4-Year Plan

In order to complete your training in four years, please make sure that you follow the plan outlined below. Changes should be made in consultation with your dance faculty advisor.

Remember that you must take the dance courses in the order that they're numbered (I, II, III, IV, etc.).

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester

• DANC 101- Introduction to Dance I-Beginning Modern Dance (3, 4, 1)
• DANC 102- Introduction to Dance II- Beginning Ballet (3, 4, 1)
• ENGL 101-Introduction to Academic Writing (3, 0, 3)
• MATH 102-Quantitative Reasoning or MATH 103-Applied College Algebra Fundamentals, or MATH 105-Applied College Algebra (3, 0, 3)
• THEA 333- Theatre Workshop (0, 1, 0)
• UNIV 100-First Year Seminar (3, 0, 3)

Spring Semester

• DANC 112- Modern Dance II (2, 4, 0)
• DANC 115- Rhythmic Analysis (2, 2, 1)
• DANC 118- Dance Conditioning (2, 2, 1)
• DANC 132- Ballet II (2, 4, 0)
• ENGL 102-Writing and Research About Culture (3, 0, 3)
• THEA 333- Theatre Workshop (0, 0, 1)
• Natural Science Elective-BIOL, PHYS, CHEM, GEOL, ENVS (3, 0, 3)

SOPHPMORE YEAR
Fall Semester

• DANC 211- Modern Dance III (2, 2, 1)
• DANC 231- Ballet III (2, 2, 1)
• DANC 251- Dance Composition I (3, 2, 2)
• DANC 321- Philosophy and History of Dance I (3, 0, 3)
• HIST-history elective (3, 0, 3)
• MATH 110-Pre-Calculus Trigonometry and Function Theory or MATH 206-Mathematics of Finance or STAT 214-Elementary Statistics (3, 0, 3)
• THEA 333- Theatre Workshop (0, 0, 1)

Spring Semester

• DANC 212- Modern Dance IV (2, 2, 1)
• DANC 232- Ballet IV (2, 2, 1)
• DANC 351- Dance Composition II (3, 2, 2)
• ENGL-Literature elective (3, 0, 3)
• Natural Science Elective-BIOL, PHYS, CHEM, GEOL, ENVS (3, 0, 3)
• Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective- (3, 0, 3)
• THEA 333- Theatre Workshop (0, 0, 1)

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester

• DANC 311- Modern Dance V (3, 6, 0)
• DANC 331- Ballet V (3, 6, 0)
• DANC 322- Philosophy and History of Dance II (3, 0, 3)
• DANC 424- Choreography I (3, 4, 1)
• Natural Sciences Elective-BIOL, PHYS, CHEM, GEOL, ENVS (3, 0, 3)

Spring Semester

• DANC 312- Modern Dance VI (3, 6, 0)
• DANC 332- Ballet VI (3, 6, 0)
• DANC 425- Choreography II (3, 4, 1)
• THEA 351- Lighting For The Stage (3, 2, 2)
• Note: Performance (2 credits) Choose from:

            DANC 201-Intermediate Performance (1 credit)
            DANC 301- Performance III (1 credit)
            DANC 302-Performance IV (1 credit)
            DANC 401-Performance V (1 credit)
            DANC 241-Repertory I (1 credit)
            DANC 341-Repertory II (1 credit)

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester

• DANC 411- Modern Dance VII (3, 6, 0)
• DANC 431- Ballet VII (3, 6, 0)
• Dance Elective-in consultation with advisor
• Social/Behavioral Sciences-elective (3, 0, 3)
• Elective-advisor approved elective, 3 credits

Spring Semester

• DANC 412- Modern Dance VIII (3, 6, 0)
• DANC 432- Ballet VIII (3, 6, 0)
• DANC 361- Dance Pedagogy (3, 2, 2)
• THEA 261-Acting I (3, 4, 1) 
• Elective-advisor approved elective, 3 credits
• Note: Performance (2 credits) Choose from:

            DANC 201-Intermediate Performance (1 credit)
            DANC 301- Performance III (1 credit)
            DANC 302-Performance IV (1 credit)
            DANC 401-Performance V (1 credit)
            DANC 241-Repertory I (1 credit)
            DANC 341-Repertory II (1 credit)