The undergraduate theater program is designed to ensure that students graduate with a sound humanistic and experiential base for further pursuits in education and in life beyond the university. The comprehensive program combines a critical study of theater with experiential practice in one or more of its component parts. Students explore the various areas of theater to build a foundation for future creative work.

Students may apply to the Theater major as freshmen or transfer students. Students in the UCLA TFT Department of Theater cannot change their major to the Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media at any time in their four years.

Theater BA: Acting Emphasis

Theater BA: Design/Production Emphasis

Theater BA: Integrated Studies Emphasis

Theater BA: Musical Theater Emphasis

All Theater undergraduate students (from any area) may audition for most departmental undergraduate productions.