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Dance B.F.A.

83 credit hours

Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance degree requires a minimum grade of C in the following courses. Candidates must declare Ballet or Contemporary dance as a specialization.

Orientation

DAN 17000Freshman Seminar in Dance

1

Ballet* and Contemporary

Sixteen credit hours of specialization (ballet or contemporary) and six credit hours of secondary area (ballet or contemporary):

DAN 10010Ballet I

2
DAN 20010Ballet II

2
DAN 30010Ballet III

2
DAN 40010Ballet IV

2
DAN 10020Contemporary I

2
DAN 20020Contemporary II

2
DAN 30020Contemporary III

2
DAN 40020Contemporary IV

2
*Content has been updated as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

Jazz

Four credit hours selected from the following options:

DAN 10030Jazz I

2
DAN 20030Jazz II

2
DAN 30030Jazz III

2
DAN 40030Jazz IV

2

Tap

Two credit hours selected from the following options:

DAN 10040Tap I

2
DAN 20040Tap II

2
DAN 30040Tap III

2
DAN 40040Tap IV

2

Performance Practicum

Two credit hours selected from the following options:

DAN 10300Dance Performance Practicum I

1
DAN 20300Dance Performance Practicum II

1
DAN 30300Dance Performance Practicum III

1
DAN 40300Dance Performance Practicum IV

1

 Two credit hours of University Dance Ensemble:

DAN 37500University Dance Ensemble

1

Theory and Composition

DAN 20050Dance Theory and Composition I

3
DAN 20055Dance Theory and Composition II

3
DAN 30050Theory and Composition III

3
DAN 30055Dance Theory and Composition IV

3
MUS 11800Music Theory for Non-Majors

3
TA 11100Introduction to Technical Theatre I

3

Two credit hours selected from the following options:

DAN 10350Dance Composition Practicum I

1
DAN 20350Dance Composition Practicum II

1
DAN 30350Dance Composition Practicum III

1
DAN 40350Dance Composition Practicum IV

1

Anatomy and Kinesiology

DAN 26000Anatomy for Dancers

3
DAN 36000Dance Kinesiology

3

History, Technology, and Criticism

DAN 17100Dance as an Art

3
DAN 27100Dance History

3
DAN 37100Dance in the 21st Century

3
DAN 37400Dance and Technology

3
DAN 47100Dance Criticism

3

Note: DAN 17100 and DAN 37100 may be used to satisfy the GE-CrsClt requirements.

Special Topics

Six credit hours selected from the following options:

DAN 19000-19099Special Topics in Dance

1-3
DAN 29000-29099Special Topics in Dance

1-3
DAN 39000-39099Special Topics in Dance

1-3
DAN 49000-49099Special Topics in Dance

1-3

Capstone

DAN 47000Senior Seminar in Dance

0
DAN 47200Senior Project

3

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance degree also requires the following:

  • TA 10500 to satisfy the GE-Fine Art requirement.
  • Passing scores on periodic assessments of program-level student learning outcomes.