Undergraduate Research Honors Program

Theatre and Dance

 

  • About

    The Undergraduate Research Honors Program (URHP) is a program of study that requires 12 credit hours of honors enriched theatre courses and 6 hours of senior honors thesis. URHP students have access to the opportunities and benefits of the larger Honors community.

  • Admission

    Academic Criteria: 

    Students may apply to the Department of Theatre & Dance Undergraduate Research Honors Program as entering freshmen, as transfers, or as students already enrolled at ETSU. Forms and program details may be obtained by contacting Melissa Shafer at 423-439-5837 or emailing her at shaferm@etsu.edu

    • For entering freshman: a high school GPA of 3.2 overall (unweighted) or a minimum ACT composite score of 25 (1200 SAT Critical Reading & Math).
    • Current ETSU student: must enter in their freshman or sophomore year with an overall ETSU GPA of 3.2 or
      a minimum GPA of 3.5 in courses in the discipline.
    • Transfer students: must enter in their freshman or sophomore year with a minimum overall GPA of 3.2.

     

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  • Award

    Award:

    • Newly admitted students (both Tennessee residents and Out-of-State) who participate in the Undergraduate Research Honors Program will receive a scholarship of $2500 ($1250 per semester) towards tuition. This scholarship is awarded for a maximum of eight semesters of study, contingent on maintaining eligibility. The 8-semester maximum is cumulative with other ETSU tuition scholarships, such as APS.
    • Scholarship offers are separate from offers of acceptance into a URHP Discipline.
    • Scholarship offers are generally made in May and December.
    • Fall scholarships do not post to student accounts until mid August.
    • Students receiving scholarships must enroll in a minimum of 15 credits each semester. 
  • Requirements

     

    Expectations:

    • Must be enrolled as a full-time Theatre and Dance major 
      Students must maintain the following cumulative GPAs: up to 45 hours 3.00; 46-60 hours 3.15; 60+ hours 3.25
      The student is expected to earn a minimum of 15 credit hours per semester.
      Audition for all ETSU Theatre, faculty-directed productions each semester and accept a role in one production per semester. If not cast, scholarship students must work on a construction crew, running crew or in some other aspect (such as stage management) of at least one production every semester.
      Students who are interested in design/tech may opt out of auditioning and work on a construction crew, running crew or in some other aspect (such as stage management) of at least one production every semester. 
      Enroll in and complete a 3-hour theatre course each semester (minimum).
      URHP students must see program coordinator Melissa Shafer for advisement prior to registration for classes every semester. 
      If students fail to comply with the criteria for the scholarship, the award will not be continued for additional semesters or years on this program.