<p>CalState Fullerton - Fullerton, CA (non-audition BA Theater arts, then 3 assessments throughout freshman & sophomore year for BFA MT: “The first theatre assessment occurs at the end of the freshman year (for placement in the sophomore level MT curriculum), and one more assessment halfway through the sophomore year (for advancement in both in acting and musical theatre), with then the jury (the audition for formal BFA program admission) at the end of the sophomore year.”</p>
<p>austinMTmom, Chapman is an auditioned BA-to-BFA. Just clearing that up.</p>
<p>Chapman University - Orange, CA (BFA in Theatre Performance, BFA in screen Acting) * enter as BA and audition for BFA in April of freshman year</p>
<p>Columbia College - Chicago, IL (BFA in Acting, Directing, Theatre Design, Musical Theatre, and Playwriting) *audition after completion of 45 credits</p>
<p>Hofstra University - Hempstead, NY (BFA Performance or Production) *audition fall of sophomore year/ </p>
<p>Marshall University - Huntington, WV (BFA Theatre w/ Performance emphasis)</p>
<p>Nebraska Wesleyan - Lincoln, NE (BFA Acting)</p>
<p>North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND (BFA in Theatre Arts w/ Perfomance emphasis)</p>
<p>Ohio University - Athens, OH (BFA Theatre Performance Program) *audition during freshman year</p>
<p>Southwestern University - Georgetown, TX (Theatre BFA - Acting & Directing)</p>
<p>Stephens College - Columbia, MO (BFA Theatre Arts Acting emphasis)</p>
<p>Texas Tech University - Lubbock, TX (BFA Theatre Arts w/Acting concentration) *audition in sophomore year</p>
<p>Tulane University - New Orleans, LA (BFA Acting) *audition in sophomore year</p>
<p>University of Montana - Missoula, MT (BFA Acting)</p>
<p>University of Rhode Island - Kingston, RI (BFA in Acting, Directing, Design and Technology, Stage and Theatre Management, Musical Theatre (major in Acting; minor in vocal performance)</p>
<p>University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS (BFA Acting)</p>
<p>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - (BFA Acting, Costume Production, and Technical Production) *audition after completing gen eds and intro theatre courses (1-2 years)</p>
<p>Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, KY - (BFA Performing Arts w/ Acting emphasis) *audition during third semester</p>
<p>Wichita State University - Wichita, KS (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts: Theatre Performance Concentration)</p>
<p>Chapman University - Orange, CA (BFA in Theatre Performance, BFA in screen Acting) * enter as BA and audition for BFA in April of freshman year</p>
<p>Columbia College - Chicago, IL (BFA in Acting, Directing, Theatre Design, Musical Theatre, and Playwriting) *audition after completion of 45 credits</p>
<p>Hofstra University - Hempstead, NY (BFA Performance or Production) *audition fall of sophomore year</p>
<p>Marshall University - Huntington, WV (BFA Theatre w/ Performance emphasis)</p>
<p>Nebraska Wesleyan - Lincoln, NE (BFA Acting)</p>
<p>North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND (BFA in Theatre Arts w/ Perfomance emphasis)</p>
<p>Ohio University - Athens, OH (BFA Theatre Performance Program) *audition during freshman year</p>
<p>Southwestern University - Georgetown, TX (Theatre BFA - Acting & Directing)</p>
<p>Stephens College - Columbia, MO (BFA Theatre Arts Acting emphasis)</p>
<p>Texas Tech University - Lubbock, TX (BFA Theatre Arts w/Acting concentration) *audition in sophomore year</p>
<p>Tulane University - New Orleans, LA (BFA Acting) *audition in sophomore year</p>
<p>University of Montana - Missoula, MT (BFA Acting) * enter as BA and audition for BFA at end of second year</p>
<p>University of North Carolina Greensboro - Greensboro, NC (BFA in Acting) *enter as BA and audition for BFA at end of the first semester of freshman year</p>
<p>University of Rhode Island - Kingston, RI (BFA in Acting, Directing, Design and Technology, Stage and Theatre Management, Musical Theatre (major in Acting; minor in vocal performance)</p>
<p>University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS (BFA Acting)</p>
<p>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - (BFA Acting, Costume Production, and Technical Production) *audition after completing gen eds and intro theatre courses (1-2 years)</p>
<p>Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, KY - (BFA Performing Arts w/ Acting emphasis) *audition during third semester</p>
<p>Wichita State University - Wichita, KS (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts: Theatre Performance Concentration)</p>
<p>It is important to check each schools program websites each year. A program that was non-auditioned one year may add a required audition another year. :)</p>
<p>Agreed KatMT! I did confirm, via the program websites, that all of the programs in red (non audition BFA) as still that way as of today.</p>
<p>I figured you did :-)… I just know that we have not yet updated our requirements for next year, and that sometimes (depending on size of entering class) a program could change it’s requirements even into the beginning of the fall semester.</p>
