The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Dance provides a strong foundation in dance theory and techniques. Students in the BA in Dance have flexibility to explore courses outside of the dance major. Through this program, students will gain an in-depth understanding of dance and performance techniques with the flexibility to pursue studies in other areas of interest.
Core Curriculum Requirements - 42
The Core Curriculum serves as a broad foundation for the undergraduate degree. All candidates for a bachelor’s degree must achieve core student learning outcomes, including communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, teamwork, personal responsibility and social responsibility, by completing courses within each category or component area of the Core Curriculum as outlined below.
The University has approved specific courses that satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements. Approved courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Page. Students seeking the most efficient way to complete the core curriculum and major or minor requirements are advised to take approved courses that can fulfill both requirements. Although core curriculum courses can also be used to fulfill major or minor requirements, earned credits hours are only applied once.
The courses listed below fulfill core curriculum and major requirements. Students who have completed a core curriculum category with courses other than those listed below will still be required to take the listed course(s) to meet major requirements.
050 Creative Arts - 3 hours
Select any Creative Arts course except DANC 2323 Dance Appreciation.
Major Requirements - 53 hours
The BA in Dance major consists of 36 hours of required courses and 17 hours of prescribed elective dance technique courses.
Required Courses - 36 hours
Contemporary Dance Foundations - 5 hours
| DANC 2246 | Foundations in Contemporary Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 2345 | Foundations in Contemporary Dance - Three Credit Hour |
Dance Core - 29 hours
Dance Performance - 2 hours
Complete two hours from one or a combination of the following:
| DANC 2112 | Dance Performance: Beginning/Intermediate |
| DANC 3112 | Dance Performance: Intermediate/Advanced |
Prescribed Electives - 17 hours
Foundation technique electives: Students must complete a minimum of 5 credit hours from either the Ballet, Mexican Folklorico Dance, or Jazz Dance foundation courses.
Intermediate technique electives: Students must complete 2 hours of intermediate (3000) or advanced (4000) Contemporary Dance or 7 hours of intermediate (3000) or (4000) Ballet. Students will need departmental approval to enroll in 4000 level Contemporary Dance or Ballet courses.
Ballet Foundations - 5 hours
| DANC 2242 | Ballet Foundations - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 2341 | Ballet Foundations - Three Credit Hour |
Or
Mexican Folkorico Dance Foundations - 5 hours
| DANC 2250 | Foundations in Mexican Folklorico Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 2349 | Foundations in Mexican Folklorico Dance - Three Credit Hour |
Or
Jazz Dance Foundations - 5 hours
| DANC 2220 | Foundations in Jazz Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 2330 | Foundations in Jazz Dance - Three Credit Hour |
Contemporary Dance Intermediate Advanced - 2 hours
To enroll in intermediate (3000) or advanced (4000) Contemporary Dance, students must first complete
DANC 2246 and
DANC 2345 (Contemporary Dance Foundations requirement).
| DANC 3246 | Intermediate Contemporary Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 3345 | Intermediate Contemporary Dance - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 4246 | Advanced Contemporary Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 4345 | Advanced Contemporary Dance - Three Credit Hour |
Or
Ballet Intermediate Advanced- 7 hours
To enroll in intermediate (3000) or advanced (4000) Ballet, students must first complete
DANC 2242 and
DANC 2341.
Complete the following:
| DANC 2242 | Ballet Foundations - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 2341 | Ballet Foundations - Three Credit Hour |
Choose one from the following:
| DANC 3242 | Intermediate Ballet - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 3341 | Intermediate Ballet - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 4242 | Advanced Ballet - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 4341 | Advanced Ballet - Three Credit Hour |
Additional Techniques - 5 or 10 hours
All students should consult with the technique faculty advisor when selecting additional dance technique courses.
Students will need department approval to enroll in intermediate or advanced courses for which they have not taken at least 5 credits of corresponding foundation courses.
| DANC 3246 | Intermediate Contemporary Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 3345 | Intermediate Contemporary Dance - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 4246 | Advanced Contemporary Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 4345 | Advanced Contemporary Dance - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 2242 | Ballet Foundations - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 2341 | Ballet Foundations - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 3242 | Intermediate Ballet - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 3341 | Intermediate Ballet - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 4242 | Advanced Ballet - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 4341 | Advanced Ballet - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 2244 | Ballet Technique: Pointe I |
| DANC 3244 | Ballet Technique: Pointe II |
| DANC 2250 | Foundations in Mexican Folklorico Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 2349 | Foundations in Mexican Folklorico Dance - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 3250 | Intermediate Mexican Folklorico Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 3349 | Intermediate Mexican Folklorico Dance - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 4250 | Advanced Mexican Folklorico Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 4349 | Advanced Mexican Folklorico Dance - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 2220 | Foundations in Jazz Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 2330 | Foundations in Jazz Dance - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 3220 | Intermediate Jazz Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 3330 | Intermediate Jazz Dance - Three Credit Hour |
| DANC 4220 | Advanced Jazz Dance - Two Credit Hour |
| DANC 4330 | Advanced Jazz Dance - Three Credit Hour |
Free Electives - 25 hours
Students must select electives from any subject except DANC.
Total Credit Hours: 42