<p>We were in much the same situation when my son was auditioning. He is a strong student and we were kind of adamant about him getting a strong outside-the-major education. </p>
<p>Why? With such an unpredictable career outlook, we felt it would be smart for him to have a core cirriculum under his belt, so that he could get another degree (such as education or business) with just one or two more years of school if he chose to do so later. We explored double-majoring, but found that most BFA schedules make it almost impossible to double-major.</p>
<p>So, with that criteria in hand, we went in search of BFA programs where the university requires at least 25-30%of the credits are taken in main-stream college core classes.
This meant searching through the actual online course catalogs CAREFULLY (as KatMT suggests). What we found was that most of the BFA programs had minimal, if any, classes outside the major - and even if it said that you had an English elective, you had to choose from things like “English for the Theatre” which are still within the major.</p>
<p>However, we did find a few, and luckily within driving distance…(we live in Indiana also)…and after a good audition season that offered him several choices, he chose Ball State. He is a sophomore this year, and couldn’t be happier. </p>
<p>As many others will tell you on this site, every kid’s fit is different. I know another MT major from his school who never wanted to see a Math book again, and chose a program where she didn’t have to. You are just starting on your journey to see what a good "fit might be…you are at the right place!</p>