BA with a Major in Dance

Major in Dance

Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.

BA with a Major in Dance (.pdf)
BA with a Major in Dance

Note: The order of semesters and summer terms has been changed from the print version to accommodate the one-column format of HTML publishing. A conventional Four-Year Plan is available in the .pdf file

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL HOURS

DANC 1095, Stage Production I 1
DANC 1250, Somatic Approaches to Dance 3
ENGL 1310, College Writing 3
LANG 2040, Foreign Language
(intermediate)³ 3
MATH 1600, College Math with Calculus⁵ 5
Total 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL HOURS

BIOL 2360, Applied Human Anatomy 4
DANC 1095, Stage Production I 1
DANC 2350, Improvisation and Introduction
to Composition 3
DANC 3400, Modern Dance Technique
Level III, or DANC 3410, Ballet Technique Level III²⁶ 3
PSCI 1040, American Government 3
Total 14

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

COMM 1010, Introduction to Communication 3
DANC 3050, Dance Kinesiology³³ 3
DANC 3060, Music Analysis for Dance 3
DANC 4095, Stage Production II 1
HIST 2610, United States History to 1865¹² 3
Elective (advanced) 3
Total 16

SENIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

DANC 3230, Introduction to Movement
Therapy 3
ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics³⁴3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3-6
Understanding of Ideas and Values
(Group I or III)⁸ 6
Total 15-18

FRESHMAN YEAR

SPRING HOURS

DANC 1095, Stage Production I 1
DANC 1200, Appreciation of Dance as a Comtemporary Art Form¹⁴ 3
ENGL 1320, College Writing II 3
LANG 2050, Foreign Language
(intermediate) 3
Wellness¹¹ 3
Total 13

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SPRING HOURS

BIOL 2370, Applied Human Physiology 4
DANC 1095, Stage Production I 1
DANC 2050, Principles and Techniques of Dance Performance³³ 1
DANC 3400, Modern Dance Technique
Level III, or DANC 3410, Ballet Technique Level III²⁶ 3
DANC 2800, Survey of Dance¹⁴ 3
PSCI 1050, American Government 3
Total 15

JUNIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

DANC 3510, Principles and Theories of
Dance Composition 3
DANC 4095, Stage Production II 1
DANC 4400, Modern Dance
Technique Level IV, or DANC 4410,
Ballet Technique Level IV²⁶ 3
HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865¹² 3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16}3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3
Total 16

SENIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

CSCI 1100, Introduction to Computer Science¹ 3
DANC 4650, Senior Project 3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16}3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16}3
Elective (advanced)^{15, 16} 3
Total 15

FRESHMAN YEAR

SUMMER I HOURS

ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3
Total 3

FRESHMAN YEAR

SUMMER II HOURS

ENGL 2220, World Literature 3
Total 3

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SUMMER I HOURS

PHYS 1410, General Physics I 3
PHYS 1430, General Physics Lab I 1
Total 4

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.
See Arts and Sciences notes

Supplemental Information for BA with a Major in Dance

1. Major of 43 hours in dance, including 6 hours from DANC 3400 and 3410 (3 hours each), and 3 hours from either DANC 4400 or 4410. Students also must take DANC 1200, 1250, 2050, 2350, 2800, 3050, 3060, 3230, 3510, 4650 and 6 hours from DANC 1095/4095.

2. The following courses are recommended electives for dance majors and minors: DANC 1050, 2411, 2710, 3411, 3610, 3710, 4610, 4620; THEA 1043.

3. PHYS 1410/1430, BIOL 2360, 2370, which may be used for 12 hours of laboratory science for the Bachelor of Arts degree, are required.

4. A Placement Audition Examination is required for enrollment in DANC 2400, 2410, 2500, 2710, 3400, 3410, and 3710. This examination is held twice each academic year. Exact dates and times may be obtained from the dance office.

5. Continuing dance majors and minors enrolled in DANC 1400, 1410, 1500, 1710, 2400, 2500, 2710, 3400, 3410, and 3710 must be enrolled for two consecutive semesters within an academic year. Transfer students entering the spring semester will be evaluated individually.

6. A minimum grade of C is required for all dance courses. Transfer course work to be substituted for required dance courses must be approved by a student's academic adviser during the degree plan process.

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