Otterbein is a small liberal arts university, but if you are an MT or an Acting major, you only have one (required) gen ed per term. I seriously can’t imagine taking too many more classes than what is required . . . their days are extremely jam-packed.
Here’s a four-year academic plan from Otterbein. Please note the date on this as things may have changed: http://www.otterbein.edu/Files/pdf/theatre/Sample%20MTD%202013.pdf
Take a look at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. Its just outside of Myrtle Beach.
They offer BFA’s in Acting, Musical Theatre and Physical Theatre as well as a solid liberal arts education.
Here is a link to their website.
http://www.coastal.edu/theatre/
Question- differences between U of Arts and Muhlenburg- trying to decide which one i should add to my list.
Muhlenburg is a small, very well regarded liberal arts college (LAC) that is rated “Very Difficult” to get into by CollegeData.com and is ranked fairly highly by US News (#64 among LAC’s). It has a beautiful, traditional college campus in a small city. The MT program is non-audition, but you can audition for scholarships. The theatre program is quite large for a school of its size and receives considerable attention from the school. The MT program at Muhlenburg is a BA.
UArts is a visual and performing arts conservatory located in the heart of the Philadelphia arts district. It has a non-traditional, urban campus focused on pre-professional Fine Arts training. It is an audition-based program that is competitive for entry. The MT program at U Arts is a BFA.
Both schools are about the same size in terms of number of students.
As well, Muhlenberg doesn’t truly have a MT degree program. However, a student can easily piece together MT training between the theater, music, and dance courses available. They also stage musicals.
Are they easier to get into than say Ithaca or Emerson or Montclair?
It’s different @BeccaW444. It is easier to be part of the theatre program because there is no audition. Auditions are for scholarship $ only. But I would say it is a more difficult admit academically than Ithaca and Montclair and possible even Emerson.
Elon is a BFA, with gen Ed requirements.
@beccaw444 – Muhlenburg is an academically competitive admit, and they take demonstrated interest into account in the admissions decision making process. So, as vvnstar says, it is just different.
UARTS is a conservatory program and is as artistically selective as Ithaca, Emerson, and Montclair (as well as other schools… but, those were the three you mentioned specifically in post #26)
Florida State University is a BFA with a strong liberal studies foundation.