Bachelor of Fine Arts Course Requirements

The following courses are required but do not constitute a student's entire program. Students are required to complete an additional 2 semesters of Composition/Choreography electives.

First Year

Contemporary Technique (Fall and Spring)

Hip Hop/Street Dance (Fall and Spring)

Ballet Technique (Fall and Spring)

DCHR 140 Movement Improv

DCHR 131 Composition I

DPRD 111 Production Technology

DSCM 230, 231 The Anatomy of Movement

DTCH 260-01 African/Diasporic

Winter Session: Minimum one unit, including one technique class

Second Year

Contemporary Technique (Fall and Spring)

Hip Hop/Street Dance (Fall and Spring)

Ballet Technique (Fall and Spring)

DCHR 230, 231 Composition II

DTCH 260-02 African/Diasporic

DAIC 101, 201 Intro to Critical Dance Studies, Dance After 1960s

Winter Session: Minimum one unit, including one technique class

Third Year

Contemporary Technique (Fall and Spring)

Hip Hop/Street Dance (Fall and Spring)

Ballet Technique (Fall and Spring)

DPRD 360 Dance Film Foundations (Fall)

Winter Session: Minimum one unit, including one technique class

Fourth Year

Contemporary Technique (Fall and Spring)

Hip Hop/Street Dance (Fall and Spring)

Ballet Technique (Fall and Spring)

DAIC 405, 406 Launch: Advanced Composition and Repertory

Winter Session: Minimum one unit, including one technique class

Additional Requirements:

During BFA3 & BFA4 years, students are required to complete TWO courses from Composition / Choreography electives.

Please search the online catalog for a wide range of elective courses for Undergraduates offered by the School of Dance