University of Central Missouri

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University Central Missouri  Ashley Miller-Scully, School Chair
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 660-543-8798
Theatre, BA almiller@ucmo.edu
Academic Year 2025-2026 https://www.ucmo.edu/collegeof-arts-humanities-and-socialsciences/school-of-visual-andperforming-arts/division-oftheatre-and-dance/

Program Description

The Associate of Arts degree (A.A.) at JCCC is a general transfer degree and partners well with the first two years of most bachelor degree programs. Students who transfer to UCM with an Associate of Arts degree are considered to have met all 42 hours of UCM’s General Education requirements, with the exception of Major/Minor-Required General Education courses and the Constitution Requirement. Visit the UCM General Education Program guide for details. The elective hours within the A.A. allow students to complete additional general education and lower division courses required for specific majors/minors.

Students who transfer to UCM without a degree (or a degree other than an AA) will have all coursework evaluated on a course-by-course basis. JCCC students not completing the AA degree should visit the UCM General Education Program guide for course equivalents and also the UCM catalog for any specific or additional General Education requirements for their UCM program of study.

NOTE: Courses taken to fulfill General Education requirements may not be taken on the pass/fail basis.

Students should be cognizant of UCM’s Upper-Level Course Requirement and Residence Requirement, especially if enrolling in more than 60 hours at JCCC. Visit the UCM General Education Program guide for details.

The Theatre, BA degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Program Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 

with JCCC Equivalents - All students must complete a minimum of 42 credit hours in general education. The following general education courses are required by this major.

JCCC
UCM
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
THEA 120Introduction to Theater 3 THEA 2400 Discovering Theatre^
Select one of the following:
Intermediate German I* 3GER 2301 Intermediate German GE ^
Intermediate Spanish I* 3 SPAN 2601 Intermediate Spanish I GE^
Intermediate French I* 3 FREN 2201 Intermediate French I GE^
^

Satisfies 6 hrs of Humanities requirement. 

THEATRE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (53 hours) 

with JCCC Equivalents

JCCC
UCM
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
Select one of the following:
Fundamentals of Acting 3 THEA 1500 Acting
Acting I*3THEA 1500Acting3
THEA 131Voice and Speech 3 THEA 1520 Stage Voice
THEA 134Performance Practicum I 1 THEA 4300 Professional Practices
THEA 135Stage Makeup 2 THEA 1610 Stage Make-up
THEA 137Movement for the Stage 3 THEA 1510 Stage Movement
THEA 140Basic Stagecraft3THEA 1600Stagecraft3
THEA 209Script Analysis 3 THEA 1400 Script Analysis
Select one of the following:
Introduction to Scene Design* 3 THEA 3600 Scene Design
Introduction to Costume Design3THEA 3610Costume Design3
Introduction to Light, Sound and Projections 3 THEA 3620 Lighting Design

MODERN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (9 hours)

The modern language requirement is fulfilled by successfully completing nine semester hours of one modern language, or completing six hours of one modern language and three hours of modern literature in translation (ENGL 2220 or ML 2000), or completing three hours of an upper-level (or level three) modern language course.

JCCC
UCM
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
ENGL 251World Literature to 1620* 3 ENGL 2220 Introduction to World Literature GE
Select one of the following:
Intermediate German II* 3 GER 2302 Intermediate German II GE
Intermediate Spanish II* 3 SPAN 2602 Intermediate Spanish II GE
Intermediate French II* 3 FREN 2202 Intermediate French II GE
*

JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite. 

Last Approved Mon Nov 10 11:12:54 2025