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BFA Acting
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredAudition format
In-Person OnlyTraining
•Rigorous, focused, and sequential 132-unit actor-training degree
•Three-phase curriculum: Self (fundamentals, body, voice, imagination) → Role (dramatic texts and genres) → Professional Arena (Shakespeare, on-camera, digital media)
•Training spans stage, film, television, and web-based work
•BFA Acting sequence (6 semesters)
•BFA Movement sequence (5 semesters)
•BFA Voice and Speech sequence (3 semesters)
•Accents: Theory and Practice (2 semesters)
Performance & Productions
•Must perform substantive role in at least one Mainstage or Studio production
•Degree culminates in online Showcase introducing graduates to industry professionals
Notable Alumni
•Linda Woolverton — BFA Theatre Arts '73; Disney screenwriter (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Maleficent)
•Patrick Fabian — MFA Acting; Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul
•Alexandra Billings — MFA Theatre Arts; Transparent, The Conners; Grammy-nominated vocalist and CSULB associate professor
Academic info
Snapshot
3.67
Avg GPA (W)
46%
Admit Rate
school-wide
69%
Grad Rate
35.9K
Enrollment
$64K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$10,440
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$7,350
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$19,950
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$7,183
$30-48k$7,831
$48-75k$9,705
$75-110k$12,630
$110k+$19,750
Program info updated Apr 30, 2:15 AM
Program Highlights
Training
•Rigorous, focused, and sequential 132-unit actor-training degree
•Three-phase curriculum: Self (fundamentals, body, voice, imagination) → Role (dramatic texts and genres) → Professional Arena (Shakespeare, on-camera, digital media)
•Training spans stage, film, television, and web-based work
•BFA Acting sequence (6 semesters)
•BFA Movement sequence (5 semesters)
•BFA Voice and Speech sequence (3 semesters)
•Accents: Theory and Practice (2 semesters)
Performance & Productions
•Must perform substantive role in at least one Mainstage or Studio production
•Degree culminates in online Showcase introducing graduates to industry professionals
Notable Alumni
•Linda Woolverton — BFA Theatre Arts '73; Disney screenwriter (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Maleficent)
•Patrick Fabian — MFA Acting; Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul
•Alexandra Billings — MFA Theatre Arts; Transparent, The Conners; Grammy-nominated vocalist and CSULB associate professor
Training
•Rigorous, focused, and sequential 132-unit actor-training degree
•Three-phase curriculum: Self (fundamentals, body, voice, imagination) → Role (dramatic texts and genres) → Professional Arena (Shakespeare, on-camera, digital media)
•Training spans stage, film, television, and web-based work
•BFA Acting sequence (6 semesters)
•BFA Movement sequence (5 semesters)
•BFA Voice and Speech sequence (3 semesters)
•Accents: Theory and Practice (2 semesters)
Performance & Productions
•Must perform substantive role in at least one Mainstage or Studio production
•Degree culminates in online Showcase introducing graduates to industry professionals
Notable Alumni
•Linda Woolverton — BFA Theatre Arts '73; Disney screenwriter (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Maleficent)
•Patrick Fabian — MFA Acting; Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul
•Alexandra Billings — MFA Theatre Arts; Transparent, The Conners; Grammy-nominated vocalist and CSULB associate professor
Updated Apr 30, 2:15 AM
