Dance B.A., with Dance Studies Concentration - 4 Year Plan of Study (Fall Start)

Semester 1 (Fall)

• ✳️  DAN 2160 - Entry Seminar Credit(s): 2
• DAA 2104 - Contemporary Dance I Credit(s): 3
• DAA 2204 - Ballet I Credit(s): 3
• DAN 3584 - Technical Theatre in Dance Credit(s): 2
• ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit(s): 3
• SGEM - General Education Core Mathematics  Credit(s): 3 

NOTE: SCIV - Civics Literacy  requirement needs to be fulfilled prior to graduation. See advisor.

Total Credit Hours: 14

Semester 2 (Spring)

• DAA 2104 - Contemporary Dance I Credit(s): 3
• DAA 2204 - Ballet I Credit(s): 3
• DAA 3395 - World Dance Topics Credit(s): 2
• DAA 3624 - Dance Improvisation Credit(s): 2
• ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit(s): 3
• 6AMT - State Computation Requirement  Credit(s): 3
• Elective outside the major (Focused elective) Credit(s): 3

​Total Credit Hours: 16

Semester 3 (Summer)

• AMH 2020 - American History II Credit(s): 3

• OR  POS 2041 - American National Government  Credit(s): 3 

• SGEH - General Education Core Humanities  Credit(s): 3

​NOTE: SGES - General Education Core Social Sciences  and SCIV - Civics Literacy  requirements are met with AMH 2020  or POS 2041  

Total Credit Hours: 6

Semester 4 (Fall)

• ✳️  DAA 3614 - Choreography I Credit(s): 2
• DAA 3108 - Contemporary Dance II Credit(s): 3  (take for 3 credits)
• DAA 3214 - Ballet II Credit(s): 1-3  (take for 3 credits)
• DAN 2100 - Understanding the Dance Experience Credit(s): 3
• TGEI - Information and Data Literacy  Credit(s): 3
• Elective outside the major (Focused elective) Credit(s): 3

NOTE: TGEC - Creative Thinking  requirement is met with DAN 2100  ​

Total Credit Hours: 17

Semester 5 (Spring)

• ✳️  DAA 3615 - Choreography II Credit(s): 2
• DAA 3108 - Contemporary Dance II Credit(s): 3  (take for 3 credits)
• DAA 3214 - Ballet II Credit(s): 1-3  (take for 3 credits)
• DAN 3714 - Dance Kinesiology Credit(s): 3
• TGED - Human & Cultural Diversity  Credit(s): 3 

Total Credit Hours: 14

Semester 6 (Summer)

• SGEN - General Education Core Natural Sciences  Credit(s): 3

​Total Credit Hours: 3

Semester 7 (Fall)

• ✳️  DAA 4616 - Choreography III Credit(s): 2
• ✳️  DAA 3109 - Contemporary Dance III Credit(s): 1-3 (take for 3 credits)

• OR DAA 3209 - Ballet III  Credit(s): 1-3 

• DAN 4134 - Ballet History Credit(s): 3
• DAN 4162 - Research in Dance I Credit(s): 3
• TGEE - Ethical Reasoning & Civic Engagement  Credit(s): 3​

Total Credit Hours: 14

Semester 8 (Spring)

• ✳️  DAA 4617 - Choreography IV Credit(s): 2
• ✳️  DAA 3109 - Contemporary Dance III Credit(s): 1-3  (take for 3 credits)

• OR  DAA 3209 - Ballet III  Credit(s): 1-3 

• DAA 3686 - Junior Performance Project Credit(s): 1
• DAN 4135 - Historical Perspectives in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Dance Credit(s): 3
• DAN 4163 - Research in Dance II Credit(s): 2
• Elective outside the major (Focused elective) Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 14

Semester 9 (Summer)

Please consider pursing High Impact Practice opportunities this semester such as Education Abroad, Internship Opportunities, Community Engagement, or Research Opportunities.

Questions about opportunities? Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.

Semester 10 (Fall)

• ✳️  DAN 4180 - Dance Senior Seminar Credit(s): 2
• DAA 3109 - Contemporary Dance III Credit(s): 1-3

• OR DAA 3209 - Ballet III  Credit(s): 1-3 

• IDS 4914 - Advanced Undergraduate Research Experience Credit(s): 0-4
• SGEH - General Education Core Humanities  Credit(s): 3
• Focused Elective Credit(s): 3
• Foreign Language I Credit(s): 4​

Total Credit Hours: 13-15

Semester 11 (Spring)

• DAA 3109 - Contemporary Dance III Credit(s): 1-3

• OR  DAA 3209 - Ballet III  Credit(s): 1-3 

• DAA 4687 - Performance Credit(s): 1-2  (take for 1 credit)
• DAN 4906 - Directed Study Credit(s): 1-5  (Independent Research Project)
• Foreign Language II Credit(s): 4
• General Elective Credit(s): 3-6
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Total Credit Hours: 10-14