High school graduation
Program-specific requirements
Interview
Audition
Students at CapU write assignments, follow class lectures and take part in class discussions in English.
If English is not your first language or you’ve received your education in a language other than English you must take one of the following English language assessment tests:
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Required minimum marks:
online test (TOEFL iBT®): 83
paper-delivered test: 560
Capilano University TOEFL code: 0505
ELA (English Language Assessment Test)
Required minimum mark: 145
Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
Required minimum mark: 6.5 overall, with no single score below 6
Alternate contact: ielts@sfu.ca
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment Test)
Required minimum mark: 70
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English – Academic)
Required minimum mark: 56
DET (Duolingo English Test) – Being accepted on a temporary basis until September 2021
Required minimum mark: 110
The Diploma in Acting for Stage and Screen provides students with the skills necessary to begin a professional acting career in theatre, television and film.
The first year is comprehensive and introduces students to acting for stage and screen, improv, voice, movement, history, and backstage work. In the final two years of the program, students concentrate on performance and professional skills as well as directing, acting in film projects and in Theatre department mainstage productions. The ASAS faculty are professional theatre and screen artists so the combination of this comprehensive training and studying with working professionals will increase the chances of success for the graduates of this program.
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First Year
Total credits: 31.50
ACTR 100, Acting I, 3.00 credits
ACTR 101, Acting II, 3.00 credits
ASAS 105, Voice and Movement for the Actor I, 1.50 credits
ASAS 110, Screen Acting I, 3.00 credits
ASAS 114, The Screen Actor's Process I, 1.50 credits
ASAS 115, Voice for the Actor I, 1.50 credits
ASAS 116, Movement for the Actor I, 1.50 credits
ASAS 120, Elements of Performance History I, 3.00 credits
ASAS 161, Ensemble Projects for the Stage I, 3.00 credits
ASAS 162, Screen Projects I, 1.50 credits
ENGL 100, University Writing Strategies, 3.00 credits
THTR 160, Technical Theatre Fundamentals, 3.00 credits
ENGL or CMNS 100-level or higher, 3.00 credits
Second Year
Total credits: 34.00
ACTR 200, Acting III, 3.00 credits
ACTR 201, Acting IV, 3.00 credits
ASAS 208, Performance I, 2.00 credits
ASAS 210, Screen Acting II, 3.00 credits
ASAS 214, The Screen Actor's Process II, 1.50 credits
ASAS 215, Voice for the Actor II, 1.50 credits
ASAS 216, Movement for the Actor II, 1.50 credits
ASAS 220, Elements of Performance History II, 3.00 credits
ASAS 225, Voice for the Actor III, 1.50 credits
ASAS 226, Movement for the Actor III, 1.50 credits
ASAS 260, Analysis for Directing and Design, 3.00 credits
ASAS 261, Ensemble Projects for the Stage II, 3.00 credits
ASAS 262, Screen Projects II, 1.50 credits
FILM 251, Film Crafts for Actors, 3.00 credits
PMTI 102, Private Music/Theatre Instruction - I, 1.00 credits
PMTI 103, Private Music/Theatre Instruction - II, 1.00 credits
Third Year
Total credits: 35.50
ACTR 304, Special Skills for the Performer I, 3.00 credits
ACTR 305, Special Skills for the Performer II, 3.00 credits
ASAS 218, Musical Theatre for Actors - Voice, 1.50 credits
ASAS 219, Musical Theatre for Actors - Dance, 1.50 credits
ASAS 302, Graduation Showcase, 2.00 credits
ASAS 321, Conceptual Approaches I, 1.50 credits
ASAS 329, Theatre Performance, 3.50 credits
ASAS 340, The Actor's Kit, 1.50 credits
ASAS 341, The Screen Actor's Process III, 4.00 credits
ASAS 362, Screen Projects III, 3.00 credits
ASAS 370, The Actor's Business, 1.50 credits
FILM 250, Story and Screenplay, 3.00 credits
FILM 321, Conceptual Approaches II, 1.50 credits
FILM 382, Advanced Film Technique, 3.00 credits
PMTI 202, Private Music/Theatre Instruction - III, 1.00 credits
PMTI 203, Private Music/Theatre Instruction - IV, 1.00 credits
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