Northern Arizona University - Department of Theatre

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Theatre Advising

Advising Worksheet

All incoming freshman students are advised by the Gateway Success Center and continue to be advised by the center for his/her first three terms at NAU. During the third term the student advising files are transferred to the department and the student is assigned a theatre faculty advisor.

The coursework for the first three terms should be as follows:

TERM ONE
course	UNITS	course title	requirement	notes
TH 122, TH 123 or TH 124	3	Lighting and Sound Technology Stagecraft Costume Construction	Major Major Major	One of three classes required in first term
TH 113	1	Beginning Production Workshop	Major
TH 130 or TH 135	3	Script Analysis Acting I	Major Major	One of two classes required in first term
ENG 105	4	Critical Reading & Writing	Liberal Studies: FNRQ	Placement required
MAT 114	3	Quantitative Reasoning	Liberal Studies: FNRQ	Placement required
FYE 101	1	First Year Experience	Elective	Strongly recommended for all majors

TERM TWO
course	UNITS	course title	requirement	notes
TH 122, TH 123 or TH 124	3	Lighting and Sound Technology Stagecraft Costume Construction	Major Major Major	One of three classes required in second term
TH 113	1	Beginning Production Workshop	Major
TH 130 or TH 135	3	Script Analysis Acting I	Major Major
Distribution	3		Liberal Studies	AHI, SAS or SPW
Distribution	3		Liberal Studies	AHI, SAS or SPW
Minor	3		Minor

TERM THREE
course	UNITS	course title	requirement	notes
TH 113	1	Beginning Production Workshop	Major
TH 202, TH 204 or TH 263	3	Basic Costume Design Basic Scene Design Basic Stage Lighting	Major Major Major
Minor or Focus	3	Design & Tech. or Performance	Major	Theatre (BA & BS) requires a minor and focus; Theatre Studies and Theatre Ed. require only a minor
Minor or Focus	3	Design & Tech. or Performance	Major	Theatre (BA & BS) requires a minor and focus; Theatre Studies and Theatre Ed. require only a minor
Distribution	3		Liberal Studies: CU	BA requires modern language

Theatre Emphases/Programs

Theatre Faculty Academic Advisors

During the third term the student advising files are transferred to the department and the student is assigned a theatre faculty advisor. Often students will establish a relationship with one particular faculty member. At anytime in the students career a student my request a re-assignment to a different advisor. To so you need to get the permission from the new advisor, fill out a change of advisor form and turn the signed form into the Department of Theatre office.

Theatre faculties have had a long standing practice of maintaining an open door policy. The faculty serve as both academic advisors and mentors to the students. As students face the challenges of academic life they are counseled to speak with their faculty advisors regularly. Even if students are well acquainted with his/her personal degree progress and the term to term needs and requirements, we require all students to contact their advisors at pre-registration time to verify degree progress, update personal data and get advising holds removed.

Department of Theatre
PO Box 6040
Building 37/Room 120
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011

Phone: (928) 523-3781
Fax: (928) 523-5111
Theatre@nau.edu