Wichita State University
College Options for High School Students
Whether you're passionate about acting, dance, design/technology, musical theatre, or theatre our Performing Arts Pathway program is designed for high school juniors and seniors to prepare them for studies in the performing arts in college and beyond. High school students can get started taking college-level courses at a reduced rate of $149 flat rate per course.
Why Choose Performing Arts Pathways?
Transferable College Credit
High school junior and seniors can take any of our suggested courses at a reduced rate ($149.00 flat rate per course) and earn college credit at Wichita State University. Some of our classes listed also count as general education courses toward any degree. All of our DANC and THEA courses count to any of our School of Performing Arts degrees. If you'd like more information about our different degrees, you can find them all here.
Wichita State University is fully accredited by the North Central Region of the Higher Learning Commission. Therefore, WSU credits are highly transferable to many colleges and universities nationwide. If you would like to know more about the transferability of college credits to other universities, click here.
Specialized Performing Arts Programs
- Acting: Engage in training in acting methods, voice techniques, improvisation, and character development for stage, film, and voiceover
- Dance: Explore studies in contemporary dance with additional choices in ballet, jazz, hip hop and tap along with an introduction to dance theory
- Design/Technology: Discover production innovation through courses in stagecraft, lighting, and costumes
- Musical Theatre: Get inspired and refine your skills through courses in dancing and acting for a performance-focused career
- Theatre: Dive into an overview of theatre training including acting, script analysis, and foundations of design and technical theatre
Workshop Masterclasses
- Guest Artists: Join current performing arts majors and learn from visiting professional actors, choreographers, designers, and directors
- Productions: Attend all school-led productions for FREE (dance repertoire concerts, musicals, films, and plays)
- College Audition/Interview Prep: Engage in semester college audition/interview preparation processes through “Major for a Day” (discounted)
College Counseling and Career Guidance
- College Visits: Explore Wichita State and learn about housing, admissions, student organizations and more
- Career Counseling: Get insights on scholarships and career paths with Shocker Career Accelerator and current performing arts faculty
- Curriculum and Degree Understanding: Gain insight and mentorship into choosing the performing arts degree path this is aligned with your educational and career interests
Additional Advantages
- Discover your area of interest before the pressure is on to declare a major
- Accumulating college credits early and graduate on time or early
- Save money
- Easy transition from high school to college
- Greater likelihood of future academic success
- Opportunity to access college facilities and resources
- Professional and affordable training while in high school
