Sample Schedule: Dance, BFA (132 Semester Hours)

FIRST-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
WSC 001 - Composition	3	WSC 002 - Composition	3
DNCE 011 - (CP) Modern Dance I	4	DNCE 012 - (CP) Modern Dance II	4
DNCE 015 - (CP) Ballet I	3	DNCE 016 - (CP) Ballet II	3
MUS 151 - Special Studies in Music	3	Students must select one of the following: Mathematics (MA) or Computer Science (CS) Distribution Courses	3
Foreign Language Course	3	DNCE 127 - (AA) Dance Appreciation	3
DRAM 055 - Rehearsal and Production-Theater	0.5	DRAM 055 - Rehearsal and Production-Theater	0.5
Total Semester Hours	16.5	Total Semester Hours	16.5

SECOND-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
DNCE 013 - (CP) Modern Dance III	4	DNCE 014 - (CP) Modern Dance IV	4
DNCE 017 - (CP) Ballet III	3	DNCE 018 - Ballet IV	3
DNCE 121 - Choreography I	3	DNCE 122 - Choreography II	3
Natural Sciences (NS) Distribution Courses	3	PESP 107 - Kinesiology for the Dancer	4
DRAM 035 - Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis	2	Students must select one of the following: Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Courses	3
General Elective Course	1
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	17

THIRD-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
DNCE 111 - Modern Dance V	4	DNCE 112 - Modern Dance VI	4
DNCE 115 - Ballet V	3	DNCE 116 - Ballet VI	3
DNCE 128 - The History of Ballet and Modern Dance	3	PESP 103 - Methods and Materials for Teaching at the Elementary Level	3
DNCE 025 - The Art of Dance Production	3	MUTH 157 - (CP) Choreography for the Theater	3
Students must select one of the following: DNCE 130 - Dance Repertory or DNCE 132 - Dance Styles	3	Literature (LT) Distribution Courses	3
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	16

FOURTH-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
DNCE 113 - Modern Dance VII	4	DNCE 114 - Modern Dance VIII	4
DNCE 117 - Ballet VII	3	DNCE 118 - Ballet VIII	3
AFST 039 - (CC, CP) The Dance Practices of the African Diaspora and the American Experience	3	DNCE 133 - Senior Practicum	2
Students must select one of the following: MUS 003 - (AA) Music Appreciation (for nonmajors) or MUS 004 - (AA, CC) Music Around the World	3	DNCE Elective Course	2
Students must select one of the following: DRAM 016 - Stage Lighting or DRAM 018 - Costume Construction	2	Students must select one of the following: Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Courses	3
General Elective Course	2	General Elective Course	3
Total Semester Hours	17	Total Semester Hours	17
Program Total		132

^{Updated May 2023}

^NOTES

^{* You are not required to take Summer or January courses (for which there is no financial aid). You can complete your Dance BFA degree of 132 credits within 8 semesters.}

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Sample Schedule: Dance, BFA (132 Semester Hours)