<p>Can I be on the Deans List as Musical Theatre major? Also is is harder toi make the deans list as a musical theatre major?</p>
<p>This may vary from school to school but typically a Dean’s List is based on GPA and anyone from any major can be on it. As well, you can graduate with honors if you have a certain GPA, as my daughter did at NYU as a MT major. This is a general answer to your question but each school may work differently. I don’t see why it is harder to make honors or dean’s list as an MT major. Work hard and achieve good grades if you want to succeed no matter your field of study.</p>
<p>My D is on the dean’s list as a MT major at her college. As soozievt says it doesn’t matter what you’re studying, just work hard.</p>
<p>Northwestern does have a higher GPA required for Theatre majors to make Dean’s List. I forget the exact number but it is somewhat higher.</p>
<p>It’s actually often much easier to make the Dean’s list as a drama major. Let’s face it, getting A’s in theater related classes is not quite as challenging as math or science based majors. Interesting about NU.</p>
<p>actor12, I don’t think it is necessarily so that it is easier to get A’s in theater classes. For one thing, acting, singing, and dance classes are rather subjective forms of grading. Further, I can tell you in my D’s BFA program at Tisch, they were very hard graders in studio and A’s were not so easy to obtain unless someone truly excels. There were rubrics for grading with pretty high standards to meet to obtain an A. An A was not the norm. At graduation, some Tischies graduated with Honors (based on GPA) but many did not. And at a program like hers, there were plenty of academic courses that count toward GPA and the university is a selective one and so the courses are not gut ones.</p>
<p>Copied from theatre thread. Okay- I’m gonna brag right now. The answer is YES! My son was on the Dean’s list at NYU this past fall and he’s a BFA Acting student. The difference, however, is at NYU- Dean’s list is a 3.7! He made all A’s that semester but his GPA was a 3.88. An A counts for 4 points but and A- is 3.7, a B+ is a 3.2, I believe, a B is a 3.0, and a B- is a 2.7. So, in 3 reporting periods, he has only made 2 B+'s and the rest were all A’s and A-'s and his GPA is a 3.688 overall. Thanks for indulging me, it’s just that it’s easier to explain using that example and of course, I’m also very proud. He also told me in the first week of school, the class was told that if you’re here to make an A, you’re in the wrong place- meaning don’t obsess over your grades- you’re here to learn. My son does obsess a bit but he works really hard too. And to what soozievt said- the studio classes are extremely hard to get an A and that grade is worth 8 hours! If you think getting an A in theatre is easy, then NYU is not the place to be!</p>
<p>You definitely can at Syracuse University.</p>
<p>and I totally agree with Soozievt ^, it is definitely not easy to get straight A’s in theatre/dance classes. A great deal of the grading is subjective and the professors say not to worry about your grades. Well this year they decided to use grades to weed out the number of students that wanted to study abroad in London. So grades do matter!</p>
<p>Daughter is on the Dean’s Honor List, a step up from the Dean’s list at her school. She has all A’s and A-'s, and one B in a theater class where they were told outright that Freshman would not get an A. This includes a couple of reasonably challenging Gen Ed requirements. But in all fairness she get did an A in costume shop which I have to think was more about a good attitude and work ethic than any skill in that area. Subjective can help or hurt.</p>
<p>D has to keep a minimum of 3.7 average to keep her honors college scholarships. Dean’s List has to happen for her. So far, so good…</p>
<p>It can happen at Carnegie Mellon. Just not your freshman year.</p>