Dance with Business Cognate, BA

Bachelor of Arts in Dance with Business Cognate (C90002BA) 

More on the Dance with Business Cognate major

This BA degree is designed to offer students a broad learning experience in dance, including ballet, modern, tap. and jazz, supplemented by business studies. Core coursework includes choreography, dance history, pedagogy, and physical analysis. This program prepares students for dance studio management, graduate studies in the fields related to dance such as arts administration, dance history, physical therapy, dance therapy, or dance ethnology, as well as teaching in private studios.

Placement into the dance program for the first year of study as a probationary dance major is by audition only. Promotion in levels of dance techniques is by receipt of a “B+” grade or better for one semester for advancement from Ballet IV to V to VI to VII to VIII respectively, and by receipt of a “B” grade or better for one semester in all other technique classes.

To be admitted to the BA program in Dance in the School of Dance, Theatre and Arts Administration, students must complete one year of study as a probationary dance major, demonstrate acceptable work habits, pass the Freshman Jury and Interview and maintain a 2.785 GPA in all dance classes. All students are required to be enrolled in a dance technique class each semester until they satisfy their technique requirements. Completion of two semesters of Ballet V is required for the BA in Dance Studies with a Business Cognate.

The following information has official approval of The School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (DPR) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.

Three year accelerated option: for first time students who have earned credits for at least the first year of courses. Credits can be earned through qualifying scores on appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exams or through College Credit Plus Program (CCP) courses. Credits for qualifying AP scores or CCP courses are determined by the appropriate academic department. Departments may assign varied course credit, depending on the student’s score on an AP exam or grade in a CCP course. Students may also receive credit by examination or via placement tests, where appropriate.

Requirements

Summary

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This major requires a minimum of 121 completed credit hours.

Recommended General Education Courses

College of Arts & Sciences Requirement

Business Cognate 

Ballet Technique (Ballet III-V)

Modern Technique (Modern III-V)

 Jazz and Tap

Somatics, World Dance, and Other 

Dance Lecture Courses 

Dance Organizations