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Dance Minor

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• Total Credits Required for Minor

  20

• Required Courses

  12
• DAN 201 Beginning Ballet Technique or ***

  2
•      DAN 301 Intermediate Ballet Technique *** (2 cr.)
• DAN 202 Beginning Contemporary Technique or ***

  2
•      DAN 302 Intermediate Contemporary Technique *** (2 cr.)
• DAN 203 Beginning Jazz Technique or ***

  2
•      DAN 303 Intermediate Jazz Technique *** (2 cr.)
• DAN 304 Dance Improvisation

  1
• DAN 305 History and Theory of Dance [HUME]

  4
• DAN 306 Dance Practicum **

  1
• Elective Courses

  8
• Choose eight credits from the following:

  8
•      DAN 130 The Dance Experience (4 cr.)
•      DAN 204 Beginning Tap Dance *** (1 cr.)
•      DAN 205 Hip-Hop (1 cr.)
•      DAN 206 Cultural Dance (1 cr.)
•      DAN 207 Social Dance (1 cr.)
•      DAN 208 Conditioning for Performers *** (1 cr.)
•      DAN 295 Special Topics in Dance * (1-2 cr.)
•      DAN 301 Intermediate Ballet Technique *** (2 cr.)
•      DAN 302 Intermediate Contemporary Technique *** (2 cr.)
•      DAN 303 Intermediate Jazz Technique *** (2 cr.)
•      DAN 307 Intermediate Tap Dance *** (1 cr.)
•      DAN 308 Creative Composition (2 cr.)
•      DAN 309 Dance Internship (1-12 cr.)
•      DAN 310 Choreography Audition Prep *** (1 cr.)
•      DAN 311 Dance Pedagogy (4 cr.)
•      DAN 401 Advanced Ballet Technique *** (2 cr.)
•      DAN 402 Advanced Contemporary Technique *** (2 cr.)
•      DAN 403 Advanced Jazz Technique *** (2 cr.)
•      DAN 404 Dance Management (2 cr.)
•      DAN 405 Pointe Technique *** (2 cr.)
•      DAN 492 Internship in Dance (1-12 cr.)
•      DAN 495 Special Topics in Dance * (2-4 cr.)
•      TH 240 Introduction to Lighting Design (2 cr.)

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Note: Courses cannot be double counted in required and elective courses.

*DAN 295 and DAN 495 may be repeated for credit if subject matter is different.

**DAN 306 may be repeated for up to four credits.

***May be taken up to two times for credit.