Sample Schedule: Dance, BA (124 Semester Hours) - Hofstra University

Mar 17, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

FIRST-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
WSC 001 - Composition	3	WSC 002 - Composition	3
DNCE 011 - (CP) Modern Dance I	2	DNCE 012 - (CP) Modern Dance II	2
DNCE 015 - (CP) Ballet I	2	DNCE 016 - (CP) Ballet II	2
MUS 151 - Special Studies in Music	3	DNCE 127 - (AA) Dance Appreciation	3
Students must select one of the following: Natural Science (NS) or Math (MA) or Computer Science (CS) Distribution Courses	3	Students must select one of the following: Natural Science (NS) or Math (MA) or Computer Science (CS) Distribution Courses	3
Foreign Language Course	3	Foreign Language Course	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	2	DNCE 014 - (CP) Modern Dance IV	2
DNCE 017 - (CP) Ballet III	2	DNCE 018 - Ballet IV	2
DNCE 128 - The History of Ballet and Modern Dance	3	DNCE 121 - Choreography I	3
Students must select one of the following: Natural Sciences (NS) or Math (MA) or Computer Science (CS) Distribution Courses	3	PESP 107 - Kinesiology for the Dancer	4
Foreign Language Course	3	Literature (LT) Distribution Courses	3
Students must select one of the following: Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Courses	3	Students must select one of the following: Elective Course or Minor Course	3
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	17

THIRD-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
DNCE 111 - Modern Dance V	2	DNCE 112 - Modern Dance VI	2
DNCE 115 - Ballet V	2	DNCE 116 - Ballet VI	2
Students must select one of the following: DNCE 130 - Dance Repertory or DNCE 132 - Dance Styles	3	PESP 103 - Methods and Materials for Teaching at the Elementary Level	3
DNCE 025 - The Art of Dance Production	2	Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Distribution Courses	3
Cross-Cultural (CC) Distribution Courses	3	Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Courses	3
Students must select one of the following: Elective Course or Minor Course	2-3	Students must select one of the following: Elective Course or Minor	2-3
Total Semester Hours	15-16	Total Semester Hours	15-16

FOURTH-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
DNCE 113 - Modern Dance VII	2	DNCE 114 - Modern Dance VIII	2
Dance Elective Course	2-3	DNCE 133 - Senior Practicum	2
Students must select one of the following: Elective Course or Minor Course	3	Students must select one of the following: Elective or Minor Course	3
Students must select one of the following: Elective Course or Minor Course	3	Students must select one of the following: Elective or Minor Course	3
Students must select one of the following: Elective Course or Minor Course	3	Students must select one of the following: Elective or Minor Course	3
Total Semester Hours	13-14	Total Semester Hours	13
Program Total		124

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 BA degree of 124 credits within 8 semesters.}

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