About Acting in DePaul University
The Theatre School’s four-year Acting major focuses on expanding your range of knowledge and expression of performance—providing you with skills and techniques to improve acting, movement, voice and speech abilities.
With hundreds of theatres in Chicago, you’ll have the opportunity to attend performances on a regular basis and take acting classes from distinguished and award-winning faculty members who bring together experience and expertise.
Our faculty has developed a successful and powerful curriculum that includes ideas from Stanislavski, Spolin, Grotowski, Suzuki, yoga, tai chi, mask work and more. We have a vibrant theatre community and encourage students to be active members of our productions.
Coursework
- Acting for the Camera
- Audition
- Improvisation and Performance
- Stage Combat
- Technique
- Voice and Speech
- Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered
Career Options
Common Career Areas
- Acting and performing
- Advertising
- Casting
- Directing
- Education
- Film and television production
- Lighting or set design
- Media critic work
- Play or screen writing​
A freshman applicant is one entering university directly after secondary school (high school).
Please note, each academic program has different admission requirements. The minimum requirements below do not guarantee admission for applicants.
Minimum requirements:
- GPA 2.5
- IELTS 6.5/TOEFL 80 iBT/DET 110
- Conditional Admission: IELTS 6.0/TOEFL 60 iBT/DET 90
- SAT/ACT not required for students applying from outside the U.S.
Transfer
A transfer applicant is a student applying for a bachelor's degree who has completed high school and has taken additional coursework in one or more post-secondary institutions (college or university).
Please note, each academic program has different admission requirements. The minimum requirements below do not guarantee admission for applicants.
Minimum requirements:
- GPA 2.0
- IELTS 6.5/TOEFL 80 iBT/DET 110
- Conditional Admission: IELTS 6.0/TOEFL 60 iBT/DET 90
DePaul also has formal transfer agreements with several international institutions, allowing you to begin your degree in your home country before transferring to DePaul.
Annual Cost to Attend
Tuition : $55,816
| Fee |
Cost |
| Books and Supplies |
$1,000 |
| Other Fees |
$1,303 |
| Room and Board |
$14,972 |
| Budget for Other Expenses |
$1,400 |
| Total One Year Cost |
$74,491 |
Depaul University Cost of Attendance
Tuition Rate 2020-2021 for students willing to pursue an undergraduate and postgraduate degree at DePaul University:
| Faculty |
Undergraduate Tuition/ Per term (in USD) |
Graduate Tuition/ Per credit hour (in USD) |
| College of Education |
13,517 |
655 |
| College of Continuing and Professional Studies |
13,527 |
655 |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences |
13,517 |
715 |
| College of Science and Health |
13,517 |
735 |
| College of Communication |
13,517 |
760 |
| College of Computing and Digital Media |
13,517 |
865 |
| School of Music |
13,938 |
865 |
| Theatre School |
13,938 |
865 |
| Richard H. Driehaus College of Business |
13,517 |
-- |
| Kellstadt Graduate Business |
-- |
1080 |
The distribution of expenses in the form of an estimated budget for international students looking to study in the US for 2020- 21 semesters are tabulated below:
| Fee type |
Cost |
| New Student Orientation |
USD 100 |
| Transfer Student Orientation |
USD 75 |
| Student Activity |
USD 27 |
| Athletic Fee |
USD 25 |
| CTA U-Pass (summer) |
USD 86 |
| CTA U-Pass (Fall, Winter, Spring) |
USD 105 |
| Health Plan |
USD 60 |
