<p>I have not heard anything yet in the mail but my USC status changed online to “accept enrollment deposit” and “accepted student events”. I want to know if it was for BA or BFA!!!</p>
<p>Collegesearch26 </p>
<p>Congratulations!!! Welcome to the Trojan Family!</p>
<p>Where do you live? </p>
<p>My students in NorCal received their USC packets yesterday. </p>
<p>2 students were for the BFA and 1 student for the BA!!!</p>
<p>Both programs are fabulous!</p>
<p>Keep us posted please and let me know if you have any questions about either program I would be happy to share any knowledge I have :)</p>
<p>AAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhh I hate it when the Left Coast (hmm remember I did grow up in LA) gets there mail before the East Coast. This is driving me crazy I know my son must be losing his mind!! True, true he is a 18 year old male and there is not much of a mind to lose but that is beside the point. Hmm, phone call or email doesn’t that sound like a decent idea? I’m just saying</p>
<p>haha I’m from the east coast and I got my letter March 26, almost exactly a year ago. A kid from my high school was just admitted today as well. So east coast admissions are rolling in! Hold in there!</p>
<p>I got in USc’s theater (ba) too! Can we still do film while in skl of theater?</p>
<p>Thank you! </p>
<p>I believe it is $50 000 a year and I think this is including housing though I am not sure. But of course, this isn’t without other expenses so I calculated it (overestimation) and it’s a quarter of a million dollars for all four years! So much money! </p>
<p>I do have a question though:
Is the BFA program better than the BA? I want to be super busy and learn as much as possible in the 4 years that I would be there if I decided to go. Do the BFAs get more instruction time and performance opportunities than the BAs? I heard the BA program is flexible enough where you can take many option courses (which I like since I want to explore everything) and make it AS difficult as the BFA program.</p>
<p>Please and thank you in advance!</p>
<p>rejected BFA and accepted BA. now why would I EVER want to learn from professors that rejected me talent wise? waste of an acceptance on their part</p>
<p>Goldx700: yes you can! I’m about to head out to shoot a pilot that a bunch of students are making, actually.</p>
<p>alsrudtj124: USC is a very expensive school, it’s true. ~$50k is standard tuition, not double. I think the BFAs get more instruction time, and they are guaranteed to be cast in at least one show a year from their sophomore years on, whereas there is no guarantee that BAs will be cast, so in that aspect, they do have more performance opportunities, I guess. However, there are tons of ISPs (independent student productions or something along those lines) that are directed by students and are open to every student at the university (though it’s usually mostly theatre kids anyways). I really appreciate the flexibility of the BA program, as it is allowing me to pursue two minors, musical theatre and cinematic arts.</p>
<p>collegesearch26: I’m sorry you are upset that you were not accepted into the BFA. It’s a very competitive program. I personally didn’t audition or apply, since I knew I wanted to study musical theatre, so I don’t know how the admissions process works, but I don’t think the professors are rejecting you talent-wise. Also, the freshman BFA acting teachers don’t teach the freshman BA acting classes to the best of my knowledge. There are tons of talented BAs here at USC, and it’s a great program. I hope you’ll take another look at the BA program. I don’t know what kind of acting you want to do, but I enjoy the freedoms the BA program allows me to study other things, like musical theatre and film. Also, if you’re bringing in AP/IB credit, you could graduate in less than 4 years from the BA.</p>
<p>wisdomsomehow:</p>
<p>Is the flexibility of BA program worth not going (if possible) to the BFA program? </p>
<p>I’m really confused about which one is meant for me. I want to dabble in all sides of theatre but at the same time, really develop my skills as an actor. The BFA seems to speak to me on the acting side but the flexibility side appeals to me of the BA. </p>
<p>And looking at the 1st year courses, I really like the BFA more than the BA. The BA seems so general and not very appealing to me whereas BFA, I’m going, “Oh that sounds interesting! Oh I want to take that!”</p>
<p>I don’t know if that’s a question anyone besides you can answer for yourself. For me, it’s worth it to have the freedom to study other things, though I would LOVE to be in a BFA program. I may very well go on to do further conservatory-style training once I graduate through a non-university program. I didn’t apply to the BFA as I knew I wanted to study at least musical theatre and have the ability to study other things as well. If I could have my way, I’d be what I am now, a BFA, a film production major, and some kind of vocal performance major, and maybe a computer science and/or French minor, but I cannot, so I do what I can.</p>
<p>There is an acting track of the BA. I am currently in it, though I’m not in any performance classes this semester (because of GEs and my minor). However, I will start that next semester, and for that, you have at least 4 hours a week of acting training just for the 252/352/452 classes, and then there are also other performance classes that you can add in.</p>
<p>So you can add some of the (performance) courses the BFAs take?</p>
<p>I believe you’re right. I finally decided to go to USC (!!) and I guess I will have to find out for myself whether the BA or the BFA is right for me. Although I read somewhere that the BA is useless for those who want to go into acting and no one will take a second glance at you. That is what worries me but I think that is an extreme assumption… </p>
<p>Thanks so much wisdomsomehow! I finally decided thanks to you ^^</p>
<p>unfortunately, I don’t believe we can add the same performance classes as the BFAs. They take the 120/220/320/420 sequence instead of the -52 sequence. However, I know the 120 professor is teaching a section of 252 this fall, and the class sizes for the -52s are just as small.</p>
<p>Congrats on choosing USC! It’s a great school and I absolutely adore it here. 
