Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

University of Mississippi Mississippi, USA / jtcantu@olemiss.edu. http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/theatre_arts/omt/programs/bfa_act.html In Admission is based on the completion of the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) with a 3.2 high school GPA average; or a 2.50 GPA and a minimum of 16 on the composite ACT, or 760 on the SAT reading/mathematics; students who complete the CPC with a class rank in the top 50 percent and a minimum of 16 on the ACT or 760 on the SAT; students wit a 2.00 GPA, and 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT critical reading /mathematics; and students who meet the certification requirements for the national Collegiate Athletic Association. The College Preparatory Curriculum includes 4 English courses, 3 Mathematics courses, 3 Science Courses, 3 courses in the Social Sciences, 1 or 2 Computer Science courses, and a foreign language. Now, Mississippi residents and do not meet the requirements may enter the Academic Screening Program prior to the beginning of the summer session, and gain later admission and academic assistance if they have a minimum 2.00 GPA average. The BFA in Acting allows students to receive individualized studio training in voice, movement, stage combat, script analysis, period style, role preparation, and scene studies. Other students may wish to do film acting, and participate in lengthy films, this is also an option. Faculty offer a team teaching approach in order to integrate the body, voice, and acting techniques. Faculty are prepared movement training including Laban and Alexander techniques, armed and unarmed stage combat work, and in Fitzmaurice Voicework and Linklater Technique. The team of professors works on minimizing student’s natural weaknesses and maximizing strengths. Bachelor's Degree