Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
Acting (BFA)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film - Acting · Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
- Award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In personEight-semester sequence
- Price
- $303per credit, 2026-2027
About this program
Eight-semester BFA acting sequence with acting studio, camera acting and voice courses and work alongside professional actors at the Nebraska Repertory Theatre.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Screen acting, Voice & speech
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Eight-semester sequence
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Not published
- Credits
- 120 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Deadlines
- BFA Acting Priority Callback Deadline: December 1, 2025 · this date has passed; check the current cycle
- Final Prescreen Deadline: January 2, 2026 · this date has passed; check the current cycle
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate base tuition per credit hour, resident (university base rate)Tuition · mandatory | $303per credit, 2026-2027 | In-state residents | 16 October 2026Source |
| Undergraduate base tuition per credit hour, non-resident (university base rate)Tuition · mandatory | $972per credit, 2026-2027 | Out-of-state students | 16 October 2026Source |
Performance opportunities
As published by the provider. Showcases and productions are opportunities to perform; they do not guarantee agents, auditions, casting, union eligibility or work.
- Productions
- Students work alongside professional actors at the Nebraska Repertory Theatre.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: schedule, 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)