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Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

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BA Theatre Arts

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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required

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BA Theatre Arts

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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required

Program profile

Transfer In Friendly

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BA Theatre Arts

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required

Program profile

Transfer In Friendly

Training

The interdisciplinary 40-credit major builds experience in acting, directing, design, stagecraft, playwriting, theatre history, and production.

Students can tailor 15 elective credits toward their performance, production, or creative goals.

Performance & Productions

Grand View stages four productions each year in the Viking Theatre.

Majors work on productions from the beginning of the program, both onstage and backstage.

Professional Development

Students participate in the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and Grand View's Alpha Psi Omega chapter.

Internship and special-topics coursework support professional exploration and graduate-school preparation.

Degree Flexibility

Theatre Arts and Musical Theatre minors provide additional options for students pursuing another major.

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.39

Admit rate

99%

school-wide

Grad rate

54%

Enrollment

1.5K

Earnings

$53K

10yr after

Costs & aid

Tuition & fees

$37,398

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$49,762

Before aid

Average net price

$21,774

After aid

Full Time · grandview.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 27, 11:34 PM

Program Highlights

Training

The interdisciplinary 40-credit major builds experience in acting, directing, design, stagecraft, playwriting, theatre history, and production.

Students can tailor 15 elective credits toward their performance, production, or creative goals.

Performance & Productions

Grand View stages four productions each year in the Viking Theatre.

Majors work on productions from the beginning of the program, both onstage and backstage.

Professional Development

Students participate in the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and Grand View's Alpha Psi Omega chapter.

Internship and special-topics coursework support professional exploration and graduate-school preparation.

Degree Flexibility

Theatre Arts and Musical Theatre minors provide additional options for students pursuing another major.

Program Highlights

Training

The interdisciplinary 40-credit major builds experience in acting, directing, design, stagecraft, playwriting, theatre history, and production.

Students can tailor 15 elective credits toward their performance, production, or creative goals.

Performance & Productions

Grand View stages four productions each year in the Viking Theatre.

Majors work on productions from the beginning of the program, both onstage and backstage.

Professional Development

Students participate in the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and Grand View's Alpha Psi Omega chapter.

Internship and special-topics coursework support professional exploration and graduate-school preparation.

Degree Flexibility

Theatre Arts and Musical Theatre minors provide additional options for students pursuing another major.

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Common App School Website

Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

Application · Common App

Scholarship Audition and Interview Requirements

These requirements are from the Fall 2026 entry cycle. Fall 2027 requirements are typically posted between August and October and usually change only slightly — confirm on the official source before submitting.

Optional audition and interview for scholarship consideration only; they are not required for program admission.

Transcript (Required)

Request that an official high school transcript be sent to Grand View's Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Scores / GPA (Optional)

ACT and SAT scores are optional under Grand View's test-optional admission process.

Scholarships Grants · grandview.edu

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply through the Common App or Grand View's free undergraduate application.

Grand View uses rolling admission and is test-optional.

Admission Pathway

Admission is through the university application only; there is no separate Theatre Arts application.

Theatre Arts Scholarship consideration is a separate, invitation-based interview or audition after university acceptance.

Transfer Pathway

Grand View automatically admits Iowa community-college AA or AAS holders at junior status and may accept up to 75 community-college credits. For BA Theatre Arts, transfer work is applied after an official degree audit and departmental review for major applicability.

Transfer · grandview.edu

What's The Process

Audition Process

No audition, prescreen, portfolio review, or interview is required for admission to the BA Theatre Arts program.

Scholarship Audition (Optional)

First-year and transfer students who have applied and been accepted to Grand View may be invited to interview or audition for a Theatre Arts Scholarship.

The current scholarship page does not publish an audition date, format, or detailed repertoire requirements; contact the Theatre Arts Department for scheduling instructions.

Scholarship Info

Theatre Arts Scholarship

First-year and transfer students who have applied and been accepted to Grand View may be invited to interview or audition.

The current scholarship directory lists awards at varying major, minor, and participation levels, starting at $1,000 annually.

Awards are renewable with continued Theatre major, minor, or production participation and a 2.50 cumulative GPA.

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.39

Admit rate

99%

school-wide

Grad rate

54%

Enrollment

1.5K

Earnings

$53K

10yr after

Costs & aid

Tuition & fees

$37,398

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$49,762

Before aid

Average net price

$21,774

After aid

Full Time · grandview.edu College Scorecard

Training

The interdisciplinary 40-credit major builds experience in acting, directing, design, stagecraft, playwriting, theatre history, and production.

Students can tailor 15 elective credits toward their performance, production, or creative goals.

Performance & Productions

Grand View stages four productions each year in the Viking Theatre.

Majors work on productions from the beginning of the program, both onstage and backstage.

Professional Development

Students participate in the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and Grand View's Alpha Psi Omega chapter.

Internship and special-topics coursework support professional exploration and graduate-school preparation.

Degree Flexibility

Theatre Arts and Musical Theatre minors provide additional options for students pursuing another major.

Updated Aug 27, 11:34 PM