Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the “General University Requirements ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences  requirements.

Major requirements

 A minimum of 48 hours of DANC courses, including the following:

Minor

Optional.

Electives

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Other requirements

• Entrance auditions are required for admission to be a major in the dance program. Further information is available at www.danceandtheatre.unt.edu concerning time, date and place. DANC 1100 , DANC 1200  and DANC 2800  are open to all students in the university without restriction and satisfy University Core Curriculum requirements. All other DANC courses are open to non-dance majors with instructor approval and space availability if prerequisites are met.
• Continuing dance majors enrolled in DANC 1400 , DANC 1410 , DANC 2400 , DANC 2410 , DANC 3400 , DANC 3410 , DANC 4400  and DANC 4410  must be enrolled for two consecutive terms/semesters at the same level within an academic year. Dance majors are expected to take modern technique each semester and encouraged to take ballet technique each semester with a minimum of one daily technique class. Transfer students entering the spring term/semester will be evaluated individually. Non-dance majors may be accepted into technique courses through individual evaluation, instructor approval and space availability. Advancement to higher level technique classes is through teacher recommendation.
• Transfer course work to be substituted for required dance courses must be approved by a student’s academic advisor during the degree audit process.
• Students majoring in dance must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in dance courses, make a B or better in all dance technique courses and at least a C in all other dance courses comprising the major.
• Students who miss the first day of class without consent of the instructor are subject to be administratively dropped from the course so that other students may be added. Students who miss the first day of class because of illness or some other acceptable excuse must notify the instructor on record the day of the absence.
• Students must observe prerequisites for each dance course. If a student has not completed prerequisites for a particular course, the student is subject to administrative drop without notice. Prerequisites are listed with individual course descriptions.

Requirements for dance teacher certification

Dance teacher certification

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences encourages students to explore teaching as a career option. The student’s academic advisor in the Dean’s Office for Undergraduates and Student Advising in GAB, Room 220, can assist students with specific requirements for teacher certification in dance.

All students seeking secondary teaching certification in dance will major in the Dance, BA  and fulfill the following additional requirements.