Bachelor degree
48 months
Application deadlines: August 10, July 7, November 24, March 23
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: $55
Full-time
Intakes: Fall, Spring, Summer
International tuition: $50,000
Domestic tuition: $18,000
Program overview
The acting course work focuses on the whole theatre artist, allowing you to train as a creator of new material, as well as an interpreter of existing material.
Teaching methodologies include Lecoq, Suzuki, Grotowski, Rodenberg, and Stanislavski.
The curriculum allows you to participate in exciting immersive learning and study abroad opportunities.
You will have numerous on-campus workshops with professional casting directors and other industry professionals throughout your four years of training.
You will have the opportunity to audition for senior showcases in New York and Chicago, and an LA Experience in Los Angeles.
We are an active, award-winning participant in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF).
The acting option in our BFA in theatre requires 85 credits, along with an additional 33 credits of core courses and two general electives that are part of the University Core Curriculum.
Study options
This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
Exams:
- IELTS
- TOEFL iBT
- PTE
Application Requirements
Send Online Application
Curriculum academic performance and curriculum
Official Transcript and Academic Records
English Test Results (TOEFL) 79, (IELTS) 6.5, (PTE) 53
Passport Copy and Financial Statement
Registration on eShipGlobal to receive your Admissions and Immigration Documents
Career opportunities
Ball State acting alumni are ready to enter the professional world of theatre as soon as they graduate, and they love nothing more than helping each other and future graduates of the program.
Ball State alumni are working all over the country—on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in Chicago, on national tours, in regional theatre, and in film and television.
Ball State has active and supportive alumni networks in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and other major cities.




