Dance, BA

General Education Requirements

Competencies

Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.

♣ General Education Categories (34-35 credits total)

FYS, W-I, and OC courses must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits. Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction.  Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.

 ‡ Written Communication (Level II and Level III)

Courses taken for Written Communication Level II and III may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply.  Credits will be counted in the area where they apply.

# Scientific Reasoning General Education category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.

Courses In Major (47-48 credits)

Required Contemporary Modern Dance Option (5 credits)

• ► DAN ___  Modern Dance elective
• ► DAN ___  Modern Dance elective
• ► DAN ___  Modern Dance elective
• ► DAN ___  Modern Dance elective
• DAN 126 Dance Improvisation

• OR

Required Hip Hop Dance Option (5 credits)

• † DAN ___ Hip Hop Dance
• † DAN ___ Hip Hop Dance
• † DAN ___ Hip Hop Dance
• † DAN ___ Hip Hop Dance
• DAN 136 Cyphering Dance

1 Credit Electives (8 credits)

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3-4 Credit Electives (15-16 Credits))

• %DAN ___  3
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• %DAN ___  3
• %DAN ___  3-4
• %DAN ___  3

** Dance Participation (non-degree credits)

Dance Participation must be taken each semester for a maximum of 8 times

Foreign Language (0-12 credits total)

• ____ ___ Foreign Language - Level I (101) 
• ____ ___ Foreign Language - Level II (102)
• ____ ___ Foreign Language  - Level III (201)
• ____ ___ Foreign Language  - Level IV (202)

Free Electives (7 credits minimum)

Required Minor: _______________________ (15-18 credits total)

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Additional Information and Notes

♥       Students may choose to use support courses to satisfy general education categories, but may not be required to do so.  Note:  If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements (for example, a support course and Scientific Reasoning requirement), the credits are counted in only one place.  Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the credit total required for graduation.  

♣       Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines.  First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction.  Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.

#        These Scientific Reasoning General Education Category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.

‡        Level II and Level III Written Communications Courses may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply.  The credits are counted only in one area.

**       Dance Participation must be taken each semester for a maximum of 8 times.

%      Choose from DAN 200 , DAN 201 , DAN 300 , DAN 310 , DAN 415 , DAN 500  and SMS 197 .

¶       Choose from DAN 109 , DAN 110 , DAN 111 , DAN 112 , DAN 120 , DAN 121 , DAN 122 , DAN 126 , DAN 130 , DAN 131 , DAN 132 , DAN 136 .

†       Students must take any four credits of Hip Hop chosen from DAN 130 , DAN 131 , DAN 132 , depending on background and dance level.  These courses cannot be used to satisfy 1 credit elelctives.

►     Students must take any four credits of Modern Dance chosen from DAN 120 , DAN 121 , DAN 122 , depending on background and dance level.  These courses cannot be used to satisfy 1 credit elelctives.

Total credits for graduation: 120