The majors offered through The Theatre School are all Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) programs, which means they require more credit hours and have far more specific, structured requirements than most college majors do. They also have a different admissions process than the rest of DePaul University.
Not every students needs or wants to devote a majority of their four years in college to intensive theatre practive... and that's where the Theatre Studies minor comes in!
The Theatre Studies minor can be declared by any student at DePaul (except those already pursuing one the theatre majors.)