2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Requirements for a Major in Dance
Students in the dance major must complete a minimum of 47 credit hours in dance.
Dance Core
Students must complete 42 core credit hours as follows:
- DAN 241 OR DAN 341 OR DAN 441 - Ballet technique (Eight credits from a combination of DAN 241, DAN 341, and DAN 441, which are two credits each.)
- DAN 251 OR DAN 351 OR DAN 451 - Modern technique (Eight credits from a combination of DAN 251, DAN 351, and DAN 451, which are two credits each.)
- DAN 281 OR DAN 381 OR DAN 481 - Jazz technique (2 credits)
- DAN 175 - Freshman Company (1 credit)
- DAN 275 - Dance Company (1 credit)
The preceding courses must be repeated for credit.
- DAN 211 - Choreography and Improvisation (3 credits)
- DAN 245 - Dance History: Evolving Traditions (3 credits)
- DAN 311 - Choreography and Production (3 credits)
- DAN 333 - Dance Costuming (2 credits)
- DAN 345 - Dance History: Expanding Performance (3 credits)
- DAN 420 - Dance Pedagogy (3 credits)
- DAN 495 - Senior Project (3 credits)
Dance Theory
Choose one course from the following (three credit hours):
Dance Electives
Students must complete two credit hours of electives:
- Two credits can be taken as any currently listed dance course except DAN 200. For technique courses, this would be any course taken beyond the required eight credits.
Suggested General Education Courses
The following seven credit hours of general education courses are suggested:
Mid-program Review
- At the end of the sophomore year, students enrolled in the dance major program will sign up for a Mid-program Review to determine if they can proceed to upper-division courses. The Mid-program Review is reviewed and adjudicated by the dance faculty.
- The following courses must be successfully completed by the end of the semester the student completes the Mid-program Review: two semesters in ballet (DAN 241, DAN 341, or DAN 441); two semesters in modern dance (DAN 251, DAN 351, or DAN 451); DAN 175, DAN 275, DAN 211, and DAN 245.
Suggested Order of Coursework
Year One
- DAN 175 - Freshman Company (1 credit)
- DAN 241 - Ballet Technique 2 (2 credits) Two semesters for a total of four credits.
- DAN 251 - Modern Technique 2 (2 credits) Two semesters for a total of four credits.
- MTH 110 - Algebra (4 credits)
- WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing (4 credits)
- General education courses (13 credits)
Total: 30 credits
Year Two
- BMS 202 - Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits)
- DAN 211 - Choreography and Improvisation (3 credits)
- DAN 245 - Dance History: Evolving Traditions (3 credits)
- DAN 275 - Dance Company (1 credit)
- DAN 281 or DAN 381 or DAN 481 Jazz Technique (2 credits)
- DAN 341 - Ballet Technique 3 (2 credits)
- DAN 351 - Modern Technique 3 (2 credits)
- Dance theory (3 credits)
- General education courses in addition to BMS 202 (2 credits)
- Foreign language (8 credits)
Total: 30 credits
Year Three
- DAN 275 - Dance Company (1 credit)
- DAN 311 - Choreography and Production (3 credits)
- DAN 333 - Dance Costuming (2 credits)
- DAN 345 - Dance History: Expanding Performance (3 credits)
- DAN 441 - Ballet Technique 4 (2 credits)
- DAN 451 - Modern Technique 4 (2 credits)
- General education courses (13 credits)
- Foreign language (4 credits)
Total: 30 credits
Year Four
- DAN 420 - Dance Pedagogy (3 credits)
- DAN 441 - Ballet Technique 4 (2 credits)
- DAN 451 - Modern Technique 4 (2 credits)
- DAN 495 - Senior Project (3 credits)
- MUS 100 - Introduction to Music Literature (3 credits)
- General education courses in addition to MUS 100 (16 credits)
Total: 29 credits