in Society | 3 |
| Foreign Language 1 | 4 | |
| PSYC250 | Interpersonal Relations | 3 |
| EDUC335 | Technology in the Classroom | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior Spring | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| SPCH320 | Text and Performance | 3 |
| COMM260/275 | American Film OR Broadcast Media Production | 3 |
| Foreign Language 2 | 4 | |
| EDUC419 | Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Speech/Theater | 3 |
| EDUC336 | Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior Fall | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| THEA400 | Director for Theatre | 3 |
| PSYC355 | Group Processes | 3 |
| EDUC410 | Methods for Secondary Teachers | 3 |
| Social Science & History General Education | 3 | |
| Culture & Diversity General Education | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior Spring | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| THEA492 | Theatre Capstone | 1 |
| ECUC499 | Capstone in Teacher Education | 2 |
| EDUC495 | Secondary School Student Teacher | 9 |
| EDUC490 | Senior Practicum | 1 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Summer 1, 2 or 3 | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| Natural Science/Lab General Education | 4 | |
| Humanities General Education | 3 | |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 135 | |
| Credit hours required to graduate: | 124 | |
|---|---|---|
* THEA 487 or 488 should be taken in Spring Freshman year
THEA 486 should be taken in Fall Junior year
THEA 489 can be taken in Spring Junior year