Dance, B.A. (E, L)

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To be admitted to the Bachelor of Arts program in dance, students must demonstrate a level of proficiency for intermediate study in ballet and modern technique classes. All requirements for this degree and major are outlined below.

REAL Curriculum

This major fulfills the E and L areas of the REAL Curriculum. Students explore dance composition, choreographic studies, the history and philosophy of dance, and create original work presented in staged performances. Students explore professional practice through studio classes including ballet and modern dance techniques, and dance production that are applied in production participations, performance practicums, in faculty and national guest artist mainstage concerts every semester, and in senior seminar. Students complete reflection assignments on their learning, abilities, experiences, and role within professional contexts in production participation and performance practicum courses. Students need majors and/or minors to fulfill the R and A areas to complete the REAL Curriculum requirements.

REAL Foundational Requirements

Foundational Writing (3 credits)

ENGL 111 - Principles of College Composition (GE)

Foundational Math (3 credits)

REAL Cornerstone Requirements

Writing Intensive (WI) Courses (6 credits)

Writing Intensive courses are denoted below with a (WI). Two writing intensive courses are required to graduate, with at least one at the 300- or 400-level. The Bachelor of Arts in Dance program includes 3 credits of writing intensive courses.

General Education Requirements

General Education courses will be denoted below with a (GE). Students are required to take at least 30 credit hours of general education designated courses within their degree requirements. The Bachelor of Arts in Dance program includes 9-13 general education credits.

Major Requirements (53-58 credits)

B.A. Degree Requirements (6-8 credits)

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of the B.A. language requirements described here .

Required Courses (47 credits)

Theory Requirements (17 credits)

Technique Requirements (18 credits)

Students must successfully complete one semester of 300-level ballet or 300-level Contemporary Dance. They must take 8 credits in Classical Dance technique (Ballet), 8 credits in Contemporary Dance technique, and 2 credits in Jazz technique. For Jazz the possible courses would be DNCE 180 , DNCE 280 , and DNCE 380 .

Composition Requirements (3 credits)

Performance Requirements (3 credits)

Students must complete three credits of required performance courses: two credits of DNCE 260 and one credit of DNCE 365 .

DNCE 260 - Production Participation (PR) (Two credit hours required)
DNCE 365 - Performance Practicum (PR) (One credit hours required)

Dance Electives (6 credits)

All BA majors are required to complete six additional semester hours of courses selected from technique, composition and/or performance. Two credits of electives would have to be used to get to 300 level for one semester in ballet or contemporary techniques.

Additional Degree Requirements

Students must successfully complete courses in the degree with a C or better to count toward the degree.

Students must successfully complete one semester of 300-level ballet or 300-level modern dance.

Open Credit Hours (62-67 credits)

These credits can be used to fulfill additional courses, majors, minors, and/or REAL Curriculum requirements, including Foundational Writing and Foundational Math.