Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
B.F.A. in Acting, School of Theatre
Penn State School of Theatre · University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- Award
- B.F.A. in Acting
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Undergraduate acting degree; two-step admission with a recorded prescreen followed by an in-person or Zoom audition day including a short interview.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- B.F.A. in Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- The Pennsylvania State University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- Penn State University Park
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Prescreen: two contrasting monologues, each no longer than ninety seconds
- Self-tape
- Yes
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Audition day: Q&A with students and faculty, full body warm-up, group work session, individual auditions and a short interview. 2026-27 dates: Dec 5, Jan 16, Jan 23, Jan 30 (University Park), Jan 30 pm, Feb 6, Feb 13 (virtual via Zoom).
- Interview
- Short interview on audition day
- Writing or research sample
- Essay response: Why do you want to be an actor?
- Deadlines
- Priority consideration for freshman admission: complete applications filed by November 30 (2026)
- Final deadline to apply and submit prescreens is December 31 of the calendar year preceding the intended start year (2026)
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
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Sources and verification
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Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
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