Emphasis Degrees

This is a new award effective Fall 2010.

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN THEATRE
Available at Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, and Richland Colleges

Degree Code: AA.THEATRE

This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to transfer to a four-year college/university with a major in Theatre with a focus in Acting or Technical Theatre. Students planning to continue their Theatre studies as a transfer student should check specific requirements at the transfer institution. This is a general plan and it may not satisfy all the requirements of a specific transfer four-year college/university.

In order to be eligible to receive this AA degree, a student must:

1. Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
2. Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, Speech 1311, 1315 or 1321 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
3. Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C");
4. Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites; and
5. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Students should work closely with faculty and an academic advisor/counselor.

CRITICAL READING AND WRITING
Select EACH of the following:
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required)   CB010
HIST 1301 CB060

SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Select ONE of the following: CB011  
SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321 (a grade of "C" or better required); [FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; CHIN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; CZEC 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; FREN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; GERM 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; GREE 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; ITAL 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; JAPN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; KORE 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; LATI 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; PORT 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; RUSS 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; SGNL 1301, 1302; SPAN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; VIET 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412]

QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Select ONE of the following: CB020  
(a grade of "C" or better required)
MATH 1314/1414, 1316, 1324, 1325/1425, 1332, 1333, 1348, 1350, 1351, 2321/2421, 2342/2442, 2412, 2513, 2414, 2315, 2318/2418, 2320/2420, 2305

WELLNESS AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following: CB090  
DRAM 1330, 1351

QUALITATIVE REASONING, LITERACY, AND RESEARCH
Select the following: CB010  
ENGL 1302    

SELF AND SOCIETY
Select the following: CB080
GOVT 2301

Select ONE of the following: CB070
HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381

Select ONE of the following:  CB060
ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351; COMM 1307; CRIJ 1301, 1307; ECON 2301,2302, 2311; GEOG 1302, 1303, 2312; GOVT 2304, 2311; HIST 2321,2322, 2327; PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316; SOCI 1301, 1306, 2306, 2319, 2336; TECA 1303, 1354

HUMANITY, CREATIVITY, AND THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following: CB050  
DRAM 1310, 2361 or 2366

Select ONE of the following: CB040  
CUST 2370, ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326,2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351; HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319; PHIL 1301, 1304, 1316, 1317, 2303 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2321 [FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; CZEC 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; GREE 2311, 2312; ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; LATI 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312; RUSS 2311, 2312; SPAN 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322, 2323, 2324; VIET 2311, 2312

SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Select TWO of the following: CB030  
ANTH 2401; BIOL 1406, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421; CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425; ENVR 1401, 1402; GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447; PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1407, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426

NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; 1409; BIOL 2420 and 2421; CHEM 1405 and 1406; CHEM 1405 and 1411; CHEM 1406 and 1407; CHEM 1406 and 1411; GEOL 1401 and 1403; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425.

CRITICAL ISSUES IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS
Select the following: CB070  
GOVT 2302

Select ONE from each of the following groups: (8 hours)
I. DRAM 1220 or 1221

II. DRAM 1330* or 1351*

III.DRAM 1310*, 2361*, or 2366*

Based on the area of focus, students should work closely with faculty and advisors to select 8 hours from the following:
DRAM 1120, 1121, 1220*, 1221*, 1242, 1310, 1322, 1323, 1341, 1352, 2120, 2121, 2220, 2331, 2336, 2351, 2352, 2363, 2366*, 2367, 2374.

*NOTE: Courses previously taken cannot be used to satisfy both the Core and a requirement in this group.