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Frequently Asked
Questions
How Do I Change My Major to
Theatre?
Go to the College of Arts and Humanities Office of
Student Affairs located at 1120 Francis Scott Key Hall and,
at the front counter, ask for a 'Change of Major' form. Then
make an appointment and meet with Scot Reese, the Director
of Undergraduate Studies in Theatre, to be advised on the
curriculum and have him sign and stamp the 'Change of Major'
form. Last, make an appointment and meet with an advisor in
the ARHU Office of Student Affairs to be advised on
university and college requirements and to be officially
changed to your new major.
How Do I Declare a Double Major or
Pursue a Double Degree?
Any student may earn a double major or double degree. In
both cases, the transcript will show that the student
completed all university, college, and major requirements
for both programs. For a double degree, a student must earn
a minimum of 150 credits and will receive two diplomas. The
student earning a double major must complete only 120
credits and will receive only one diploma. (If you pursue a
double major, your one diploma will reflect the degree (for
example, B.A. or B.S.) of your "primary" major.)
How Do I Add a Major?
Part of the process of adding a major is to declare
which will be your primary major and which will be the
secondary. Your choice may matter in several different ways.
For instance, if you are pursuing a double major (which
results in a single diploma) and one of the majors grants a
B.A. and the other a B.S., your primary major will determine
the degree that appears on your diploma. If you want to
apply for a scholarship this is limited to THET majors, you
need to have THET as your primary major.
If you are adding a major that is not in the College of Arts
and Humanities (ARHU), you will need to meet with an advisor
in the new college.
If you are adding a major within the College of Arts and
Humanities, go to the ARHU Office of Student Affairs located
at 1120 Francis Scott Key Hall and, at the front counter,
ask for the green 'Add a Major' form. Then ...
Make an appointment and meet with a departmental advisor in
your primary major, have him or her complete the
requirements portion and sign and stamp the 'Add a Major'
form. [If the primary major is not in the College of
Arts and Humanities, you must also have the Dean of the
college sign and stamp the green 'Add a Major'
form.]
Then make an appointment and meet with a departmental
advisor in the major you wish to add (aka, the secondary
major), have him or her complete the requirements portion
and sign and stamp the 'Add a Major' form. [Those
considering majoring in Music are required to audition
before being admitted into the program.]
Last, make an appointment and meet with an advisor here in
the ARHU Office of Student Affairs to be advised on
university and college requirements and to be officially
added to your second major.
Scot
Reese,
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Theatre, is the person
who must complete the Theatre portion of the 'Add a Major"
form.
What Courses Should I Take as a
First-Semester, First-Year Theatre Major?
THET 110 Introduction to the Theatre
THET 170 Theatre Crafts I and/or THET 171 Theatre Crafts
II
What Courses Should I Take as
a First-Semester Transfer Theatre Major?
1. If you have taken any accredited institution's
"Introduction to the Theatre" (our THET 110), you should
take THET 111 Making Theatre: Art and Scholarship and THET
120 Acting I. Be sure to register for one of the THET 120
sections for THET majors.
2. If you have taken any accredited institution's "Theatre
Crafts I" or "Stagecraft" (our THET 170),r THET 170 Theatre
Crafts I, you should take THET 171 Theatre Crafts II.
3. If you need to take both THET 170 and THET 171, you may
take both or you may take whichever course best fits your
schedule.
4. If you are pursuing the Design and Production track and
you have taken the equivalent of THET 70 Theatre Crafts I,
you should take THET 273 Scenographic Techniques.
5. If you believe you have taken a course you believe to be
the equivalent of our THET 273 Scenographic Techniques, you
should seek evaluation by Scot Reese during the regular
academic year as described under "How Do I Transfer Theatre
Courses from Another College or University?" If you need a
possible equivalent of THET 273 during the summer, contact
David
Kreibs or
Dan
Wagner with
the same materials.
6. If the course you believe to be the equivalent of our
THET 273 Scenographic Technique is approved as an
equivalent, you should take THET 373 Rendering for the
Theatre.
How Do I Transfer Non-Theatre
Courses from Another College or University?
Check your transfer credit evaluation as early as
possible. Don't assume a transfer course meets a requirement
unless it is specifically applied to that requirement
through the transfer evaluation. Consult with an advisor in
the College of Arts and Humanities Office of Student Affairs
located at 1120 Francis Scott Key Hall and be sure to get a
copy of advising records showing how transfer credits will
be applied to CORE requirements. Don't wait a few semesters,
or until just before graduation to seek changes or
adjustments to any transfer evaluations that you may
question. You may be asked to provide materials from the
course for additional review. To determine whether or not a
specific course is transferable, you may contact the
Transfer Center at 301-314-8240, 1130 Mitchell Building. You
may also e-mail the Transfer Center at tccinfo@deans.umd.edu
or conduct a Transfer Credit Equivalency Search at
http://www.sis.umd.edu/TCC.
Special transfer agreements apply for students transferring
from a Maryland public 2-year or 4-year institution. These
agreements ease transition between the institutions. Please
refer to "Maryland Higher Education Commission Transfer
Policies" in the Undergraduate Catalog.
How Do I Transfer Theatre Courses
from Another College or University?
1. We will accept any accredited institution's
"Introduction to the Theatre" (our THET 110) and "Acting I"
(our THET 120).
2. No other institution teaches anything like our THET
111--so there's nothing that's going to transfer here as a
substitute.
3. We will evaluate any other theatre course that you
believe has a correlation to one of our THET courses. (Your
best ways to check for a possible correlation would be to 1)
read the course description in the Undergraduate
Catalog and
2) ask in the theatre department office for a copy of the
"on file" syllabus for any course you wish to compare.
4. Once you believe you have a good match, you should take a
copy of these materials from the other institution 1) your
transcript, 2) the course's catalog description and 3) the
syllabus for the course and meet with Scot Reese, the
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Theatre.
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