BA/BS IN DANCE

TOTAL DANCE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 35 CREDITS

• Entrance into the Dance Major Programs is by audition only.
• Grades of C or better are required for all courses in the major.

Dance Technique: 12 credits
DNS 204	Dance Conditioning (2 credits)
DNS 205	Dance Technique I (3 credits)
And a minimum of 7 credits from the following:
DNS 245	Dance Technique II (3 credits, repeatable)
DNS 345	Dance Technique III (3 credits, repeatable)
DNS 445	Dance Technique IV (3 credits, repeatable)
DNS 253/353/453	Ballet - Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced (1-4 credits, repeatable)
DNS 330	African Dance II (3 credits)
DNS 433	African Dance III (3 credits)
DNS 454	Dance Styles (2 or 3 credits, repeatable for Irish, Jazz, tap and special topics)
Choreography: 5 credits
DNS 208	Dance Production Practicum (0 credits)
DNS 364	Dance Improvisation (2 credits)
DNS 306	Beginning Dance Composition (3 credits)
Theory: 12 credits
MUS 300	Music for Dance (3 credits)
MUS 420	Music Literature for Dance (3 credits)
DNS 206 ~or~	Twentieth Century Dance: Issues and Styles (3 credits)
DNS 316	History and Development of Dance (3 credits)
DNS 305 ~or~	Kinesiology (3 credits ) (BIO 221 is a pre-requisite for DNS 305 and can be used as a breadth component requirement)
DNS 375	Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (3 credits)
Electives: 6 credits
300/400 level dance electives selected by advisement

 

BA/BS IN DANCE
COURSE SEQUENCE

TOTAL DANCE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 35 CREDITS

• Grades of C or better are required for all courses in the major.

The following required courses should be taken in this sequence. The remaining required and elective courses may be taken at any time

FRESHMAN
Fall
DNS 204	Dance Conditioning Lab (Fall only)
DNS 205	Dance Technique I (Fall only)
DNS 253	Beginning Ballet
MUS 300	Music for Dance (Fall only)
Spring
DNS 208	Dance Production Practicum (Spring only)
DNS 364	Dance Improvisation (Spring only)
MUS 420	Music Literature for Dance (Prerequisite MUS 300)

SOPHOMORE or JUNIOR
Fall
BIO 221	Survey of Anatomy and Physiology (General Education "L" Course, also a pre-requisite for DNS 305)
DNS 206 ~or~	20th-Century Dance: Issues and Styles (Fall only)
DNS 316	History and Development of Dance (Spring only)
Spring
DNS 305 ~or~	Kinesiology (Spring only, a pre-requisite for DNS 315 and DNS 480)
DNS 375	Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (Spring only)

JUNIOR
Fall
DNS 306	Beginning Dance Composition (Pre-requisites required: DNS 364)
And, Anytime
Completion of the 12-credit dance technique requirement and a minimum of six credits of 300/400 level dance electives before graduation.