The theatre major provides a student with a solid artistic and academic background. The required lower-division courses equip the student with the skills and knowledge necessary for more advanced work in each of the areas of study. The major is structured to respond to the needs of students who seek a broad-based liberal arts education in theatre as well as those who plan to pursue their studies at the graduate level with the aim of acquiring either an MFA or a PhD degree. Students should meet with the department's undergraduate coordinator during the quarter in which they declare a theatre major in order to plan an appropriate individual course of study. The major requirements are those published in the catalog in effect for the first quarter that a first-year student attends UC San Diego, transfer students will be held to the catalog requirements two years previous to their first quarter at UC San Diego. Any student in good standing may declare a theatre major by completing a Change of Major form and delivering it to the Registrar's Office. A department stamp is not required.