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Associate of Occupational Science – Acting

2 YEAR PROGRAM (7 quarters)

student show

STUDENT SHOWCASE
Miwa Hamasaki and Matthew Luret

MISSION
The Associate of Occupational Science – Acting at the Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory is designed to train the actor in a formal academic setting and offers a variety of techniques that allow the expression of emotional truth in every performance; accompanied with skill, imagination, passion and discipline.

PURPOSE
The actor will receive a well-rounded education from the classic, to the contemporary, to the avant-garde. Experiencing a variety of world drama and comedy through training in film, television, and stage, the Conservatory continues its tradition of supporting and nurturing talent who, equipped with the right tools, have no choice but to succeed and excel in chameleon-like performances on the stage and on the screen.

Graduates will become accomplished in voice, speech, movement, on-camera experiences, live performances, and acting techniques. The Conservatory also places a strong emphasis on- stage and film experience through in-house productions.


NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE DEGREE PROGRAM STUDENTS
This institution is approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to offer degree programs. To continue to offer degree programs, this institution must meet the following requirements:

  • Become institutionally accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, with the scope of the accreditation covering at least one degree program.
  • Achieve accreditation candidacy or pre-accreditation, as defined in regulations, by July 1, 2017, and full accreditation by July 1, 2020.

If this institution stops pursuing accreditation, it must:

  • Stop all enrollment in its degree programs, and
  • Provide a teach-out to finish the educational program or provide a refund.

An institution that fails to comply with accreditation requirements by the required dates shall have its approval to offer degree programs automatically suspended.