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2025-2026 College Catalog 
  
2025-2026 College Catalog

Theatre Arts, A.A. - Design or Technology Concentration


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Program Code: F.THE.AA.DES

Graduation requirement: 60 credit hours

Students preparing to transfer to a four-year college in Theatre Arts will find that the A.A. degree curriculum prepares them to complete a baccalaureate degree.

Students may choose to focus on either performance or design. Performance emphasizes acting, voice, and movement; design emphasizes the role of art and design in theatre. Both concentrations immerse students in the foundational studies of theatre arts and provide a wide range of experiences both on stage and back stage.

Transfer admission is competitive and completion of this program alone does not guarantee admission either to the baccalaureate program or to upper-division theatre courses. Students should plan their transfer programs with a theatre faculty advisor and the catalog of the four-year college or university they plan to attend.

For more information, see parkland.edu/theatrearts.

Program Notes


Recommended courses are designed to facilitate completion of the A.A. degree and transfer into a four-year college or university with junior standing in a chosen academic path.

Recommended General Education Courses


The following courses are recommended to fulfill General Education requirements for this degree:

Recommended Elective Courses


The following courses are recommended as options to fulfill general electives for this degree:

Graduation Requirements for the Associate in Arts Degree


General Education Core Curriculum: 38 credit hours


Note: One course taken in Humanities, Fine Arts, or Social/Behavioral Sciences must be a Non-Western culture course.

Communications: 3 courses (9 credit hours)

Take all three:

Social/Behavioral Sciences: 3 courses (9 credit hours)

Humanities and Fine Arts: 3 courses (9 credit hours)

Mathematics: 1 course (3 credit hours)

Physical and Life Sciences: 2 courses (8 credit hours)

Liberal Arts and Sciences: 3 credit hours


Take one:

General Elective Courses: 19 credit hours


Choose general elective courses to meet the 60 credit hour graduation requirement. If LAS 188  was chosen above, 22 hours of general elective courses will be needed to reach 60 total credit hours.

General electives include any transfer-focused courses (courses with an even middle number such as MGT 101 or ART 121).

Students should work with their advisor to choose electives that match their interests and transfer plans.  Some four-year universities prefer transfer students to complete specific coursework.  Contact the Academic Advising office for assistance with course planning.

Suggested Full-time Sequence


The following sequence includes recommended general education/elective courses.  If the desired course is not available that semester, choose a different general education/elective course.

1st Semester (Fall)


2nd Semester (Spring)


Summer


  • Social/Behavioral Sciences elective
  • Life Sciences elective

3rd Semester (Fall)


4th Semester (Spring)


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