I don’t think the BA is useless, personally, though I’m obviously biased. There’s been some debate on here about whether a BFA or a BA is more valuable, but I personally think (and I think the consensus is) that it comes down to talent. Do you have what they’re looking for in the audition? If you do, great, and if your BA or BFA or conservatory or whatever helped you get there, that’s fantastic for you, but each person is different and should be trained accordingly. You can’t just crank uniform actors out of a machine.</p>
<p>I hope you love USC as much as I do! :)</p>
<p>Ah oh well. I heard you can go into the BFA program the 2nd year if capable. I’ll try the BA and see if it’s my cup of tea.</p>
<p>Thanks! I’m really excited! I get to go from snowy Alberta to sunny Cali! =)</p>
<p>Thanks so much again wisdomsomehow!</p>
<p>Anyone know when the transfer decisions normally come out for BA programe my d is anxiously waiting and so am I</p>
<p>Hello All,
I’m hoping someone can answer a few questions I have. USC has been my dream forever. Well, that is the BFA has been my dream. I got accepted to the BA program and although it’s my dream school I still find myself really questioning if I should go (primarily because I got accepted to a BFA which I also love). If I go to USC I hope to double minor in dance and MT. Is that possible? If I did that how many of my classes would be academic versus performance (I really have no desire in taking many more academic classes)? From information I received for the theatre department, I was also under the impression that as a BA at USC you can add extra acting classes then those just listed in the curriculum. Am I wrong in thinking that? What is the likely hood of being able to re-audition for the BFA at your time at USC? Also, does anyone know how taking voice lessons through the music school works?</p>
<p>At USC, those getting a BA degree must take 6 GE classes plus 2 writing classes plus a diversity class (which can often be satisfied with one of the GEs) plus proficiency in a foreign language equal to Language 3, so there are ways to place out. However, if you are coming in with a 4-5 on certain AP classes, you are also excused from 2 of the GEs. </p>
<p>For the BFA in Theatre, the same applies except you are exempt from the foreign language requirement. There is not a lot of difference by degree (BA vs BFA), then, between required core classes except for the language requirement.</p>
<p>On the other hand, the BA requires about 54 Theatre course units (out of a total 128 needed to graduate) while the the BFA requires 73-84 units! When you add the GEs (from 24 units at the low end if you have all the right APs to 32 units w/no credit for specific science and history APs), the BFA leaves you very little room for electives. Maybe as little as 3 4-unit courses in all four years!</p>
<p>FYI, the Dance minor is comprised of 27-28 units, and the MT minor requires 27 units–although since the MT minor includes dance, you might check if you can do both minors or if there is too much overlap. And, of course, the MT minor requires an audition at USC’s Thornton School of Music.</p>
<p>So add up the requirements (Theatre BA plus minor (s) plus GEs) and you can see it is possible to double minor, but pretty tight! Of course, you can always take any dance or MT or vocal classes you wish without fulfilling the official minor if you can’t find enough time for everything.</p>
<p>I’m a BA double minoring in MT and Cinematic Arts (27 & 20 units, respectively), which is quite possible. You can always pad out your BA & MT minor with more dance classes if you want, since dance is in the School of Theatre, so I don’t think you’ll have any trouble getting departmental clearance.</p>
<p>I’m currently in voice lessons. For the MT minor, we have to take at least 4 units of MPVA 301, private voice for majors/minors. There is a $350/unit fee, which is a bummer, but there’s not really anything I can do about that. You get assigned a graduate student who teaches you privately in the practice rooms up at Gateway. My teacher is fantastic, and the music school is fantastic. </p>
<p>Also, you can test out of the foreign language for the BA–I should know, I did! :)</p>
<p>At USC, can you get credit for GEs if you take them over the summer at home?</p>