Theater, B.F.A. - Acting Emphasis

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 11Mapped preparation courses
• 7Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 8Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: DANC 23C, DANC 23B, DANC 23A, F/TV 7. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. DANC 22KTheory and Technique of Ballet IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
2. DANC 22LTheory and Technique of Ballet IIOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
3. DANC 22MTheory and Technique of Ballet IIIOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
4. DANC 23MTheory and Technique of Hip-Hop II (Popular American Dance II)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 1 seat reported this term.
5. THEA 20ATheory and Technique of Acting (Introduction)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
6. DANC 23ATheory and Technique of Contemporary (Modern) Dance INot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Santa Barbara requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• DANCE 44C

  Beginning Modern Dance

  • DANC 23C

    Theory and Technique of Contemporary (Modern) Dance III

• DANCE 44F

  Continuing Modern Dance

  No Course Articulated

• DANCE 43B

  Beginning Street Dance Forms

  • DANC 23M

    Theory and Technique of Hip-Hop II (Popular American Dance II)

• DANCE 43A

  Beginning Street Dance Forms

  • DANC 23L

    Theory and Technique of Hip-Hop I (Popular American Dance)

• DANCE 44B

  Beginning Modern Dance

  • DANC 23B

    Theory and Technique of Contemporary (Modern) Dance II

• DANCE 43C

  Beginning Street Dance Forms

  • DANC 23N

    Theory and Technique of Hip-Hop III (Popular American Dance III)

• DANCE 42A

  Beginning Ballet

  • DANC 22K

    Theory and Technique of Ballet I

• DANCE 44A

  Beginning Modern Dance

  • DANC 23A

    Theory and Technique of Contemporary (Modern) Dance I

• DANCE 42C

  Beginning Ballet

  • DANC 22M

    Theory and Technique of Ballet III

• DANCE 44D

  Continuing Modern Dance

  No Course Articulated

• DANCE 44E

  Continuing Modern Dance

  No Course Articulated

• DANCE 42B

  Beginning Ballet

  • DANC 22L

    Theory and Technique of Ballet II

• THTR 1

  Play Analysis

  • F/TV 7

    Script Analysis

• THTR 5

  Introduction to Acting

  • THEA 20A

    Theory and Technique of Acting (Introduction)

• THTR 10A

  Movement for the Stage

  This Course is Never Articulated

• THTR 10B

  Movement for the Stage

  This Course is Never Articulated

• THTR 10C

  Movement for the Stage

  This Course is Never Articulated

• THTR 11A

  Voice Laboratory

  This Course is Never Articulated

• THTR 11B

  Voice Laboratory

  This Course is Never Articulated

• THTR 11C

  Voice Laboratory

  This Course is Never Articulated

• THTR 15A

  Fundamentals of Acting

  This Course is Never Articulated

• THTR 15B

  Fundamentals of Acting

  This Course is Never Articulated

• THTR 15C

  Fundamentals of Acting

  This Course is Never Articulated

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other UC Santa Barbara majors from De Anza

• Actuarial ScienceDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Archaeology EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Biological EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Cultural EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Applied MathematicsDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Aquatic BiologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• ArtDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara

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