Theatre & Cinematic Arts

Associate of Arts Degree

AA-SR 60404

Advisors:
Monica Cole
Crae Wilson

This degree provides the first two-years of a four-year program in Theatrical Arts. Since program requirements differ between universities, the official transfer guide of the school which you plan to attend upon leaving EAC should be consulted in order to adjust this program to your personal needs. Web addresses for the transfer guides of Arizona’s three public universities are included below. At EAC you may gain experience in acting, scene design, make-up, lighting, directing, theatre history, children’s theatre, Spanish theatre, handicapped theatre, educational theatre, and theory and criticism.

Curriculum Requirements

THC 110	Acting I	3 credits
THC 111	Acting II	3 credits
THC 120	Theatre Workshop I	1 to 2 credits
THC 200	Theatre History I	3 credits
THC 201	Theatre History II	3 credits
THC 203	Principles of Dramatic Structure	3 credits
THC 230	Stage Makeup	2 credits
THC 231	Stagecraft	3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

21 credits

General Education Requirements

AGEC-A

To complete your General Education requirements, one of the courses taken to fulfill degree requirements must be designated as an Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry course and another must be designated as a Global/International/Historical Awareness course.

English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	ENG 102 Written Communications II	3 credits
Mathematics	Select from list	3 credits
Lab Science	Select from list	8 credits
Humanities	MUS 101 World of Music	3 credits
	THC 105 Introduction to Drama	3 credits
	Another Humanities Course from list	3 credits
Social Science	PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology	3 credits
	Select two additional non-PSY Social Science courses from the list	6 credits

Total General Education Requirements

35 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Electives Requirements

To obtain this degree you must take a minimum of eight credits of elective courses from the approved list to obtain the 64 credits required

Electives Requirements

8 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing the required courses listed above with a grade of "C" or better, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the twelfth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 76 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 40 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 18 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 113, College Reading, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 12 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.

Transfer Guides:

ASU - 2001/2002
ASU Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - 2000/2001
ASU Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education - 2000/2001
ASU - 1999/2000
ASU Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Areas of Concentration) - 1999/2000
ASU Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education - 1999/2000
ASU - 1998/1999
ASU Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Areas of Concentration) - 1998/1999
ASU Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education - 1998/1999

NAU - 2001/2002
NAU - 2000/2001
NAU - 1999/2000
NAU - 1998/1999

U of A Theatre Arts - 2001/2002
U of A Theatre Arts-Musical Theatre - 2001/2002
U of A Theatre Arts Education - 2001/2002
U of A Theatre Production - 2001/2002
U of A - 2000/2001
U of A Theatre Arts-Musical Theatre - 2000/2001
U of A Theatre Arts Education - 2000/2001
U of A Theatre Production - 2000/2001
U of A - 1999/2000
U of A Theatre Arts-Musical Theatre - 1999/2000
U of A Theatre Arts Education - 1999/2000
U of A Theatre Production - 1999/2000
U of A - 1998/1999
U of A Theatre Arts-Musical Theatre - 1998/1999
U of A Theatre Arts Education - 1998/1999
U of A Theatre Production - 1998/1999