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ASSOCIATE DEGREE & TRANSFER DEGREE


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Theater, Associate in Arts Degree

version 2025/26 (Academic Plan E002450C) (with Dance Department)
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Our primary AA degree provides professional theatrical training to prepare students to enter the entertainment field or transfer to a four year institution. It is a rigorous two years program where students learn valuable skills in the major areas of Theater, with emphases in either Act­ing, Technical Theater, Costuming, or Dance. The program is designed for the student who recognizes the social and occupational value of this training.

Program Learning Outcomes:

  • -Achieve competency in a theater work environment, either in production or performance.
  • -Synthesize the historical and philosophical context of theater arts to broaden individual perspective

Required Core Courses

CORE REQUIREMENTS: 21-22 UNITS
 

Complete five courses from the following:

  • THEATER 100 Introduction to the Theater – 3 units
  • THEATER 260 Acting Fundamentals – 3 units
  • OR
  • THEATER 270 Beginning Acting – 3 units
  • TECTHTR 323 Stage Management – 3 units
  • TECTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production – 2 units
  • TECTHTR 350 Make-up for Theatre – 3 units
  

Choose one course from the following:

  • THEATER 101 Acting in History and in Style – 3 units
  • THEATER 110 History of the World Theater – 3 units
  • THEATER 114 Script Analysis – 3 units
  • THEATER 121 Chicano Theater – 3 units
  • OR
  • CHICANO 030 Chicano Theater – 3 units
  • THEATER 123 Theater for Social Justice – 3 units
  • THEATER 259 The Arts in the Community – 3 units
  • DANCEST 457 Dance Perspectives and Appreciation – 3 units

Choose one course from the following:

  • THEATER 130 Playwriting – 3 units
  • THEATER 225 Beginning Direction – 3 units
  • DANCEST 452 Introduction to Choreography – 2 units

Choose one course from the following:

  • THEATER 205 Actor’s Orientation to Professional Theater – 2 units
  • TECTHTR 305 Orientation to Technical Careers in Entertainment – 2 units

Subtotal: 21-22 units  

ELECTIVE COURSES - LIST A (PRODUCTION PRACTICUM) - SELECT AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES: 2 - 5 UNITS
Note: Courses that appear in more than one elective category can only be used once   

 
  • THEATER 226 Directors Project Practicum – 2 units
    THEATER 232 Play Production – 2 units
    THEATER 235 Play Production and Company Performance – 5 units
    THEATER 251 Theater in the Community: Tour for Children – 2 units
    THEATER 252 Children’s Theater: Production & Methods Practicum – 2 units
    THEATER 256 Theater in the Community: Tour for Seniors – 2 units
    THEATER 257 Inter-Generational Theater: Production & Methods Practicum – 2 units
    THEATER 293 Rehearsals and Performances – 3 units
    THEATER 921 Cooperative Education - Theater – 2 units
    TECTHTR 348 Stage Management Practicum – 2 units
    TECTHTR 701 Shakespeare Festival Workshop 1 – 2 units
    TECTHTR 702* Shakespeare Festival Workshop 2 – 2 units
    TECTHTR 703* Shakespeare Festival Workshop 3 – 2 units
    TECTHTR 704* Shakespeare Festival Workshop 4 – 2 units
    TECTHTR 921 Cooperative Education - Technical Stage Production – 2 units
    DANCEST 820 Dance Staging and Methods – 4 units
    DANCEST 821* Dance Staging and Methods – 4 units
    DANCEST 822* Dance Rehearsals and Performances I – 1 unit
    DANCEST 823* Dance Rehearsals and Performances II – 1 unit
        
Subtotal: 2-5 units

ELECTIVE COURSES - LIST B (TECHNICAL PRACTICUM) - SELECT AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES: 2 - 5 UNITS

Note: Courses that appear in more than one elective category can only be used once.
                                   
