Major in Dance (BFA)
The BFA in Dance is a pre-professional program with a liberal arts undertone that seeks to train students in multiple disciplines while also developing empathy, scholarship, community engagement, and broad-minded artistic thinking. Students will develop expertise in Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Musical Theatre, Modern, and West African forms, will be required to participate in the departmental production season. Students are required to satisfactorily complete juries on a regular basis in order to maintain status within the option. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 overall and 2.5 within the major each semester or they will be removed from any production assignments and placed on option probation.
82 credits
Departmental Core, 14 credits
Students must take 2 credits of DOTD 180.
| CFA 111 | Introduction to the College of Fine Arts | 1 |
| DOTD 103 | The Art of Storytelling | 3 |
| DOTD 180 | First Year Practicum in Theatre and Dance | 1 |
| CFA 222 | Creating Your Career: Essential Skills and the Arts | 1 |
| DOTD 201 | Building Worlds Through Design and Collaboration | 3 |
| DOTD 301 | Art, Communities, and Social Consciousness | 3 |
| CFA 333 | Transition to the Profession: Careers In, Around, and Beyond the Arts | 1 |
Dance Major Core: Dance Foundations
Dance Major Core: Dance Forms
Dance Major Core: Applied Dance Electives, 3 credits from
BFA Dance Major: Foundations
Students must take 2 credits of DANC 289.
BFA Dance Major: Performance Electives, 4 credits from
BFA Dance Major: Intermediate Dance Forms
BFA Dance Major: Intermediate Dance Forms Electives, 2 credits from
BFA Dance Major: Advanced Dance Forms Electives, 10 credits from
Total Credit Hours: 82