The following items are required in order for international students to be considered for freshman or transfer admission to Otterbein University. Once all your application materials have been submitted, we can typically send you an application decision within 2-4 weeks. Our application review is holistic, meaning it takes into consideration many factors such as your test scores, essay, and involvement outside of the classroom.
Common Application, including essay.
$50 Application fee.
Official transcripts/documents for four years of high school/secondary school (grades 9-12).
If mailed, transcripts must be in a sealed envelope, stamped by the school. Test results must be sent by the testing agency or directly from the high school to be considered official.
Upon acceptance you must send the following to intotterb@otterbein.edu:
Official Bank Statement(s) and Sponsor Guarantee form.
Copy of passport and current visa (if applicable).
Important Notes:
All test scores must be reported directly from the testing center.
Conditional admission is available to students that meet academic requirements, but still need additional language training to be successful in a U.S. classroom. Otterbein offers an English as a Second Language program on campus to help prepare students to become full-time degree seeking candidates.
Foreign language documents must be translated into English by the issuing institution, a certified translator or English teacher.
SAT and ACT test scores and letters of recommendation are optional and may be submitted if they strengthen your application.
79 or higher on the Internet-based TOEFL(iBT).
550 or higher on the paper-based TOEFL(PBT).
53 or higher on the Pearson PTE
6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
105 or higher on the Duolingo English Test.
21 or higher on the English section of the ACT Test.
550 or higher on the Evidence-based Reading and Writing (ERW) section on the SAT.
112 Level Certificate from ELS.
Designed to prepare students for careers in professional theatre, the B.F.A. in acting program is a four-year sequence of courses in acting, voice, movement and dance. Coursework is supplemented by a wide variety of public performances to provide students experience in different theatrical styles. Acting majors audition for mainstage and student workshop productions beginning in the second semester of their freshman year.
The first two years of their Otterbein experience focuses on self-exploration, script analysis, characterization and discovery of personal working methods. BFA Acting majors also take diction and dialects, movement (Alexander and Feldenkrais), voice for stage (Fitzmaurice), scenework, acting for TV/Film and styles including Shakespeare. Acting majors are required to take a year of dance, and may take more.
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1. Demonstrated ability to act. This includes a focus on action, strong listening skills, partner focus, and the ability to live truthfully in imaginary circumstances.
2. Demonstrated ability to perform action-based script analysis on plays from a wide variety of historical periods and genres with an understanding of the effects of political, social, and cultural contexts on characters.
3. A flexible, strong voice which includes: trained breath support, appropriate vocal range, freedom from tension, ability to healthfully project in a wide variety of spaces, and the ability to use the voice effectively as an instrument for characterization.
4. Clear, articulate, regionalism-free, and expressive speech, including a demonstrated ability to learn and perform dialects.
5. A strong, flexible, breath-fueled, tension-free body that is capable of expressing the physical life of a character and is appropriate to type for beginning a career in American theatre and TV/film markets.
6. Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to perform in a wide variety of period styles.
7. Demonstrated professional attitude in classes and productions. This includes a robust level of discipline; a strong work ethic; time management skills; being prompt, prepared, organized, and focused; taking ownership of the work; displaying a commitment to the ensemble nature of the theatre; and treating others with courtesy and respect.
8. Demonstrated preparation for the profession. This includes having quality headshots, resume, website, reel, social media presence, the ability to self-record/edit/distribute video auditions, and strong audition repertoire.
Medical insurance: 1999 $ per year
