BFA in Dance

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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

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/Diversity