Suggested 4-year Plan
- We encourage you to select your General Education (GE) and minor/second major/Themed Inquiry/Honors program around the plan below. Once you fill your GE classes around your major classes, you will have a better idea of space remaining each semester when choosing your Exploration Focus.
- Over the course of 4 years, you must complete a minimum of 12 dance technique credits (see Catalog for specifics)
- In addition, Dance (B.A.) majors must complete a minimum of 3 credits of electives (see list in the Catalog). Electives can be taken in any semester.
- To be enrolled full time, you must take at least 12 credits a semester.
- In order to graduate within 4 years, we recommend you take 30 credits a year.
Year 1
Fall Semester
- DANC 141 - Introduction to Dance Studies (3 credits)
- Minimum of 3 technique classes
Spring Semester
- DANC 280 - Dance Improvisation (2 credits)
- Minimum of 3 technique classes
- Optional dance elective(s)
Year 2
In your sophomore year, you can choose to apply to the B.F.A. in Dance program or continue in the B.A. program.
Fall Semester
- DANC 281 - Choreography I (3 credits)
- Minimum of 2 technique classes
- Dance elective if not yet taken
Spring Semester
- DANC 261 - Somatics: An Exploration of the Mind and Body Experience (3 credits)
- DANC 347 - Music for Dancers (3 credits)
- Minimum of 2 technique classes
Year 3
Fall Semester
- DANC 360 - Movement Anatomy and Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
- Minimum of 2 technique classes
- Dance elective(s) if not yet taken
Spring Semester
- DANC 340 - Principles of Dance Production (3 credits)
- DANC 361 - Dance Kinesiology and Injury Prevention (3 credits)
- DANC 382 - Choreography Workshop (1-3 credits)
- Minimum of 2 technique classes
Year 4
Fall Semester
- DANC 440 - Dance Teaching Methods (3 credits)
- DANC 453 - Dance History: Forces and Figures (3 credits)
- Minimum of 2 technique classes
- Dance elective(s) if not yet taken
Spring Semester
- DANC 498 - Senior Seminar (3 credits)
- Minimum of 2 technique classes