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    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dance, BA


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A Bachelor of Arts with a major in dance helps you become a dancer who values self-expression, intellectual investigation, creativity and discipline by exposing you to a broad range of dance techniques. With additional course work, the program prepares you to become a certified teacher.


Degree requirements

The following requirements must be satisfied for a Bachelor of Arts with a major in dance.

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 41 hours of DANC courses, including the following:

Dance technique, 10 hours


Dance theory, 15 hours


(3 hours each)

Minor


Optional. Students have the option to pursue a minor in related fields. Suggested minors are: entrepreneurship, kinesiology, digital media, english or psychology.

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


  1. 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 only to dance majors and minors.
  2. Technique levels are initially determined by an audition. 
  3. 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.
  4. Transfer course work to be substituted for required dance courses must be approved by a student’s academic advisor during the degree audit process.
  5. Students majoring in dance must make a B or better in dance technique in order to move to the next level, and at least a C in all other courses comprising the major. If students do not earn the above grades, they must repeat the course with only one repetition allowed. If students fail to progress, they will be removed from the Dance BA program.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

Additional requirements


See Dance, BA  for additional course work and GPA requirements.

Students must complete the 21 hours of education courses (above) and meet all GPA requirements to apply for state certification.

In order to enroll for the first required education course, the student must make application to the certification program in the College of Education in Matthews Hall, Room 105.

All state certification requirements and information on required examinations are available on the web site of the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) at www.tea.state.tx.us.

Upon completion of this program, students will be prepared to sit for the certification examinations in dance.

 

Four-year degree plan (example)


The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

Year 1

Semester 1 Semester 2
DANC 1250 - Choreography I   3 hours   Communication Core   3 hours
Communication Core   3 hours  Component Area Option A Core   3 hours
Mathematics Core    3 hours Life and Physical Sciences Core   3 hours
CLASS Foreign Language-elementary    3 hours CLASS Foreign Language-elementary   3 hours
Dance-Ballet Technique 1 hour Dance-Ballet Technique 1 hour
Dance-Modern Technique 1 hour Dance-Modern Technique 1 hour
Total 14 hours Total 14 hours

 

Year 2

Semester 1 Semester 2
DANC 2060 - Music for Dancers    3 hours   DANC 2250 - Choreography II   3 hours  
DANC 2800 - Survey of Dance   3 hours   Life and Physical Sciences Core   3 hours
CLASS Foreign Language-intermediate   3 hours Social and Behavioral Sciences Core   3 hours
Dance-Ballet Technique 1 hour CLASS Foreign Language-intermediate   3 hours
Dance-Global Dance Forms 1 hour Dance-Ballet Technique 1 hour
Dance-Modern Technique 1 hour Dance-Global Dance Forms 1 hour
Elective-advanced 3 hours Dance-Modern Technique 1 hour
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 3

Semester 1 Semester 2
DANC 3050 - Dance Kinesiology   3 hours   DANC 3250 - Choreography III    3 hours  
PSCI 2305 - US Political Behavior and Policy   3 hours   DANC 3630 - Laban Studies   3 hours  
Language, Philosophy and Culture Core   3 hours DANC 3800 - History of Concert Dance in the U.S.: 1900–Present   3 hours  
CLASS Communication and Digital Skills   3 hours PSCI 2306 - US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions   3 hours  
Dance-Modern Technique 1 hour Dance-Modern Technique 1 hour
Dance-Global Dance Forms  1 hour Elective-advanced 3 hours
Elective-advanced 1 hour    
Total 15 hours Total 16 hours

 

Year 4

Semester 1 Semester 2
DANC 4650 - Senior Project   3 hours   DANC 4070 - Dance Pedagogy: The Teacher Prepares   3 hours  
HIST 2610 - United States History to 1865   3 hours   HIST 2620 - United States History Since 1865   3 hours  
Component Area Option B Core   3 hours Dance-Global Dance Forms  1 hour
Elective-advanced 1 hour Elective 3 hours
Elective-advanced 3 hours Elective-advanced 2 hours
Elective-advanced 3 hours Elective-advanced 3 hours
Total 16 hours Total 15 hours

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