  • THEATER 235 Play Production and Company Performance - 5 units
  • TECTHTR 340 Technical Theater Practicum - 3 units
  • TECTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 343 Scenery Practicum - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 344 Props Practicum - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 346 Lighting Practicum - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 347 Sound Practicum - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 348 Stage Management Practicum - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 349-1 House Management Practicum I - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 349-2* House Management Practicum II - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 349-3* House Management Practicum III - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 351 Applied Makeup Design - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 355 Make-Up Practicum - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 361 Applied Costume Design - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 371 Applied Lighting Design - 2 units
  • TECTHTR 381 Applied Scenic Design - 2 units
  • DANCEST 814 Dance Production I - 2 units
  • DANCEST 815* Dance Production II - 2 units
  • DANCEST 816* Dance Production III - 2 units
      
Subtotal: 2-5 units

ELECTIVE COURSES - LIST C - SELECT YOUR EMPHASIS FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS -ACTING, TECHNICAL, COSTUME, DANCE- AND COMPLETE COURSES/UNITS SPECIFIED:

Note: Courses that appear in more than one elective category can only be used once.

ACTING EMPHASIS: MINIMUM 10-11


Complete three courses from the following:
  • THEATER 272* Intermediate Applied Acting — 3 units
  • THEATER 240 Voice Articulation for the Theater — 3 units
  • THEATER 265 Movement for the Actor — 2 units

Choose one course from the following: 2-3

  • THEATER 244 Voice and Articulation for Performance – 3 units
  • THEATER 246 Dialects for the Actor – 3 units
  • THEATER 273* Advanced Acting – 2 units
  • THEATER 278 Film and Television Acting – 3 units
  • THEATER 283 Musical Theater Audition Workshop – 3 units

Subtotal: 10-11 units

TECHNICAL EMPHASIS: MINIMUM 12


Complete this course

  • TECTHTR 300 Stagecraft – 3 units

Choose one or two courses from the following:

  • TECTHTR 315 Introduction to Design for Theater – 3 units
  • TECTHTR 370 Lighting Design for Theater – 3 units

Choose one or two courses from the following:

  • TECTHTR 313 Scenic Art for Theater – 3 units
  • TECTHTR 314* Advanced Scenic Art for Theater – 3 units
  • TECTHTR 330 Sound Design for Theatre – 3 units
  • TECTHTR 372* Advanced Lighting Design – 3 units
  • TECTHTR 380 Scenic Design for Theatre – 3 units
  • TECTHTR 382 Sketching and Rendering for Design – 3 units
  • TECTHTR 384 Computer Drafting for Theater – 3 units
     
Subtotal: minimum 12 units

COSTUME EMPHASIS: MINIMUM 12


Complete both courses:

TECTHTR 360 Costume Design for Theatre – 3 units
TECTHTR 367 Costume and Fashion History – 3 units

Choose one or two courses from the following:

TECTHTR 363 Costume Crafts, Dye, and Fabric Printing – 3 units
TECTHTR 364 Costume Sewing and Pattern Making – 3 units

Choose one or two courses from the following:

TECTHTR 365 Historical Costume Sewing and Pattern Making – 3 units
TECTHTR 366 Fantasy Costume Sewing and Pattern Making – 3 units

Subtotal: minimum 12 units 

DANCE EMPHASIS: MINIMUM 10

 

Complete these courses:

  • DANCETQ 111 Ballet Techniques I – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 112* Ballet Techniques II – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 121 Jazz Dance Techniques I – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 122* Jazz Dance Techniques II – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 141 Modern Dance Techniques I – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 142* Modern Dance Techniques II – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 535 Dance Team Techniques I – 2 units

Choose two courses from the following:

  • DANCEST 826 Dance Performance Company – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 113* Ballet Techniques III – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 114* Ballet Techniques IV – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 171 Hip-Hop Dance Techniques I – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 211 Tap Dance Techniques I – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 321 Social Dance I – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 411 Salsa Casino I – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 570 Conditioning for Dance Team Techniques – 1 unit
  • DANCETQ 571* Conditioning for Dance Team Techniques II – 1 unit
  • DANCESP 491 Special Topics in Dance I – 1 unit
  • DANCESP 492* Special Topics in Dance II – 1 unit

Subtotal: minimum 12 units
ELECTIVES: COMPLETE ADDITIONAL DEGREE APPLICABLE UNITS, IF NEEDED TO REACH 60 UNITS.

