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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Theatre and Dance (BATD)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
T D 311CPerformance as Public Practice (Major)3
T D Emphasis course (Major)3
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
T D 311DPerformance as a Collaborative Practice (Major)3
T D Emphasis course (Major)3
T D 314MTechnical Theatre (Major)3
Communication (Core) 0103
Mathematics (Core) 0203
3rd Semester
T D 314PProduction Laboratory ( Major)3
T D Emphasis course (Major)3
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
Foreign Language (General Education)6
4th Semester
T D 324PAdvanced Production Laboratory (Major)3
T D Emphasis course (Major)3
T D Emphasis course (Major)3
Foreign Language (General Education)6
5th Semester
T D 324PAdvanced Production Laboratory3
T D Emphasis course (Major)3
T D Emphasis course (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
U.S. History (Core) 0603
6th Semester
Upper-division T D Emphasis course (Major)3
Upper-division T D Emphasis course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
U.S. History (Core) 0303
7th Semester
Upper-division T D Emphasis course (Major)3
Upper-division T D Emphasis course (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
8th Semester
Upper-division T D Emphasis course (Major)3
T D 357TTopics in History, Criticism, and Performance Studies (Major)3
or T D 375H Honors Seminar
General Culture course (General Education)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Free elective (Elective)3
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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