Major Requirements

A new general studies curriculum was approved by the Gallaudet faculty on June 25, 2007. Students entering in Fall 2007 follow the new curriculum. An introduction to the new General Studies Curriculum is online, presented in ASL and English.

Summary of Requirements

	2006-2007	2007-2008
General Studies	60	40
Additional Pre-Major Courses		6
Major and Related Courses	45-48	45-48
Free Elective Courses	16-19	26-29
TOTAL	124	120

The requirements below are for students who enter during or after Fall 2007. Students who entered in previous semesters will find their requirements in the archived catalogs.

2007-2008 Course Requirements

Required pre-major courses 6 hours

PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology (3)
THE 110 Introduction to Theatre (3)

Required theatre courses 18 hours

THE 101 Visual Gestural Communication (3)
THE 470 Creative Movement and Drama, Preschool Kindergarten (3)
THE 472 Educational Drama - Grades 1-6 (3)
THE 474 Educational Drama - Grades 6-12 (3)
THE 476 Theatre for Youth (3)
THE 480 Practicum in Educational Drama (3)

Required related courses 12-15 hours

CAP 320 Field Experience (3-6)
EDF 323 Educational Psychology (3)
EDU 250 Introduction to Education and Teaching (3)
PSY 311 Development I: Child Psychology (3)

Elective courses 15 hours

Choose fifteen hours in consultation with the department:
EDU 665 Children's Literature (3)
PSY 313 Development II: The Psychology of Adolescence (3)
THE 201 Fundamentals of Body Movement (3)
THE 281 Theatre Practicum (1-3)*
THE 341 Sign Language Translation for the Theatre (3)
THE 342 Introduction to Playwriting (3)
THE 348 Theatre History (3)
THE 353 Fundamentals of Acting (3)
THE 478 Fundamentals of Directing (3)
THE 495 Special Topics in Theatre Arts (3)
THE 499 Independent Study (1-3)
*Repeat as necessary for 3 credits.