LACCD GENERAL EDUCATION PLAN 27 

Associate in Arts in Theatre Arts for Transfer

version 2025/26 (Academic Plan E033641G)
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Students completing the Associate in Arts in Theatre Arts for Transfer Degree will have satisfied the lower division major preparation for bachelor’s degrees in similar majors as determined by California State University (CSU) cam­puses and are guaranteed admission with junior status to the California State University system, although not to a particular campus or major. Students can use the website ADT Search by CSU Campus to find CSU campuses that accept ADT degrees as being similar to their bachelor’s degree majors: https://www.calstate.edu/apply/transfer/ Pages/associate-degree-for-transfer-major-and-cam­pus-search.aspx.

To earn an Associate Degree for Transfer, students must complete 60 semester units (90 quarter units) of course­work that is transferable to the California State Univer­sity with an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher, and also complete each of the following requirements:

  • -Major/Area of Emphasis: A minimum of 18 semes­ter units (27 quarter units) of coursework, with a C or higher earned in each course or P if taken on a Pass/ No Pass basis, as required by the Los Angeles Com­munity College District (LACCD) (Title 5 §55062).

  • -General Education: Completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) course requirements, with a C or higher earned for each course or P if taken on a Pass/No Pass basis (34 semester/45 quarter units).

  • -Residency: A minimum of 12 semester units must be completed within the LACCD (Title 5 §55062).


Program Learning Outcomes:

  • -Achieve competency in a theater work environment, either in production or performance.
  • -Synthesize the historical and philosophical context of theater arts to broaden individual perspective.
 

REQUIRED CORE COURSES

  • THEATER 100 Introduction to Theater (3 units)
OR
  • THEATER 110 History of the World Theater (3 units)
  • THEATER 260 Acting Fundamentals (3 units)
OR
  • THEATER 270 Beginning Acting (3 units)
Subtotal: 6 units

SELECT 3 UNITS FROM:


Rehearsal Performance Production

  • THEATER 293 Rehearsals and Performances (3 units)

OR

Technical Theatre in Production

  • TECTHTR 340 Technical Theater Practicum (3 units)
    TECTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production (2 units)
    TECTHTR 343 Scenery Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 344 Props Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 346 Lighting Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 347 Sound Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 348 Stage Management Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 349-1 House Management Practicum I (2 units)
    TECTHTR 349-2* House Management Practicum II (2 units)
    TECTHTR 349-3* House Management Practicum III (2 units)
    TECTHTR 355 Makeup Practicum (2 units)

Subtotal: 3 units

LIST A: SELECT THREE COURSES (9 units)


  • TECTHTR 300 Stagecraft (3 units)
    TECTHTR 315 Introduction to Design for Theater (3 units)
    TECTHTR 350 Make-up for Theater (3 units)
    TECTHTR 360 Costume Design for Theatre (3 units)
    TECTHTR 370 Lighting Design for Theater (3 units)
    THEATER 114 Script Analysis (3 units)
    THEATER 272* Intermediate Applied Acting (3 units)

Subtotal: 9 units

MAY SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED CORE COURSES NOT ALREADY USED  (3 units)


Rehearsal Performance Production

  • THEATER 293 Rehearsals and Performances III (3 units)

OR
Technical Theatre in Production

  • TECTHTR 340 Technical Theater Practicum (3 units)
    TECTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production (2 units)
    TECTHTR 343 Scenery Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 344 Props Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 346 Lighting Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 347 Sound Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 348 Stage Management Practicum (2 units)
    TECTHTR 349-1 House Management Practicum I (2 units)
    TECTHTR 349-2* House Management Practicum II (2 units)
    TECTHTR 349-3* House Management Practicum III (2 units)
    TECTHTR 355 Makeup Practicum (2 units)

Subtotal: 3 units

Complete additional CSU units, if needed, to reach 60 CSU transferable units

Cal-GETC Pattern Total: 60 units

* This course has a prerequisite.


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