Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Dance (BA)

1. Synthesize, analyze, and engage critically and ethically with issues related to body, performance, expression, embodiment, learning and activism in dance, the arts, and related fields.

2. Take and empathize with diverse perspectives and engage with constructive ideation through written, oral, and embodied forms of expression.

3. Demonstrate foundational understanding of the performative body as it relates to dance, movement, music, performance, aesthetics, history, culture and knowledge.

4. Practice movement techniques with holistic, anatomical approaches that recognize the individual and social nature of dance.

5. Create, perform, and analyze dance within a variety of contexts and with diverse intentions, recognizing and thinking critically about the relationships between place, aesthetics, culture, politics, and performative bodies.

6. Engage in joint decision-making, co-creation, and community in interdisciplinary, ethical, and sustainable ways that support our cultural, natural and human resources.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

College Requirements:

College Breadth Requirements:

The College Breadth requirements are in addition to the University Breadth requirement. Up to three credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements. Minimum grade C- required for courses used to satisfy College Breadth.

GROUP A: Creative Arts and Humanities (Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units)
GROUP B: History and Cultural Change (Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units)
GROUP C: Social and Behavioral Sciences (Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units)
GROUP D: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (Ten credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units and including a minimum of one course with an associated laboratory)

*If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement.

Second Language:

Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 202) in a language other than English with minimum grades of D-.
- Languages offered include American Sign Language (ASLC), Ancient Greek (GREK), Arabic (ARAB), Brazilian Portuguese (PORT), Chinese (CHIN), French (FREN), German (GRMN), Hebrew (HEBR), Italian (ITAL), Japanese (JAPN), Korean (KORE), Latin (LATN), Russian (RUSS), and Spanish (SPAN).
Students with four or more years of high school work in a second language, or who have proficiency in a language other than English, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

Mathematics:

The math requirement must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters.

Complete one of the following four options (minimum grade D-):

Option One:

MATH 113 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit(s): 3 (designed for students who do not intend to continue to the study of mathematics)

Option Two:

One of the following:

MATH 114 - College Mathematics and Statistics Credit(s): 3 (designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 115 - Pre-Calculus Credit(s): 3 (designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 117 - Pre-Calculus for Scientists and Engineers Credit(s): 4 (designed to prepare students for MATH 241 )

Option Three:

Successful completion of any 200-level or higher mathematics course except: MATH 201 , MATH 202 , MATH 205 , MATH 251 , MATH 252 , MATH 253 , and MATH 266 .

Option Four:

Successful performance on a proficiency test in mathematics administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences (0 credits awarded).

Second Writing Requirement:

A Second Writing Requirement approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.

Major Requirements:

A minimum grade of C- must be earned in all major requirements. Maximum 45 credits of DANC, including cross-lists.

Dance Core:

Complete all of the following:

DANC 101 - Introduction to the Art of Dance Credit(s): 3
DANC 201 - Careers in Dance Credit(s): 1
DANC 206 - Dance in Culture and Society Credit(s): 3
DANC 207 - Dance Improvisation Credit(s): 3
DANC 301 - Dance, Diversity, and Identity Credit(s): 3
DANC 310 - Foundations of Learning in Dance Credit(s): 3
DANC 401 - Dance Capstone Experience Credit(s): 1-3 (minimum 2 credits)

Choreography, Performance & Production:

Complete 4 credits from the following:

DANC 208 - Dance Composition I Credit(s): 3
DANC 410 - Performance Practicum in Dance Credit(s): 1 (repeatable up to 3 semesters)
DANC 308 - Dance Composition II Credit(s): 3
DANC 309 - Repertory Credit(s): 3
DANC 327 - Dance Improvisation II Credit(s): 3

Embodied Technical Practices & Studio Based Work:

Complete a minimum of 16 credits. A minimum of two courses must be at the 200-level. A minimum of two courses must be at the 300-level.

DANC 202 - Ballet I Credit(s): 3
DANC 203 - Modern Dance I Credit(s): 3
DANC 204 - Jazz Dance I Credit(s): 3
DANC 205 - Hip Hop I Credit(s): 3
DANC 213 - Tap Dance I Credit(s): 3
DANC 302 - Ballet II Credit(s): 3
DANC 303 - Modern Dance II Credit(s): 3
DANC 304 - Jazz Dance II Credit(s): 3
DANC 305 - Hip Hop II Credit(s): 3
DANC 315 - Global Dance Forms Credit(s): 3
DANC 313 - Tap Dance II Credit(s): 3
DANC 402 - Ballet III Credit(s): 2
DANC 403 - Modern Dance III Credit(s): 2
DANC 404 - Jazz Dance III Credit(s): 2
DANC 405 - Hip Hop III Credit(s): 2
DANC 413 - Tap Dance III Credit(s): 2
DANC 415 - Studio Practicum in Dance Credit(s): 1-3

Dance Studies:

Complete a minimum of three credits from the following:

DANC 209 - Dance in Film Credit(s): 3
DANC 306 - Musical Theatre Styles Credit(s): 3
DANC 311 - Music in Dance Credit(s): 3
DANC 312 - Caring for the Moving Body Credit(s): 3
DANC 400 - Dance in School and Community Settings Credit(s): 1-3
DANC 420 - Writing Dance Credit(s): 3
ARSC 301 - Aesthetics and Education Credit(s): 3

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.