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College of Fine Arts

BFA in Dance (2025 - 2026)

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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 0103 ENGL 102: College English II 1 0103
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 2 0703 MATH 131: Contemporary Mathematics 1 0303
DANC 180E: Performing Arts Seminar 41 DANC 150R: Production Processes 5 61
DANC 301: Contemporary Technique 23 DANC 280: Inclusion in Performing Arts 5 61
DANC 320: Dance Repertoire1 DANC 301: Contemporary Technique 23
DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop0.5 DANC 320: Dance Repertoire1
DANC 381: Dance Somatics1 DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop0.5
THEA 150P: Production Experience1 DANC 381: Dance Somatics1
Dance Technique Elective 32 Dance Technique Elective 32
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 0404 COMM 111: Public Speaking 1 0203
GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 0503 DANC 301: Contemporary Technique 23
DANC 215: Dance Improvisation 41 DANC 305: Choreography 1 52
DANC 301: Contemporary Technique 23 DANC 320: Dance Repertoire1
DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop0.5 DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop0.5
Choose one of the following:
  • DANC 225: Dance History: Ancient Civilization to Early 1900s
  • DANC 325: Dance History: 20th and 21st Centuries
3 DANC 380: Dance Conditioning 51
Dance Technique Elective 32
Choose one of the following:
  • DANC 345: Methods of Teaching Dance
  • DANC 415: Dance Kinesiology
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 0503 DANC 320: Dance Repertoire1
DANC 320: Dance Repertoire1 DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop0.5
DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop0.5 DANC 370: Professional Practices for the Performing Arts 52
DANC 368: Collaborative Community Project 41 DANC 401: Contemporary Technique 33
DANC 381: Dance Somatics1 DANC 425: Choreography 3 52
DANC 401: Contemporary Technique 33 DANC 469: Research Methods in the Performing Arts 52
DANC 405: Choreography 2 42 Dance Technique Electives 32
Dance Technique Elective 32 Choose one of the following:
  • DANC 345: Methods of Teaching Dance
  • DANC 415: Dance Kinesiology
2-3
Choose one of the following:
  • DANC 225: Dance History: Ancient Civilization to Early 1900s
  • DANC 325: Dance History: 20th and 21st Centuries
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 0603 GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 0603
GEN ED: Diversity Designation 0703 DANC 320: Dance Repertoire1
DANC 320: Dance Repertoire1 DANC 346: Practicum in Teaching Dance 51
DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop0.5 DANC 350C: Dance Technique Workshop0.5
DANC 441: Contemporary Technique 43 DANC 441: Contemporary Technique 43
DANC 499: Capstone Project 41 DANC 481: Cooperative Education1
Dance Technique Elective 32 Dance Technique Elective2
Open Elective3
Fall Total Hours 13.5 Spring Total Hours 14.5

Total hours for 4th year: 28

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. C- or higher required.
  2. 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.
  3. Must be selected from a specified list. For a complete list of options, please view the 2025-2026 catalog.
  4. Fall Only
  5. Spring Only
  6. 8-Week Course

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/Diversity