Dance (BFA) with an Emphasis in Ballet
Degree Requirements
97 required credit hours
12 general education credit hours
19 elective credit hours
128 Total Hours
Required Courses
| DANC 2000- or 3000-level applied dance, Ballet or Modern | 6 hours |
| DANC 3000-level applied dance, Ballet | 6 hours |
| DANC 3000-level applied dance, Modern | 6 hours |
| DANC 4000-level applied dance, Ballet | 6 hours |
| DANC 2000- level applied dance, Tap; OR DANC 3000- Level applied dance, Jazz; OR MUTH 3410 (Musical Theatre Dance Styles II) |
4 hours |
| DANC 1040 International Dance | 3 hours |
| DANC 1220 Improvisation I | 2 hours |
| DANC 1310, 1320 Composition I | 6 hours |
| DANC 1410 Introduction to Professional Dance I | 2 hours |
| DANC 1420 Introduction to Professional Dance II | 1 hour |
| DANC 1550 Stagecraft for Dance I | 1 hour |
| DANC 1560 Stagecraft for Dance II | 1 hour |
| DANC 2060 Men's Class and/or DANC 2050 Pointe |
4 hours |
| DANC 2210 Dance History: Lineage Based to 20th Century | 3 hours |
| DANC 2250 Cross Training | 2 hours |
| DANC 2310, 2320 Composition II | 6 hours |
| DANC 2520 Living Anatomy and Movement | 3 hours |
| DANC 3150 Performance Techniques I | 2 hours |
| DANC 3160 Performance Techniques II | 2 hours |
| DANC 3210 Dance History: 20th Century to Present | 3 hours |
| DANC 3250 Somatics | 2 hours |
| DANC 3550 Lighting and Costume Design for Dance I | 1 hour |
| DANC 3560 Lighting and Costume Design for Dance II | 1 hour |
| DANC 4310 Choreographic Project | 3 hours |
| DANC 4400 Dance Pedagogy | 3 hours |
| DANC 4410 Dance Seminar | 0 hours |
| DANC 4900 Senior Seminar | 1 hour |
| Additional advanced-level work in technique, (3250, 3060, 3050 etc.) choreography, topics, independent study, OR DANC 2050, 2060, or 2250 | 4 hours |
| WRIT 1010 Composition OR ENGL 2160 Creative Writing: Fiction |
3 hours |
| EPMD 1000 Introduction to Media Production | 3 hours |
| ART 1000 Introduction to Studio Art OR ART 3820 Performance Art OR THEA 1080 Studio Acting I |
3 hours |
| MUSC 1000 Fundamentals of Musicianship | 3 hours |
Recommended Electives for the BA or BFA in Dance
| ANTH 1100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 hours |
| BUSN 1200 Introduction to Business | 3 hours |
| Foreign Languages | |
| ENGL 2150 Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 hours |
| HIST 1100 World Civilizations Before 1500 | 3 hours |
| PHOT 1000 Photo I | 3 hours |
| PHIL 1010 Introduction to Critical Thinking | 3 hours |
| PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology | 3 hours |
| VIDE 1000 Introduction to Video Production | 3 hours |
| WOMN 1010 Studying Women Across the Disciplines | 3 hours |
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