College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Social Sciences Department
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
Entry Requirements
Interested students must follow the entrance requirements for the university. In addition, fine arts entrance requirements must be satisfied one (1) week before classes begin. Please contact the dance faculty to schedule an appointment.
General Requirements
Fine arts majors are required to earn a minimum grade of “C” in all required fine arts courses.
Course Sequence
|
Freshman |
Fall |
Freshman |
Spring |
|
Course |
Credit |
Course |
Credit |
|
FDS 100 Freshman Dev. Seminar |
1 |
MAT 140 College Algebra |
4 |
|
ENG 120 English Composition |
3 |
ENG 201 Research & Applied Writing |
3 |
|
DAN 123 Intro To Dance: The Human Experience |
3 |
SCI 100 The Natural World: Caribbean |
3 |
|
SSC 100 An Intro to Social Science: A Caribbean Focus |
3 |
DAN 153 Afro-Caribbean Dance I |
3 |
|
MUS 124 Intro To Music |
3 |
DAN 161 History of Dance |
3 |
|
DAN 132 BALLET Vaganova Method |
3 |
PED Physical Education and Health |
0.5 |
|
PED Physical Education and Health |
0.5 |
|
|
|
TOTAL CREDITS |
16.5 |
TOTAL CREDITS |
16.5 |
|
Sophomore |
Fall |
Sophomore |
Spring |
|
Course |
Credit |
Course |
Credit |
|
THE 110 Intro to Theatre |
3 |
COM 119 Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
|
MAT 235 Introductory Statistics with Applications |
4 |
ENG 262 World Literature II |
3 |
|
SPA 131 or FRE 131 Spanish or French |
4 |
SPA 132 or FRE 132 Spanish or French |
4 |
|
ENG 261 World Literature I |
3 |
DAN 160 Kinesiology |
3 |
|
DAN 154 Afro-Caribbean Dance II |
3 |
DAN 143 Modern Dunham |
3 |
|
|
|
PED Physical Education and Health |
0.5 |
|
TOTAL CREDITS |
17 |
TOTAL CREDITS |
16.5 |
|
Junior |
Fall |
Junior |
Spring |
|
Course |
Credit |
Course |
Credit |
|
COM 120 Public Speaking |
3 |
COM 227 Voice & Diction |
3 |
|
DAN 232 Ballet Vaganova Method Level 7/8 |
3 |
HUM 115 Intro to Humanities |
3 |
|
SPA 231 or FRE 231 Spanish or French |
4 |
SCI 200 Changes in the Natural World |
3 |
|
MUS 364 Survey of Caribbean Music and Dance |
3 |
ART 218 Caribbean Art I |
3 |
|
THE 315 Theatre in the Caribbean |
3 |
DAN 300 PRP: Preparatory Rehearsal Performance (PRP) I |
4 |
|
PED Physical Education and Health |
0.5 |
|
|
|
TOTAL CREDITS |
16.5 |
TOTAL CREDITS |
16 |
|
Senior |
Fall |
Senior |
Spring |
|
Course |
Credit |
Course |
Credit |
|
HUM 497 Senior Humanities Seminar |
1 |
HUM 498 Senior Humanities Seminar |
1 |
|
SSC Elective |
3 |
PHI 200 Critical Thinking |
3 |
|
DAN Elective |
3 |
DAN Elective |
3 |
|
SCI 301 Application of Principles from the Natural World |
3 |
DAN Elective |
3 |
|
PSY 120 General Psychology |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
TOTAL CREDITS |
13 |
TOTAL CREDITS |
13 |
Concentration
