Students who wish to have their scholarships renewed must reapply each year. Additional non-drama scholarships and financial aid are available through the University of Oklahoma Office of Financial Aid Services. These applications must be made separately. Non-Resident Fee Waiver Scholarships March 1 is the application deadline for these awards. At the close of each academic year the School of Drama recognizes individual achievement in an awards ceremony.
Many awards carry cash prizes.
The School of Drama offers undergraduate programs in drama with specific curricula offered in performance, design tech, general theatre, musical theatre performance, and history of musical theatre. The University of Oklahoma offers Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama degrees in theatre. The theatre degree is designed to provide the student with a solid foundation in each basic area of the theatre, with an opportunity to begin specialization in the junior year. The student works closely with an adviser in planning the specialized coursework. Coursework at the undergraduate level includes acting, directing, voice and speech, stage movement and combat, graphics, stagecraft, costume construction and design, basic lighting fundamentals and design, scene design, theatre history, costume history, play structure and analysis, modern dance, ballet, jazz, tap, musical theatre performance, and history of musical theatre.