East Carolina University

Transfer Guide

East Carolina University
Theatre Arts, BFA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Concentration(s): Educational Theatre
Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

To apply to ECU as a transfer student:

  • Complete, or have in progress, a minimum of 24 transferable college-level courses
  • Have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for all college-level coursework attempted

To apply for this major, students must complete a video audition. For more information, click here.

It will take approximately 3 years to finish this major after transfer to ECU.

Contact:

School of Theatre & Dance Advising
sotdadvising@ecu.edu

Revised: February, 2025

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

There is not a foreign language requirement for this major.

Major-Specific Course Recommendations:

Students are encouraged to build the North Carolina Community College (NCCC) course recommendations below into the associate degree to best prepare for the intended university and major.

Recommended NCCC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 ENGL 1100: Foundations of College Writing English Composition Required Course
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENGL 2201: Writing About the Disciplines English Composition Required Course
SOC 225: Social Diversity 3 SOCI 1010: Race, Gender, Class Additional General Education Courses Required Course
HEA 110: Personal Health/Wellness 3 HLTH 1000: Health in Modern Society & KINE 1000: Lifetime Phys Act and Fit Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
DRA 130: Acting I 3 THEA 1010: Intro to Acting l Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
DRA 140: Stagecraft I 3 THEA 2001: Theatre Technology & THEA 2011: Theatre Technology Lab Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
DRA 211: Theatre History I 3 THEA 2035: Theatre History-Lit l Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
DRA 212: Theatre History II 3 THEA 3035: Theatre History-Literature II Additional General Education Courses Suggested Course
DRA 120: Voice for Performance 3 THEA 2015: Intro to Voice and Speech Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
DRA 131: Acting II 3 THEA 1020: Intro to Acting ll Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course

Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:

In addition to major-specific course recommendations above, students should work with a community college advisor to select additional community college courses to fulfill the remaining associate degree requirements identified below.

Recommended NCCC Course Credit
Hours		 University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled		 University Requirement Fulfilled
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Math General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 COAD 1XXX: College Transfer Success Academic Transition Elective

Additional Information From East Carolina University:

General Education waiver information, for students completing an AA, AS, AATP, or ASTP, can be found on our Transfer Hub.

ECU does not have a transfer credit limit.

  • A minimum of 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree and at least 50 percent of the total hours required in the major must be completed through enrollment in East Carolina University.

New updates of ECU's Undergraduate Catalog are published in July each year. For the most up to date information, visit https://registrar.ecu.edu.

For more transfer information, visit ECU’s Transfer Hub, https://transfer.ecu.edu.

If you have room in your electives, you may also take DRA 141 before transfer.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours		 University Course Notes
THEA 2011: Theatre Technology Lab 1
THEA 2012: Theatre Design Lab 1
THEA 2035: Theatre History-Lit l 3

WI
THEA 2075: Script Analysis 3
THEA 1020: Intro to Acting ll 3
THEA 2006: The Art of Make-up 2
THEA 2010: Acting Studio I 3

Choose THEA 2010 or THEA 3050: Advanced Acting I.
THEA 2015: Intro to Voice and Speech 3
THEA 2020: Acting Studio II 3

Choose THEA 2020 or THEA 3060: Advanced Acting II.
THEA 3035: Theatre History-Literature II 3

Choose THEA 3035 or THEA 3055:Global History of Music in Theatre.
THEA 4040: Directing I 3
THEA 2030: Drama in Education 3
THEA 3030: Theatre for Young Audiences 3
THEA 3041: Curric Planning for Thea Arts 3
THEA 3300: Playwrit & Drama Lit Youmg Aud 3

WI
THEA 3604: Theatre for Social Change 3
THEA 4065: Stage Management I 3
THEA 4066: Theatre Management 3
EDTC 4001: Technology in Education 2
EDUC 3200: Foundations of American Educ 3

May take EDU 216 at a NCCCS institution.
EDUC 4400: Found Schl Lrng, Motv, Assessm 3

Take EDUC 4400 or PSYC 4305: Educational Psychology.
READ 3990: Teach Reading in Secondry Sch 2
SPED 4010: Effect Instr Inclusive Class 2
THEA 2123: Early Exp for the Pros Teacher 1
THEA 4323: Teaching Theatre Arts K-12 3
THEA 4324: Internship in Theatre Educ 10
THEA 4325: Internship: Theater Educ 1
Choose 6 hours: 6

Choose 6 hours from:

  •     DNCE 1001 - Fundamentals of Ballet
  •     DNCE 1014 - Tap I
  •     DNCE 1114 - Beginning Ballet I
  •     DNCE 1116 - Beginning Jazz I
  •     DNCE 1124 - Beginning Ballet II
  •     DNCE 1126 - Beginning Jazz II
  •     DNCE 2024 - Tap II
  •     THEA 2017 - Movement for Actors
THEA 3000: Theatre Performance 3