This degree program is for students with prior dance experience who wish to combine university-level dance studies with targeted general study in the arts and sciences. The Bachelor of Science in Dance offers an integrative program of dance professions, culture and community providing students multiple opportunities to enhance technical skill, investigate shifting social and global concerns, and cultivate innovative approaches for dance career preparation in diverse contexts and related professions.

Admission Requirements

Admission to this program is contingent upon satisfaction of the general requirements for undergraduate admission to the University and a successful audition conducted by the Department faculty. Audition dates are scheduled each November, December and February in the year prior to admission; prospective students should contact the Theatre and Dance Office for audition schedule information. Entering students are required to consult the Departmental advising staff prior to their first registration for classes.

All B.S. dance majors must be enrolled in required curriculum each semester and evidence successful progress in the B.S. degree program in order to maintain dance major status. Any dance major who does not comply and/or does not register and complete appropriate dance coursework for one semester MUST AUDITION FOR THE DANCE PROGRAM for re-admission. 

 

Program Requirements

Candidates must complete a minimum of 120 credits in course work, including satisfaction of the University General Education requirements, College degree requirements, minimum fifty-nine credits in dance courses (specified below) and minimum twenty-nine credits in electives. B.S students must comply with the following department policies – any student who does not meet these standards will be placed on Departmental probation and may be denied continuation in the program: the credits in specified Dance courses must be completed with grades of C minus or better and 2.5 cumulative g.p.a must be maintained. Students must be current in their plan of work and all Basic Competency courses must be completed prior to enrolling in the Capstone course.

All course work must be completed in accordance with the academic procedures of the University and the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts governing undergraduate scholarship  and  degrees, as well as with the requirements of the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance.  

General Education Course Progress

majors must complete the Basic Composition (BC) requirement by the time forty-five credits have been earned, the Oral Communication (OC) and Intermediate Composition (IC) requirement by the time sixty credits have been earned. Failure to meet these limits on matriculation will result in the student being placed on departmental probation: the student will be ineligible to be cast in or participate as a member of the artistic/production staff of department productions. Transfer students will be reviewed upon entry into the major for compliance with these standards and advised as needed.

B.S. Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Dance Studies
DNC 1300	Pilates Mat for Performing Artists	1
DNC 1330	Production Practicum	1
DNC 2180	Anatomy of Human Movement	3
DNC 2310	History of Dance from 1800 to the Present	3
DNC 2410	Music and Dance Relationships	3
DNC 2500	Choreography I	2
DNC 3310	Dance Production	3
Dance Professions
DNC 1810	Introduction to Dance Professions	3
DNC 3810	Dance Pedagogy	3
DNC 4910	Dance in Community	3
Performance/Research
DNC 2460	Dance Improvisation	2
DNC 5998	Professions Capstone Research	3
Select two credits of the following:		2
DNC 4000	Performance Tour
DNC 4710	Dance Company
DNC 4800	Repertory
Select 12 credits of the following:		12
DNC 1010	Introduction to Contemporary Dance
DNC 1020	Contemporary Dance I (Max. 6)
DNC 1210	Fundamentals of Classic Ballet I (Max. 8)
DNC 1220	Fundamentals of Classic Ballet II (Max. 8)
DNC 2010	Contemporary Dance II: Part I (Max. 12)
DNC 2020	Contemporary Dance II: Part II (Max. 12)
DNC 2600	African Dance II (Max. 8)
DNC 2610	African Diasporic Dance Technique I (Max. 8)
DNC 3010	Contemporary Dance III (Max. 8)
DNC 3200	Ballet III (Max. 16)
DNC 3410	African Diasporic Dance Technique II (Max. 4)
DNC 4010	Contemporary Dance IV (Max. 16)
DNC 4200	Ballet IV (Max. 16)
General Education Requirement
DNC 2000	Introduction to World Dance	3
DNC 2400	Introduction to African Dance	3
Cognate Requirements
Select two of the following:		6-7
AH 1110	Survey of Art History: Ancient through Medieval
or AH 1120	Survey of Art History: Renaissance through Modern
COM 1600	Introduction to Audio-Television-Film Production
COM 3170	Fundamentals of Public Relations (Pre-req: COM 1010)
MUH 1340	Music Appreciation: World Music
MUH 1370	Music Appreciation: Beginnings to the Present
THR 1010	Introduction to the Theatre
Total Credits		56-57

Pre-Dance/Movement Therapy Concentration (B.S. Program)

Students completing this concentration will gear their capstone internship in dance towards human services or a related mental health discipline. Students who complete this concentration will graduate with a B.S. in Dance and minor in Psychology.

In addition to the regular B.S. requirements, the following courses are required:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
DNC 3180	Dance Science	3
PSY 1010	Introductory Psychology	4
PSY 2020	Research Methods In Psychology	4
PSY 2400	Developmental Psychology	4
PSY 2410	Health Psychology	4
PSY 3310	Abnormal Psychology	4
Capstone Internship		3

SOC 2203 Social Psychology is a not required course, but it supports the concentration in Movement Therapy and may support entrance into specific master’s programs. DNC 1330 Production Practicum and DNC 3310 Dance Production are not required for the Movement Therapy concentration.

Dance Honors Program (B.S. and B.F.A. degrees)

In order to enter the departmental honors program students must have achieved academic excellence in previous work, such as a high school g.p.a. of 3.5 or a college or university g.p.a. of 3.3. Students must meet all regular major requirements including the following: three honors-option courses within their major taught by full-time faculty members (internships cannot satisfy this requirement), at least one 42XX honors seminar offered through the Honors College, a senior honors thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor in their major area (DNC 5997) and maintain a minimum g.p.a. of 3.3 cumulative and in the major.

Dance Honors Curriculum (15 credits required)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select the Honors Option in three of the following:		9-10
DNC 2000	Introduction to World Dance
DNC 2300	History of Dance to 1800
DNC 2310	History of Dance from 1800 to the Present
DNC 3180	Dance Science
DNC 3310	Dance Production
DNC 3810	Dance Pedagogy
DNC 4810	Dance Teaching Methods
DNC 5810	Teaching Creative Dance for Children
DNC 5997	Departmental Honors Thesis	3
HON 42XX Honors Seminar		3
Total Credits		15-16

Student must maintain an overall 3.3 g.p.a.

For additional information, students should consult the Irvin D. Reid Honors College.