Program Requirements 

The minor consists of 18 credit hours. Placement and advancement in courses is by audition and/or faculty consent. 

Course Title Hours
Dance Body Science and Technique Courses
Minimum proficiency must be at level 2 contemporary technique upon completion of minor. Faculty advisor approval required for advancement into all technique classes above level 1. Classes may be repeated for credit.
DANC 290Somatics 11
Contemporary Technique Courses
Take four semesters from the following courses
DANC 201Contemporary Technique 12
DANC 301Contemporary Technique 22-3
DANC 401Contemporary Technique 33
Additional Dance and Movement Courses (2 courses)
DANC 130VHip Hop I2
DANC 210Ballet Technique 12
DANC 304Dance Improvisation1
DANC 235Jazz and Broadway Styles 12
DANC 240Tap 12
DANC 310Ballet Technique 22
DANC 335Jazz and Broadway Styles 22
DANC 340Tap 22
DANC 410Ballet Technique 32
DANC 435Jazz and Broadway Styles 32
Dance Applied Theory Courses (1 course)
DANC 225Dance History: Ancient Civilization to Early 1900s3
DANC 325Dance History: 20th and 21st Centuries3
Dance Electives
Select dance courses from the list above to bring total credit hours to 18