University Studies - BS, Dance Concentration
The dance concentration curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science in University Studies. It is designed to serve students who are in good academic standing with the University (2.0+ GPA) and are specifically seeking an interdisciplinary degree plan which provides preparation in dance history and production. Students complete courses in the foundations of dance, dance production, and dance composition, and technique courses in various forms of dance. Students choose two minors to complement the dance concentration. This concentration is housed in the Division of Kinesiology within the Department of Health and Kinesiology.
This degree plan has been laid out showing students the number of hours they must take each semester in order to complete the degree in four years without attending summer school. This is a suggested plan and does not have to be followed as laid out below. Students should use this information in conjunction with advising documents available from their advisor or the department website when scheduling courses each semester to ensure they are meeting all prerequisites, taking courses for admission to professional phase in a timely manner and meeting all grade requirements.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| DCED 202 | Dance Appreciation 1,2 | 3 |
| ENGL 103 or ENGL 104 | Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition 3 or Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Select one of the following: 4 | 2 | |
| Ballet I | ||
| Ballet II | ||
| Ballet III | ||
| Select one of the following: 4 | 2 | |
| Modern Dance I | ||
| Modern Dance II | ||
| Modern Dance III | ||
| Life and physical sciences 3 | 3-4 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following: 4 | 2 | |
| Movement Lab: Ballet I | ||
| Movement Lab: Ballet II | ||
| Movement Lab: Ballet III | ||
| Select one of the following: 4 | 2 | |
| Movement Lab: Modern Dance I | ||
| Movement Lab: Modern Dance II | ||
| Movement Lab: Modern Dance III | ||
| Communication 3 | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences 3 | 3-4 | |
| Mathematics 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Select one of the following: 4 | 2 | |
| Ballet I | ||
| Modern Dance I | ||
| Ballet II | ||
| Modern Dance II | ||
| Ballet III | ||
| Modern Dance III | ||
| American history 2,3 | 3 | |
| Mathematics 3 | 3 | |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| General elective 2,5 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| DCED 203 | Dance Production | 3 |
| KINE 199 | Required Physical Activity 7,8 | 1 |
| Select one of the following: 4 | 2 | |
| Movement Lab: Ballet I | ||
| Movement Lab: Modern Dance I | ||
| Movement Lab: Ballet II | ||
| Movement Lab: Modern Dance II | ||
| Movement Lab: Ballet III | ||
| Movement Lab: Modern Dance III | ||
| American history 2,3 | 3 | |
| Social and behavioral sciences 2,3 | 3 | |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| DCED 306 | Dance Composition I | 2 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government 3 | 3 |
| Language, philosophy and culture 2,3 | 3 | |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| DCED 400 | Dance Composition II | 2 |
| KINE 120 or KINE 223 | The Science of Basic Health and Fitness 7 or Introduction to the Science of Health and Fitness | 1-3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government 3 | 3 |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| General elective 2,5 | 3 | |
| General elective 2,5 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| DCED 308 | Safe Practices in Teaching Dance 9 | 3 |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| General elective 2,5 | 3 | |
| General elective 2,5 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| DCED 405 | Career Preparation in Dance | 1 |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| General elective 2,5 | 3 | |
| General elective 2,5 | 3 | |
| General elective 2,5 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | Meets Core Curriculum Creative Arts requirement. |
| 2 | Some electives should be selected to meet the International and Cultural Diversity and/or Cultural Discourse graduation requirement. |
| 3 | Must meet Core Curriculum requirements. |
| 4 | Must make a grade of B or better. |
| 5 | Must be 300 or 400 level course in order to meet university residency requirement. |
| 6 | Two university approved minors are required for this degree program. One of the two minors must be completed in a college outside of the college that provides the concentration for the student's degree. See advisor for assistance. |
| 7 | Must be a specific activity. See advisor for required activity. |
| 8 | Must be taken at Texas A&M University. |
| 9 | Meets university writing requirement |