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College of Fine Arts

BFA in Dance (2024 - 2025)


1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: ENGL 101 College English I 1 010 3 GEN ED: ENGL 102 College English II 1 010 3.0
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 070 3 GEN ED: MATH 1___ College Algebra or Contemporary Math 1 030 3.0
DANC 180E Performing Arts Seminar 1 DANC 150R Production Processes 1.0
DANC 301 Contemporary Technique 2 3 DANC 280 Inclusion in Performing Arts 1.0
DANC 320 Dance Repertoire 1 DANC 301 Contemporary Technique 2 3.0
DANC 350C Dance Technique Workshop 0.5 DANC 320 Dance Repertoire 1.0
DANC 381 Dance Somatics 1 DANC 350C Dance Technique Workshop 0.5
THEA 150P Production Experience 0.5 DANC 381 Dance Somatics 1.0
Dance Technique Elective 2 Dance Technique Elective 2.0
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15.5

Total hours for 1st year: 30.5


2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 040 4 GEN ED: COMM 111 Public Speaking 1 020 3
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 3 DANC 301 Contemporary Technique 2 3
DANC 215 Dance Improvisation 0.5 DANC 305 Choreography 1 2
DANC 225 Dance History: Ancient Civilization to Early 1900s 3 DANC 320 Dance Repertoire 1
DANC 301 Contemporary Technique 2 3 DANC 350C Dance Technique Workshop 0.5
DANC 350C Dance Technique Workshop 0.5 DANC 380 Dance Conditioning 1
THEA 150P Production Experience 0.5 DANC 415 Dance Kinesiology 3
Dance Technique Elective 2
Fall Total Hours 14.5 Spring Total Hours 15.5

Total hours for 2nd year: 30.0


3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050 3 GEN ED: Diversity Designation 070 3
DANC 320 Dance Repertoire 1 DANC 320 Dance Repertoire 1
DANC 350C Dance Technique Workshop 0.5 DANC 350C Dance Technique Workshop 0.5
DANC 368 Collaborative Community Project 1 DANC 370 Professional Practices for the Performing Artist 2
DANC 381 Dance Somatics 1 DANC 401 Contemporary Technique 3 3
DANC 401 Contemporary Technique 3 3 DANC 515 Dance Improvisation 2 2
DANC 405 Choreography 2 2 DANC 570 Research Methods 2
DANC 545 Methods of Teaching Dance 2 Dance Technique Elective 2
Dance Technique Elective 2
Fall Total Hours 15.5 Spring Total Hours 15.5

Total hours for 3rd year: 31.0


4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060 3
DANC 320 Dance Repertoire 1 DANC 320 Dance Repertoire 1
DANC 325 Dance History: 20th and 21st Centuries 3 DANC 350C Dance Technique Workshop 0.5
DANC 350C Dance Technique Workshop 0.5 DANC 481 Internship 1
DANC 490 Dance Audition Techniques 0.5 DANC 501 Contemporary Technique 4 3
DANC 501 Contemporary Technique 4 3 DANC 645 Practicum in Teaching Dance 1
DANC 580 Capstone Project 1 Dance Technique Elective 2
Dance Technique Elective 2 Open Elective 3
Fall Total Hours 14 Spring Total Hours 14.5

Total hours for 4th year: 28.5


Hours needed to complete the degree: 120


  1. C- or higher required.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated