<p>you are absolutely right. that is how it works and i'm sure those things happen just as you describe, so you have to really work at it to get those classes you want. but, for the sake of a little more info, let me add, that, in talking with mary mowry who does the scheduling, she tells me that generally, not always, but, generally, there's room in the classes for non majors. you may not get the teacher you prefer or may not even get the class in the time or semester that you'd choose, but, i think, if you work at it, you can do a pretty good job. now, those things may be changing as the programs grow, but that's been the history.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that dance majors are also frequently cast in the musicals at OCU. I'm not sure if they ever are cast in any role other than chorus.
Dance majors take voice and acting classes but I have no idea if they take classes with the MT students.</p>
<p>Just wanted to clarify something said earlier: theory/ear-training classes actually do transfer at OCU (mine did). Then again, I took those classes at UNT (renowned for its music school).</p>
<p>thanks shauna, i suspect many would transfer, but it is important to note that you have to be careful about that. you just have to look at each situation and try to make sure your coursework is going to work for you.</p>
<p>Yes..Happy Days. Dance students are very often cast in OCU musicals. As are some theater performance students. All of these majors are related to musical theater so that's not odd (in fact, the OCU dance school was originally under the direction of the music school until sometime in the 1980's). We were talking about other non-performance related majors like History, Economics and such.</p>
<p>And razorback, you're very right about checking what will transfer. I had previous theory training at a major community college and it was not accepted for transfer to OCU.</p>
<p>ocuMTinfo--</p>
<p>Not to overanalyze a detail, but might it have been because of the level of the class? For instance, at UNT (and at OCU, I believe, although please correct me if I am wrong) there is a "beginning" theory course one must take (or place out of) before taking Theory I and Aural Skills I. The beginning class didn't transfer, but Theory I and Aural Skills I did. I hope you didn't have to re-take anything! :-(</p>
<p>Anyway, I guess the moral of the story is to triple check. I had one (gen ed) class that I thought for sure would transfer but it looks like it is iffy, and many that I could very well not have taken at all...by the time I graduate I will have taken three gen ed fine arts courses in addition to having a music degree (AP in high school, one at UNT, and one at OCU)! LOL Ah well, I guess that comes with the transfer territory. Never underestimate the power of summer school...oh, and I suppose that is another thing. Be sure you don't max out your credit transfer limit, because schools count AP credit toward class credit and if you have a lot of APs that can accrue quickly. (UNT gave me 14 credits for Spanish AP! Holy moly.)</p>
<p>Okay, enough off-topic rambling for me.</p>
<p>ocuMTinfo, I look forward to seeing you in the fall!</p>
<p>well, i, too, don't want to overwork a topic, but to clarify for info to be correct, all majors can audition for all productions at ocu. granted, it will be the rare case that one is cast who is not in a performing field. but, if they are the best for the part, they certainly will be cast. </p>
<p>and re: the credits......anytime you transfer, you're bound to lost some hours. all the schools' curriculums are going to be slightly different and it's almost impossible to predict what to take at the first school unless you know for sure, in advance, what school you'll be transferring to.</p>