Commercial Dance Major Requirements
Note: Students pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance must complete a total of 82 credits in the major.
In addition to requirements for the major course of study, General Education courses must be completed. For a B.F.A., a minimum of 30 liberal arts credits must be included in courses taken over the four years. Liberal Arts courses are marked by 'LA' in the University Catalog.
Commercial Dance majors may take up to 21 credits per semester. Students routinely take a complement of dance techniques in Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz, beyond the minimum required.
Commercial Dance majors and minors must receive a grade of C- or better in all courses that will be used toward the major. A course for the major that receives below a C- will need to be repeated and a grade below a C- places the student in a provisional status within the program. Students who receive below a C for a DAN course must meet with faculty advisors.
Required Courses
Design Elective
Choose one of the following:
Performance Project Requirements
Students must register for
DAN.4400 each semester for a minimum of
six semesters. Students are expected to register for
DAN.4400 during their first six semesters.
Required Courses to be taken four times
DTH 4103 may substitute for DTH 4102.
DTH 4116 may substitute for DTH 4105.