Session Description

First Year Fall Semester Hours DANC 100 Orientation to Dance 1 DANC 160 Fundamentals of Dance Composition I: The Chroeographic Process 3 DANC 377 Dance Production 0-1 DANC 202 Modern/Contemporary Dance II 0-2 DANC 222 Fundamentals of Ballet Technique 0-2 DANC 342 Jazz Dance III 0-2 DANC 253 Pilates for First Year (Co-requisite with Modern/Contemporary II) 0 FFYS 1000 First Year Seminar 4 University Core 3-4 Semester Hours 11-19 Spring DANC 161 Fundamentals of Dance Composition II: Dance Improvisation 3 DANC 183 Stagecraft for Dancers 1 DANC 202 Modern/Contemporary Dance II 0-2 DANC 222 Fundamentals of Ballet Technique 0-2 DANC 342 Jazz Dance III 0-2 DANC 253 Pilates for First Year (Co-requisite with Modern/Contemporary) 0-1 DANC 377 Dance Production (if it wasn’t taken in the Fall) 0-1 RHET 1000 Rhetorical Arts 3-4 University Core 3-4 Semester Hours 10-20 Sophomore Year Fall DANC 282 I Am, Therefore I Dance: Dance, Culture, and Society 3 DANC 260 Laban Movement Analysis: Applications for Dance Making 3 DANC 380 Introduction to Music 3 DANC 302 Modern/Contemporary Dance III 0-2 DANC 320 Ballet III 0-2 DANC 345 Jazz Dance IV 0-2 University Core 3-4 Elective 3-4 Semester Hours 15-23 Spring DANC 262 Dance Styles and Forms 3 DANC 281 History of Dance Theatre 3 DANC 302 Modern/Contemporary Dance III 0-2 DANC 320 Ballet III 0-2 DANC 345 Jazz Dance IV 0-2 University Core Electives Semester Hours 6-12 Junior Year Fall DANC 388 Careers in Dance 1 DANC 480 Kinesiology for Dancers I 3 DANC 484 Principles of Teaching Dance 3 DANC 402 Modern/Contemporary Dance IV 0-2 DANC 323 Intermediate/Advanced Ballet 0-2 DANC 445 Jazz Dance V 0-2 University Core 3-4 Elective 3-4 Elective 3-4 Semester Hours 16-25 Spring DANC 481 Kinesiology for Dancers II 3 DANC 461 Senior Thesis: Project 3 DANC 402 Modern/Contemporary Dance IV 0-2 DANC 323 Intermediate/Advanced Ballet 0-2 University Core 3-4 Electives 3-4 Electives 3-4 Semester Hours 15-22 Senior Year Fall DANC 460 Dance Theory and Criticism 3 DANC 462 Mentorship: Senior Thesis 0-1 DANC 404 Modern/Contemporary Dance V 0-2 DANC 423 Ballet V 0-2 University Core 3-4 Electives 3-4 Electives Semester Hours 9-16 Spring DANC 378 Service Project 0-1 DANC 462 Mentorship: Senior Thesis 0-1 DANC 404 Modern/Contemporary Dance V 0-2 DANC 423 Ballet V 0-2 DANC 397 Dance in Its Cultural Context 0-2 Electives 3-4 Electives 3-4 Semester Hours 6-16 Minimum Semester Hours 88-153 Note: Variable semester hours for all technique classes are options only for Dance majors and minors. All other students must take these courses for 2 semester hours.