BFA in Dance

Degree Map

Note

A C or better is required for all major required courses, including THEA and/or DANC electives.

1st year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
ENGL 101: College English I ¹ 010	3	ENGL 102: College English II ¹ 010	3
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar ² 070	3	MATH 131: Contemporary Mathematics ¹ 030	3
DANC 180E: Performing Arts Seminar ⁴	1	DANC 150R: Production Processes ⁵ ⁶	1
DANC 301: Contemporary Technique 2	3	DANC 280: Inclusion in Performing Arts ⁵ ⁶	1
DANC 320: Dance Repertoire	1	DANC 301: Contemporary Technique 2	3
DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop	0.5	DANC 320: Dance Repertoire	1
DANC 381: Dance Somatics	1	DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop	0.5
THEA 150P: Production Experience	1	DANC 381: Dance Somatics	1
Dance Technique Elective ³	2	Dance Technique Elective ³	2
Fall Total Hours	15.5	Spring Total Hours	15.5

Total hours for 1st year: 31

2nd year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 040	4	COMM 111: Public Speaking ¹ 020	3
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050	3	DANC 301: Contemporary Technique 2	3
DANC 215: Dance Improvisation ⁴	1	DANC 305: Choreography 1 ⁵	2
DANC 301: Contemporary Technique 2	3	DANC 320: Dance Repertoire	1
DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop	0.5	DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop	0.5
Choose one of the following: DANC 225: Dance History: Ancient Civilization to Early 1900s DANC 325: Dance History: 20th and 21st Centuries DANC 225 - Fall Odd Years Only; DANC 325 - Fall Even Years Only	3	DANC 380: Dance Conditioning ⁵	1
		Dance Technique Elective ³	2
		Choose one of the following: DANC 345: Methods of Teaching Dance DANC 415: Dance Kinesiology DANC 345 - Spring Even Years Only; DANC 415 - Spring Odd Years Only	2-3
Fall Total Hours	14.5	Spring Total Hours	14.5-15.5

Total hours for 2nd year: 29-30

3rd year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050	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 370: Professional Practices for the Performing Arts ⁵	2
DANC 368: Collaborative Community Project ⁴	1	DANC 401: Contemporary Technique 3	3
DANC 381: Dance Somatics	1	DANC 425: Choreography 3 ⁵	2
DANC 401: Contemporary Technique 3	3	DANC 469: Research Methods in the Performing Arts ⁵	2
DANC 405: Choreography 2 ⁴	2	Dance Technique Electives ³	2
Dance Technique Elective ³	2	Choose one of the following: DANC 345: Methods of Teaching Dance DANC 415: Dance Kinesiology DANC 345 - Spring Even Years Only; DANC 415 - Spring Odd Years Only	2-3
Choose one of the following: DANC 225: Dance History: Ancient Civilization to Early 1900s DANC 325: Dance History: 20th and 21st Centuries DANC 225 - Fall Odd Years Only; DANC 325 - Fall Even Years Only	3
Fall Total Hours	16.5	Spring Total Hours	14.5-15.5

Total hours for 3rd year: 31-32

4th year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060	3	GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060	3
GEN ED: Diversity Designation 070	3	DANC 320: Dance Repertoire	1
DANC 320: Dance Repertoire	1	DANC 346: Practicum in Teaching Dance ⁵	1
DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop	0.5	DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop	0.5
DANC 441: Contemporary Technique 4	3	DANC 441: Contemporary Technique 4	3
DANC 499: Capstone Project ⁴	1	DANC 481: Cooperative Education	1
Dance Technique Elective ³	2	Dance Technique Elective	2
		Open Elective	3
Fall Total Hours	13.5	Spring Total Hours	14.5

Total hours for 4th year: 28

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

C- or higher required.
Students who have earned an Associate Degree or 30 credit hours prior to high school graduation and before starting classes at WSU as a degree-bound student, may be exempt from taking a First-Year Seminar course. Those students must take an additional general education approved course.
Must be selected from a specified list. For a complete list of options, please view the 2025-2026 catalog.
Fall Only
Spring Only
8-Week Course