Musical Theatre Double Major

EmsDad
Wed, 14 Dec 2016 03:28:16 +0000

You can double major at Western Michigan, but, since it is a BFA MT program, it will take you an additional year to fit in the extra hours unless you have: lots of AP credits or dual credits that are accepted and/or attend summer school (which will enable you to get in-state tuition if you attend both sessions in one summer and do a few other things). You will also have to take more than 15 hours per semester, which will increase your tuition costs. WMU does offer some courses online which you can take in the summer without being on campus, or during the regular year without having to attend class (which may help you fit the hours around your BFA schedule). It will also help if you can place out of introductory Music Theory. Finally, it also helps if you have had pretty extensive acting training and some piano, which will ease the burden a little in your first couple of years of acting and music theory classes.

I should also note that my d’s friends who are attempting this admit that it is pretty tough to pull off.