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Inspire your audience. This distinctive program equips you for a musical theater career through a carefully crafted combination of performing arts disciplines. Alongside intensive dance instruction, you'll delve into acting, vocal performance, and music. Our faculty of active professionals will help you discover your artistic voice while equipping you with techniques to strengthen your creative independence. The BFA in Musical Theatre Dance is a career-focused degree that builds essential skills for musical theater performers, with special emphasis on dance mastery. As one of the nation's most unique programs, this curriculum was shaped by dance legends including former Joffrey Ballet principal Luis Perez and Tony-nominated Jane Lanier to cultivate versatile performer-athletes. The program offers an exceptional mix of acting, vocal training, and comprehensive dance education spanning Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, and Musical Theatre styles. Students gain expert instruction in dance teaching methods, body mechanics, and injury prevention. Musical Theatre Dance majors can try out for all CCPA productions and frequently perform at professional theaters throughout Chicago.
A freshman applicant is defined as an individual who has completed or will complete a high school degree or its equivalent and has fewer than 12 transferrable college credit hours. The admission requirements for freshman applicants are as follows:
Complete the online application.
Roosevelt requires applicants to attain a cumulative unweighted high school GPA of 2.0 for at least 3 years of study. Students with a GPA just below 2.0 may be still considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Self-reported information is accepted for most programs but an official transcript will be required if you are admitted to Roosevelt University.
If you took dual enrollment classes at your local community college as part of your high school diploma, you will need to submit transcripts from your community college in addition to your high school transcripts.
Roosevelt is test-optional. If you have taken the ACT or SAT we encourage you to send your scores, though these are not required for admission.