Student
Responsibility to Keep Informed
The Department of Theater makes special demands on
students enrolled in the M.F.A. and B.F.A. training programs because of the
professional nature of the programs and the demands of the profession. Specific rules and policies are published in
the Guide for Actors in the Theater
Department and the Guide for Design
and Production Students in the Theater Department. Students are responsible for understanding
and following all rules and policies set forth in these documents, as well as
those in the graduate or undergraduate university catalog.
Attendance
in M.F.A. and B.F.A. Theater Classes
Absence from any theater class is problematic. In the event that an absence is unavoidable,
the student must advise the faculty member in advance of the absence. In
addition, it is the student's responsibility to discuss the absence with the
instructor to determine whether the absence is excused. In some cases, the
department may require documentation before excusing an absence. Absences due
to illness or family emergency are generally excused.
Students are responsible for making up any missed work
and being properly prepared for the next class.
In the Department of Theater, unexcused absences are not
permitted in any class. One unexcused
absence will result in a drop of grade for the final grade. Three late arrivals
are equal to one unexcused absence.
Excessive
absences, even if excused, may result in the student being withdrawn from
class.
Students
may use the University Absence Reporting website:
https://sims.rutgers.edu/ssra/.
This will generate an email to the instructor informing him or her of the absence.
It is the student's responsibility to discuss absences with the instructor,
before the absence when feasible, but no later than the next class session in
attendance.
Core Curriculum
As a company students will take core curricular
classes. Core Curriculum refers to the courses designed to
reinforce or challenge assumptions about theater and theater-making and expand
understanding. Core Curriculum has been tailored to a company of students
serious about becoming well-rounded, culturally aware theater artists. They
have a direct and important relationship to Core Training and to the work we
put on stage.
Program and Class Fees
Students
in acting and design are assessed professional program fees that
support professional training and career transition. Some courses
charge specific fees for tickets, models, or supplies. Should a student
leave or be dismissed from the program, all fees are nonrefundable.
Repeated Courses
Theater
arts B.F.A. students may repeat a liberal arts course taken at Rutgers
in accordance with the regulation stated in the Academic Policies and Procedures chapter of the Mason Gross School of the Arts section of
this catalog.
Bachelor of Arts
The
theater arts department also offers a bachelor of arts (B.A.) major and
minor in theater arts to liberal arts students enrolled in the School
of Arts and Sciences. See Theater in the Programs of Study and Courses for
Liberal Arts Students section of this catalog for B.A. program information.
Mason Gross School of the Arts 
