The request to add “W” to DANC 3221 and revise Major and Minor in Dance

Date: July 22, 2016
To: College of Arts + Architecture
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: July 12, 2016
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2017

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

Summary

• Add “W” to DANC 3221.
• Writing Intensive requirement in Dance Curriculum will become DANC 3221, instead of READ 3255 which is removed.
• Remove DANC 3221, 3222, and 4110 from Minor in Dance.

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DANC 3221 – Dance History I

Credit Hours: (3)

Historical and cultural developments of theatrical/concert dance from the Renaissance through the 20th century.

Other Requirements Satisfied: General Education – Written Communication (W)

Dance, Dance Education Concentration, B.A.

Dance Theory Courses (23 credit hours)

• DANC 2119 – Anatomy for Dancers (3)
• DANC 2228 – Music and Dance (2)
• DANC 2251 – Lighting Design I (3)
• DANC 3221 – Dance History I (3) (W)
• DANC 3222 – Dance History II (3)
• DANC 4110 – Communicating Across the Dance Discipline (3) (W)

Performance and Production Courses (3 credit hours)

• DANC 2401 – Production Practicum – Dance Running Crew (1)
• DANC 2402 – Performance Practicum (1)
• THEA 2401 – Production Practicum (1)

Concentration Courses (40-41 credit hours)

• DANC 4227 – Dance Education Methods I (3)
• DANC 4227L – Elementary Clinical Experience (1)
• DANC 4257 – Dance Education Methods II (3)
• DANC 4257L – Middle and High School Clinical Experience (1)
• DANC 4467 – Student Teaching/Seminar: K-12 Fine and Performing Arts: Dance (14) (O)
• EDUC 2100 – Foundations of Education and Diversity in Schools (3)
• EDUC 4290 – Modifying Instruction for Learners with Diverse Needs (3)
• EIST 4100 – Computer Applications in Education (3)
• ELED 3120 – The Elementary School Child (3)
• or MDLG 3130 – The Early Adolescent Learner (4)
• or SECD 4140 – Adolescence and Secondary Schools (3)
• READ 3255 – Integrating Reading and Writing Across Content Areas (3) (W)
• SPED 2100 – Introduction to Students with Special Needs (3)

Dance, Minor

Program Requirements

A Minor in Dance consists of 21- 23–24 required credit hours, including:

Dance Core (6 8 credit hours)

• DANC 1212 – Ballet I (2)

• DANC 1214 – Modern Dance I (2)

• DANC 2125 – African Dance (2)

• DANC 2226 – Vintage Jazz Dance (2)

Dance Theory (2-3 5-6 credit hours)

Select one five-six credits of the following:

• DANC 2228 – Music and Dance (2)

• DANC 2119 – Anatomy for Dancers (3)

• DANC 4110 – Communicating Across the Dance Discipline (3)

• LBST 1101 – The Arts and Society: Dance (3) *

Note:

*Dance minors using LBST 1101 to satisfy Minor in Dance requirements must take another LBST Arts and Society course to fulfill the University’s General Education requirements.

Dance History (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following:

• DANC 3221 – Dance History I (3)

• DANC 3222 – Dance History II (3)

Dance Production I (1–2 credit hours)

Select one two credits of the following:

• DANC 2401 – Production Practicum – Dance Running Crew (1)

• DANC 2402 – Performance Practicum (1)

• DANC 2403 – Dancing for Choreographers (2)

• THEA 2401 – Production Practicum (1)

Dance Production II (1 credit hour)

Select one of the following:

• DANC 2402 – Performance Practicum (1) (This choice is repeated from above)

• THEA 2401 – Production Practicum (1)

Dance Elective Courses (8 credit hours)

Select four eight credits of the following:

• DANC 1108 – Yoga (2)

• DANC 1109 – Pilates (2)

• DANC 2124 – Irish Traditional Dance (2)

• DANC 2125 – West African Dance (2)

• DANC 2126 – Tap Dance (2)

• DANC 2127 – Latin Dance Forms (2)

• DANC 2227 – Contemporary Jazz Dance (2)

• DANC 2403 – Dancing for Choreographers (2)

• DANC 3100 – Pointe (2)

• DANC 3229 – Contact Improvisation (2)

Note:

Among the possibilities for dance electives are non-major courses that “may be repeated for credit” and DANC 4001 (Special Topics) courses.

Grade Requirements

To meet requirements for the Minor in Dance, all dance content courses must be completed with no more than one grade of D and a Minor in Dance GPA of at least 2.75.