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This major aims to equip students with specialized skills to achieve excellence in musical theater. Graduates will be prepared to enter professional careers or continue advanced studies. Designed for aspiring musical theater professionals, the program focuses on:
Exploring human experiences and mastering authentic dramatic expression. It attracts talented, driven, and inquisitive students. Our accomplished faculty dedicates itself to nurturing both artists and individuals. Our alumni thrive on Broadway and international stages. The program demands serious dedication. It features original musicals created specifically for our students. The production calendar offers varied performance opportunities to demonstrate classroom learning. Students benefit from Broadway masterclasses and regular New York City industry connections. This dynamic program prepares students for professional musical theater careers. It represents cutting-edge artistic training for today's world.
The majority of Penn State’s applications come from traditional, first-year students. The following types of students are considered first-year applicants (or freshman applicants, as some refer to them): Current high school student in his or her senior year; Student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED and has no post-secondary coursework; Student who has attempted 17 or fewer credits (semester hours) of college coursework at a regionally accredited college/university before attending Penn State; Current high school student who may have enrolled in another institution(s) before graduating from high school (dual enrollment); Student who may have attended Penn State on a nondegree basis.
English Language Proficiency
The following are ways in which you can satisfy the language proficiency requirement: TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the old paper exam and a minimum of 20 in each section of the new paper exam (code #2660); IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test.