Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
New York State Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
All undergraduate students enrolled in programs at the New York campus are required to fulfill New York State Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements.
Major Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Ballet Course by Placement | ||
| DANC 1450 | Ballet 1 | 4 |
| or DANC 2200 | Ballet 2 | |
| or DANC 2550 | Ballet 3 | |
| or DANC 3430 | Ballet 4 | |
| or DANC 4450 | Ballet 5 | |
| Modern Course by Placement | ||
| DANC 1890 | Modern Dance 1 | 4 |
| or DANC 2430 | Modern Dance 2 | |
| or DANC 3410 | Modern Dance 3 | |
| Jazz Course by Placement | ||
| DANC 1490 | Jazz 1 | 4 |
| or DANC 2490 | Jazz 2 | |
| or DANC 3490 | Jazz 3 | |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| DANC 1200 | Stagecraft for Dance | 2 |
| DANC 2030 | Rhythm in Sound and Movement | 2 |
| DANC 2220 | Embodied Africanist Aesthetics | 4 |
| DANC 3540 | Dance and Cultural Histories | 4 |
| DANC 3640 | Critical Approaches to Dance | 4 |
| DANC 4950 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
| Language Requirement | 12 | |
Concentrations
Complete one of the following:
General Electives/NUpath
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete any remaining semester hours after major to fulfill NUpath courses and to reach the minimum semester-hour program requirement. | ||
Dance Major Credit Requirement
Complete 68 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Body, Science, and Motion Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 2217 and BIOL 2218 | Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Lab for BIOL 2217 | 5 |
| BIOL 2219 and BIOL 2220 | Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 2 and Lab for BIOL 2219 | 5 |
| DANC 2610 | Introduction to Movement Analysis and Notation | 4 |
| DANC 3710 | Somatic Awareness | 4 |
| HSCI 1105 | Human Nutrition | 4 |
| THTR 4992 | Directed Study | 2 |
Dance and Media Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 1122 | Storytelling Across Media | 4 |
| COMM 2160 | Digital Sound Workshop | 4 |
| DANC 3510 | Dance Composition 1 | 4 |
| DANC 3700 | Movement, Media, and Theory | 4 |
| With the assistance of an advisor, complete two courses from one of the following areas (both courses must be from the same subject code): | 8 | |
| Audio Design and Production | ||
COMM or MUST | ||
| Digital Imaging and Web-Based Media | ||
ARTF or ARTD | ||
| Graphic Design | ||
ARTG | ||
| Photography | ||
ARTD | ||
| Video Production | ||
COMM | ||
Teaching Dance Arts Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DANC 2910 | Music for Dance | 4 |
| DANC 3030 | Experiential Anatomy | 4 |
| DANC 3510 | Dance Composition 1 | 4 |
| DANC 3570 | Techniques for Teaching Dance 1 | 4 |
| DANC 3710 | Somatic Awareness | 4 |
| DANC 4570 | Techniques for Teaching Dance 2 | 4 |