The Theatre Department at Indiana University Southeast gives students the opportunity in both performance and technical concentrations to leave the department with a full grasp of not only their own area of expertise, but of theatre as a whole. Upon graduation, students will have an understanding of their talents and the skills they will need to continue to improve to achieve their goals.

The Theatre Department provides students with the knowledge and skills to grapple with issues of integrity, ethics and the relationship between life in the theatre and the “outside world” in terms of self expression, responsibility, and involvement in making positive contributions to society as a whole.

Student Learning Goals

1. Students will communicate effectively in speaking and writing. They will become proficient delivering public presentations, working in group situations, and interacting interpersonally. Students will also learn to write effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences.
2. Students will think logically and critically. Theatre students should be proficient in the following: developing problem-solving approaches, conducting research, analyzing evidence and sources of evidence, distinguishing between sound and fallacious reasoning, and analyzing and evaluating texts and messages.
3. Students will possess an in-depth knowledge of the field of theatre. This will include major theoretical foundations in theatre. Students will also be able to utilize such information in practical applications of the theories and concepts.
4. Students will function effectively in a culturally diverse community and a global society.

Major/Department Policies

The following policies apply to the tracks in Theatre and Theatre Business

• GPA: All required core courses in the Theatre track must be completed with a minimum grade of C or higher.
• Graduation Requirements: All Baccalaureate degrees offered by IU Southeast requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and a minimum of 30 credit hours of upper level coursework (300-level or above). No more than 64 credit hours earned in accredited junior/community colleges may be applied towards a Baccalaureate degree. The University Residency Requirement dictates that students must complete no less than 26 credit hours at IU Southeast during their senior year and no less than 10 credit hours of coursework in the major field of study. Students must complete all General Education and Bachelor of Arts requirements.  For a major in Theatre/Theatre Business, students must complete all courses listed in the program's degree plan. Further, the Department also must approve all transfer credits into the major.
• Transfer credits (Resident, Transfer, and Returning Students): Students who originally enrolled at IU Southeast, who have completed the requirements for admission into the Theatre program, and who have been continuously enrolled at IU Southeast (no more than three consecutive semesters without enrolling at IUS) are considered resident students. A student transferring from another university, or changes majors within IU Southeast, will be considered a resident student and will be covered by resident student guidelines.  Students who have not enrolled at IU Southeast for four or more consecutive semesters are considered returning students. 
• Policies for Accepting Transfer Credit:  Department of Theatre policy for those transferring core courses:

• • Prerequisites for core courses must be met (either by completing the course[s] at IU Southeast or through transfer credit from another university) before a student may enroll in the core course.
  • All of the core courses must be completed either by taking the appropriate course, or through substitution via a comparable course transferred from another institution or department.
  • The authority to decide which, if any, courses will be accepted for transfer credit will rest with the student's advisor (with the consent of the faculty of the Theatre Department). The student's advisor may require a syllabus or some other evidence of a course's suitability for transfer credit before a decision is made.
  • Students may not use correspondence courses in theatre for academic credit.
  • Students may take one theatre course through Metroversity per year, totaling no more than 4 Metroversity courses.
  • Transfer students must also meet the distribution and graduation requirements as they appear in the IU Southeast Bulletin.

• Returning Students: Returning students must meet the distribution and major requirements as outlined in the IU Southeast Bulletin for the term in which they re-enroll.  Core courses completed more than five years prior to re-enrollment will be accepted for credit on a case by case basis to be determined by the Department of Theatre faculty.  All students (resident, transfer, and returning) must meet the B.A. requirements for distribution and major courses outlined in the IU Southeast Bulletin.

University policies: Students must adhere to all university policies and rules as described in the IU Southeast Bulletin in effect when a student enrolls in the university.

Scholarships/Awards

The Rasmussen Scholarship

The Rasmussen Awards are funded by an endowment given to Indiana University Southeast by Mrs. Naomi K. Rasmussen of New Albany, Indiana. The Indiana University Foundation holds the fund in trust, and a percentage of the fund’s earnings are awarded annually to exceptional students in the performing arts.

The Rasmussen Awards are intended to strengthen and support the performing arts at Indiana University Southeast by offering talented students monetary assistance for full participation in musical, theatrical, and/or dance performing groups.

Award amounts vary with each student. Students who qualify will be awarded funds which may cover tuition and fees for up to 30 credit hours per academic year. Awards are given on a year-to-year basis. A student in good standing who has fulfilled previous award obligations may apply each year for the award. Please be aware, however, that these awards are competitive.

Qualifications: Students who receive this award will be selected on the basis of their past participation and success in theatrical production or performance, their grades, the strength of their recommendations, their audition and/or portfolio presentation, and their commitment to participation in a broad range of theatre.

Complete information, including audition dates and times, may be found on the Theatre Department web page (https://www.ius.edu/theatre).

Degree/Certificate Requirements

See “General Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast” and “General Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree.”

General Education Component

Applicable to all Theatre tracks

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or prerequisites for course work in the school/major.

Theatre Concentration

BA Distribution Component

Students must complete each of the following core requirements. Students may substitute THTR-T 320 Acting III for the THTR-T 220 Acting II course with permission of theatre faculty.

Core Program

Major Specific Requirements 

Nine (9) credit hours must be selected from courses in theatre electives. These electives must be from the 200-400 Level.

Three (3) credit hour Senior Capstone Experience and Portfolio Review: Junior level theatre-track majors must schedule a capstone experience to be completed during their senior year of study with a member of the theatre faculty.

See theatre web site (https://www.ius.edu/theatre) for capstone requirements.

Electives

Capstone

Theatre Business Concentration

BA Distribution Component

Core Program

Major Specific Requirements

Students must choose one of the following:

Specific Requirements for Concentration

Students must take six (6) credit hours of electives from the recommended list below:

Advertising courses in communication studies may also be used to fulfill the elective requirement.

Three (3) credit hour Senior Capstone Experience and Portfolio Review: Junior level theatre-track majors must schedule a capstone experience to be completed during their senior year of study with a member of the theatre faculty.

See theatre web site (https://www.ius.edu/theatre) for capstone requirement

Electives

Capstone