Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
BFA in Acting
University at Buffalo - Department of Theatre and Dance · Amherst, New York, United States
- Award
- BFA in Acting
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person4 years
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Four-year BFA integrating studio acting training for stage and film with directing, voice, movement, audition technique, dance, stage combat and poetic text.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Screen acting, Actor training
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- BFA in Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- University at Buffalo
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 4 years
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Course dates
- UB Theatre and Dance New York City Auditions: Saturday, January 16, 2027, Pearl Studios, New York, NY
- Teaching location
- University at Buffalo Center for the Arts, North Campus
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two age-appropriate contrasting contemporary monologues (each up to 2 minutes) plus a free-choice special skill of up to 60 seconds
- Self-tape
- Yes
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Audition detail
- On-campus auditions October 24 and November 14, 2026 and March 6, 2027; off-campus auditions including New York City on January 16, 2027 at Pearl Studios; video submission via Acceptd. Required: resume, two reference letters, 1-page career goal statement, headshot.
- References
- Two reference letters
- Writing or research sample
- One-page career goal statement
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audition feeAudition fee · mandatory | $30one-time | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, experience level.
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.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)