Overview

Throughout the Acting BFA programme from the Liberty University you will study with experienced professionals who have performed on a variety of stages and screens, and who can mentor and support you throughout your journey toward becoming an actor.

At Liberty, we believe your faith can be integrated with your profession. Throughout this degree, you can develop the skills you need to become an actor who performs with integrity and excellence, producing powerful stories that engage and create culture.

Key facts:

In our BFA in Acting programme, you will study vocal performance, choreography, and acting with respected instructors who have performed with The American Shakespeare Center, directed plays at Pigeon Forge’s Miracle Theatre, and acted with notable actors like Colin Farrell.

Throughout this degree programme, you can advance your audition and performance skills while gaining hands-on experience in multiple theatre practicums and in our yearly theatre productions. You can also develop your craft by focusing on a variety of acting styles and periods as well as stage combat, movement, dialects, and accents.

Our acting courses strategically blend theory with praxis. As an acting major, you will discover that hands-on experience and learning by doing is the best way to excel in acting. Your professors will lead rich and engaging classes so that you can be confident that you are receiving a world-class education.

Career Opportunities:

Actor
Choreographer
Community arts director
Drama therapist (requires graduate study)
Theatre critic

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Acting for Film

Christian Aesthetics in Theatre

Period Styles

Stage Accents

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00 , International

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International students: we recommend that you apply at least three months before the semester in which you plan to attend begins.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lynchburg, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.1

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General requirements

Students will need to complete a BFA audition and be accepted by the Performance Faculty into the BFA Acting program. Students are given two opportunities to pass the audition to be accepted into the program.

Admission decisions are competitive and are based primarily on the following factors:

Cumulative (unweighted) GPA from high school or college
GED scores (if applicable)
Consistency and trends of grades
Results from the SAT, ACT, or CLT

Essay submission

50% of admitted students come from within the following mid-ranges:

High School GPA: 3.15-3.83
SAT (ERW* and math only): 1020-1220
ACT composite: 20-27

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24650 USD / year

≈ 24650 USD / year
Out-of-State

24650 USD / year

≈ 24650 USD / year
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In-State

24650 USD / year

≈ 24650 USD / year

Living costs

Lynchburg

United States

942 - 1540 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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