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• First-time College Students
• Transfer Students
• International Students
• Veteran and Military Programs
• Readmit Students
• Homeschool Students

Please note that all concentrations require a Conservatory application. Please check your desired degree audition requirements to prepare for your audition or interview.

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Internships are not required for students in the Theater major, but they are highly recommended. In order to receive internship credit as an elective unit (COMM 440) a student must have junior or senior status. A student who does an internship on campus will receive COMM 450 Practicum credit instead of COMM 440 credit. By definition, internships must be off campus. Students who do internships and are freshmen or sophomores should sign up for COMM 450 Practicum.

COMM 440 internships may vary from 1 to 3 units, with each unit requiring 60 hours of service for the opportunity to work in the vocational industry. A wide variety of options exists to help students use their communication skills in an internship. As long as basic communication work is allowed, virtually any and all internships may be counted for credit.

The department-endorsed internship of choice is the Disney College Program, a nine-month internship with formal class sessions held at the Disneyland Resort. A maximum of 12 units may be taken as part of the Disney College Program. Course substitutions for the Disney program include: COMM 387 Organizational Communication (3), COMM 470 Rhetoric of Entertainment Seminar (3), and COMM 474 Advanced Studies: Leadership Communication (3).

The Disney College Program requires a separate application for consideration. A prospective student may participate in either the fall or spring semesters. Other internship opportunities may become available and will be announced on campus during the academic year. No student may count more than a combination of 9 units of COMM 440 Internship, COMM 450 Practicum, or COMM 480 Directed Research from within the major. Internships may be repeated for a maximum total of 9 units.

For information on the Disney College Program or other internship programs, contact theatre@biola.edu.

Biola University has a local chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, the national honor society for participants in collegiate theatre. Instead of "chapters" we have casts, and Biola's cast is Alpha Theta Xi, which was inaugurated at Biola in 2017. Membership is open to students who are active in collegiate/university theatre at four-year institutions. A point system is utilized for determining eligibility of membership, with a certain number of points being dealt to a certain task in theatre, among categories such as performance, production, directing, dramaturgy, playwriting, theatre education, and serving as an Alpha Psi Omega officer. As an honor society, Alpha Psi Omega provides service to the Theatre program in a variety of ways, ranging from organizing fundraisers and social events to staging productions and awards ceremonies.

A one-time membership fee of $30 is collected upon induction and provides lifetime membership. Alpha Psi Omega membership on your resume assists potential employers to recognize the national acknowledgement of academic excellence. Members of Alpha Psi Omega are indicated as such in the graduation program for the university at both fall and spring commencements.

Theatre majors at Biola have the opportunity to participate in dramatic productions.

Learn about our Theater Production Program