Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts and Fine Arts (B.A./B.F.A.) Degree
Candidates for the degree of bachelor of arts and fine arts normally follow a four-year program. They are required to complete a minimum of 158 semester credits of academic work, four Short Term activities (16 Short Term credits), and two physical education courses. Included in the 158 credits are 90 credits in dance, and general education skills and perspectives.
Courses:
- DANC 125: Movement Studio I (4)
- DANC 130: Performance Ensemble (2)
- DANC 150: Special Topic in Dance (2 or 4)
- DANC 197F: Art and Performance As a Way to Inhabit the World: The Unmade Project (4)
Also listed as WS 197F.
- DANC 225: Movement Studio II (4)
- DANC 237: Dance History I (4)
- DANC 239: Dance History and Theory II (4)
- DANC 240: Imaginative Thinking, Moving, And Crafting I (4)
- DANC 260: Performance Workshop (4)
- DANC 290: Independent Study (2 or 4)
- DANC 325: Movement Studio III (4)
- DANC 335: Multimedia (4)
- DANC 336: Sound Design (4)
- DANC 340: Imaginative Thinking, Moving, And Crafting II (4)
- DANC 350: Special Topic - Guest Artists Series: Open Space (4)
- DANC 350: Special Topic - Afro-Cuban Dance and Music (4)
- DANC 390: Independent Study in Dance (2 or 4)
- DANC 399: Internship (4)
- DANC 470: Advanced Senior Seminar (2 or 4)
- DANC 490: Advanced Senior Seminar/Senior Honors Project (2, 2)
Requirements for a Major in Dance (B.A.):
At least 46 credits
Studio Courses:
12 credits, with at least 8 credits from:
- DANC 225: Movement Studio II (4)
- DANC 325: Movement Studio III (4)
- Additional studio courses up to a total of 12 credits. DANC 225 and 325 may be repeated for credit.
Core Courses:
- DANC 130: Performance Ensemble (6)
- DANC 237: Dance History I (4)
- DANC 239: Dance History II (4)
- DANC 240: Imaginative Thinking, Moving, and Crafting I (4)
- DANC 340: Imaginative Thinking, Moving, and Crafting II (4)
- DANC 470: Advanced Senior Seminar/Senior Project (4) or
DANC 490: Senior Honors Project (4)
Elective Courses:
8 credits of dance electives
Requirements for a Major in Dance (B.A./B.F.A.):
90 credits
Studio Courses:
- DANC 225: Movement Studio II (4)
- DANC 325: Movement Studio III (4)
- Additional studio courses up to a total of 20 credits. DANC 225 and 325 may be repeated for credit.
Core Courses:
26 credits
- DANC 130: Performance Ensemble (6)
- DANC 237: Dance History I (4)
- DANC 239: Dance History II (4)
- DANC 240: Imaginative Thinking, Moving, and Crafting I (4)
- DANC 340: Imaginative Thinking, Moving, and Crafting II (4)
- DANC 470: Advanced Senior Seminar/Senior Project (4) or
DANC 490: Senior Honors Project (4)
Elective Courses:
14 credits of dance electives
Summer Courses:
- Summer I at the American Dance Festival (12)
- Summer II at the American Dance Festival (12)
Independent Course Work:
- 6 courses of choreographic and/or performance apprenticeship work
Requirements for a Minor in Dance:
24 credits
- 16 credits in areas of movement studio and/or performance
- 8 credits in areas of imaginative thinking, moving, and crafting and/or dance history
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