Academic Catalog

Theatre Arts (AA-T)

Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/theatre/

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER (AA-T)

Students wishing to earn the Associate of Arts Degree for Transfer in Theater Arts must complete the 18.5-19 units described below, the California State University General Education Breath pattern (Plan B) or the Inter-Segmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern (Plan C), and additional transfer level electives as needed for a total of 60 transferable semester units. Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 and earn a grade of C or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis. Upon completion of the Associate of Arts Degree for Transfer in Theater Arts, students will have qualified coursework for transfer into the California State University System with a general education and lower division theatre arts background that will enable them to directly transition into the CSU upper division theatre courses required for their four-year degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

  • Students conduct themselves safely in a backstage environment.
  • Students identify the stage acting areas.
  • Students integrate the technical aspects of a production into a play.
  • Students participate in the mounting of a college theatrical production.
  • Students recognize the importance of teamwork in working on theatrical production.
  • Students recognize the value and uniqueness of the actor-audience relationship.
  • Students recognize theatre as a collaborative form of art.

Program Requirements

Code Number Course Title Units
Required Core
TH 101Introduction to the Theatre3.0
or TH 102 History of the Classical Theatre
TH 110Fundamentals of Acting3.5
Select one of the following:3.0
Rehearsal and Performance for the Minor Role
and Rehearsal and Performance for the Supporting Role (3)
Rehearsal and Performance for the Leading Roles (3)
Stage Crew Activity
and Technical Production (3)
List A
Select a minimum of 9-9.5 units from the following:9.0-9.5
Intermediate Acting to Characterization (3.5)
Script Analysis (3.5)
Stage Lighting (3)
Costuming for the Stage (3)
Stage Make-Up
Theatre Stagecraft (3)
Total Units18.5-19

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

  • Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses,
  • Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0,
  • Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major, and
  • Completion of IGETC and/or CSU GE-Breadth.