The credit/no credit production practica provides a way to formally recognize and award academic credit for the essential work students contribute to departmental productions. Rather than functioning as traditional courses, they serve as a framework for acknowledging the time, effort, and artistry students bring to both technical and performance roles. Through the practica, students' participation in productions is integrated into the curriculum, highlighting the value of collaboration, creative problem-solving, and professional practice as central elements of their education.
Students may accumulate production hours across multiple projects, and these hours are recorded by department faculty. The only exception is volunteer work in the costume or scene shop, which students log directly using forms available in those spaces. Eligible hours may be earned through participation in KCDC productions, including main stage theatre shows and main stage dance concerts, as well as senior thesis productions, provided the thesis is not the student’s own. Hours completed as part of a class project for which academic credit is already awarded may not be applied toward this requirement.
After completing the required hours, students write a short reflection paper for their academic advisor, highlighting key aspects of their production experience. The advisor reviews the reflection, verifies the hours with the appropriate faculty, and forwards the record to the department chair, who then reports completion to the Registrar’s Office.
This credit/no credit production practica provides a way to formally recognize and award academic credit for the essential work students contribute to departmental productions. Rather than functioning as traditional courses, they serve as a framework for acknowledging the time, effort, and artistry students bring to both technical and performance roles. Through the practica, students' participation in productions is integrated into the curriculum, highlighting the value of collaboration, creative problem-solving, and professional practice as central elements of their education.
Students may accumulate production hours across multiple projects, and these hours are recorded by department faculty. The only exception is volunteer work in the costume or scene shop, which students log directly using forms available in those spaces. Eligible hours may be earned through participation in KCDC productions, including main stage theatre shows and main stage dance concerts, as well as senior thesis productions, provided the thesis is not the student’s own. Hours completed as part of a class project for which academic credit is already awarded may not be applied toward this requirement.
After completing the required hours, students write a short reflection paper for their academic advisor, highlighting key aspects of their production experience. The advisor reviews the reflection, verifies the hours with the appropriate faculty, and forwards the record to the department chair, who then reports completion to the Registrar’s Office.
The credit/no credit performance and production practica in Dance allows majors/minors in DANC (dancers or choreographers) to earn Production or Performance for Main Stage and Thesis Productions. Majors and minors in Dance, Drama, and Film are required to log a minimum of 84 hours engaged in this work by the end of their junior year. It provides a way to formally recognize and award academic credit for the essential work students contribute to departmental productions. Rather than functioning as traditional courses, they serve as a framework for acknowledging the time, effort, and artistry students bring to both technical and performance roles. Through the practica, students' participation in productions is integrated into the curriculum, highlighting the value of collaboration, creative problem-solving, and professional practice as central elements of their education.
Students may accumulate production hours across multiple projects, and these hours are recorded by department faculty. The only exception is volunteer work in the costume or scene shop, which students log directly using forms available in those spaces. Eligible hours may be earned through participation in KCDC productions, including main stage theatre shows and main stage dance concerts, as well as senior thesis productions, provided the thesis is not the student’s own. Hours completed as part of a class project for which academic credit is already awarded may not be applied toward this requirement.
After completing the required hours, students write a short reflection paper for their academic advisor, highlighting key aspects of their production experience. The advisor reviews the reflection, verifies the hours with the appropriate faculty, and forwards the record to the department chair, who then reports completion to the Registrar’s Office. One semester DDF 303 (Technical Practicum) or DDF 301 (Performance Practicum) is required of dance majors/minors.