Admitted students are required to submit final secondary school (high school) transcripts and/or proof of degree completion (A-Levels, WAEC, CBSE, High School Certificate, etc.) before enrolling at DePaul. An application to any of The Theatre School's BFA majors is a two-part process that involves submitting the required application materials and participating in an audition (acting major) or interview (non-acting majors.)
​Your resume can include both theatre experience and non-theatre experience (extracurricular activities, employment, etc.) You will need to submit a resume before you are able to register for an interview.
​Your resume can include both theatre experience and non-theatre experience (extracurricular activities, employment, etc.) You will need to submit a resume before you are able to register for an interview.
You should submit 2-3 samples of different types of writing, such as excerpts from original plays, scenes, comedy sketches, monologues, short stories, poetry, essays, or any other examples of your creative writing ability. You will need to upload your writing sample materials before you are able to register for an interview.
​An interview is required for all applicants to the BFA Comedy Arts program. The interview is not formatted as an audition, plan to share your performance skills with us via your audition video and come to the interview ready to talk one-on-one about your work, your interests, and your career goals.
Have an official copy of your high school transcript sent to The Theatre School Admissions Office. If you have taken college credit courses you wish to have considered for transfer credit, please have your official college transcripts sent to us as well.
TOEFL - 80 on the IBT TOEFL with no subsection lower than 17 , IELTS Academic - 6.5 on the IELTS Academic, SAT - minimum evidence based reading and writing score of 550, ACT - minimum reading score of 18 and English score of 20.