<p>I have a suggestion: Will the next person who updates the list please start a new thread? The typo in the title of this one makes it very hard to search for in the Forum.</p>
<p>Ha…ha…that’s why I couldn’t find this thread and ended up starting a new one! I was almost certain I had seen one at some point on this topic.</p>
<p>Hi all
I’m new here and want to make sure I understand the jist of this thread. This list is for schools that offer a BFA in acting but do not require an audition? Or are they offering a BA in acting without an audition? And the ones in red allow students to audition at some point and switch to a BFA? THanks for the help</p>
<p>These are schools with true BFA – not BA programs. If you are talking BA programs, the lists you will see here with respect to audtions are for the BA programs that DO require auditions since that is the exception (e.g. Northwestern and UCLA). </p>
<p>I think per her note, the red was just for programs austinmtmom confirmed are still non audition based on program information posted as of the date of her post.</p>
<p>dramamom - The programs in post #24 in red are all BFAs that do not require a student to audition to enter into the BFA program. And there is no later audition for you to continue in the BFA, although there may be “juries” or similar assessments for some of these just as there are for auditioned BFAs. The programs not in red are where a student enters in as a BA and has to audition for the BFA later on or enters in as a BFA but has to audition to stay in the BFA. Make sense?</p>
<p>How about if we re-do the list into categories instead of color-coding it? And please only post about schools you know about for sure. If anyone has updates to the list, it will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Actually - if someone redoes the list, could we PLEASE start the thread again with a corrected title? This thread is very hard to search for with the typo.</p>
<p>^^I changed the spelling to this thread’s title so that it can be searchable by others.</p>
<p>Thank you, CollegeMom!</p>
<p>Here is the list, in categories:</p>
<p>BFA with no audition, can start in freshman year: </p>
<p>Marshall University - Huntington, WV (BFA Theatre w/ Performance emphasis)</p>
<p>Nebraska Wesleyan - Lincoln, NE (BFA Acting)</p>
<p>North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND (BFA in Theatre Arts w/ Perfomance emphasis)</p>
<p>Southwestern University - Georgetown, TX (Theatre BFA - Acting & Directing)</p>
<p>Stephens College - Columbia, MO (BFA Theatre Arts Acting emphasis)</p>
<p>University of Rhode Island - Kingston, RI (BFA in Acting, Directing, Design and Technology, Stage and Theatre Management, Musical Theatre (major in Acting; minor in vocal performance)</p>
<p>University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS (BFA Acting)</p>
<p>Wichita State University - Wichita, KS (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts: Theatre Performance Concentration)</p>
<p>BFA where begins as BA or BFA and auditions later (usually can stay in BA):</p>
<p>Chapman University - Orange, CA (BFA in Theatre Performance, BFA in screen Acting) * enter as BA and audition for BFA in April of freshman year</p>
<p>[Columbia College - Chicago, IL (BFA in Acting, Directing, Theatre Design, Musical Theatre, and Playwriting) *audition after completion of 45 credits - posts on CC indicate that the BFA option is being dropped]</p>
<p>Hofstra University - Hempstead, NY (BFA Performance or Production) *audition fall of sophomore year</p>
<p>Ohio University - Athens, OH (BFA Theatre Performance Program) *audition during freshman year</p>
<p>Texas Tech University - Lubbock, TX (BFA Theatre Arts w/Acting concentration) *audition in sophomore year</p>
<p>Tulane University - New Orleans, LA (BFA Acting) *audition in sophomore year</p>
<p>University of Montana - Missoula, MT (BFA Acting) * enter as BA and audition for BFA at end of second year</p>
<p>University of North Carolina Greensboro - Greensboro, NC (BFA in Acting) *enter as BA and audition for BFA at end of the first semester of freshman year</p>
<p>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - (BFA Acting, Costume Production, and Technical Production) *audition after completing gen eds and intro theatre courses (1-2 years)</p>
<p>Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, KY - (BFA Performing Arts w/ Acting emphasis) *audition during third semester</p>
<p>Bump… :-)</p>
<p>Sent from my DROID RAZR using CC</p>
<p>West Virginia University also has a BFA program that requires an audition sophomore year. Students who do not pass the audition can stay in the BA program. The one graduate I know from the program really enjoyed it. He’s working now in Hollywood in production, though he really wants to act.</p>
<p>What about CUNY Queens and CUNY Hunter?</p>
<p>Southeast Missouri State!<br>
[Areas</a> of Study, Southeast Missouri State University](<a href=“Programs | SEMO”>Programs | SEMO)</p>
<p>Bumping this thread for this year’s applicants. Please make additions, corrections, etc. Very useful information.</p>