Theatre and Dance, Dance Performance Concentration, B.F.A.

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The BFA in Dance Performance is a professionally oriented degree for students interested in a career of performing or choreographing and permits a total of 71-74 credits in the major. Admission to the BFA is by application only.

University Studies Program Requirements

The University Studies Program 2015

FYS- First Year - Seminar Credits: 3
COM 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
COM 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
COM 3 - Communication 3 Credits: 3
Q - - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (1) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (2) Credits: 3
V - - U.S. & WY Constitution Credits: 3

Required Courses

These are the required courses for a B.F.A. with Dance Performance Concentration. Certain substitutions may have to be made and all scheduling of classes should be discussed with an adviser.

THEA 1021 - Academic and Professional Issues in Dance Credits: 1
THEA 1040 - Production Crew I Credits: 0.5
THEA 1200 - Introduction to Design Credits: 3
THEA 1405 - Introduction to Pilates Training Credits: 1
THEA 1450 - Beginning Tap Dance I Credits: 1
THEA 2040 - Production Crew II Credits: 0.5
THEA 2050 - Theatre Practice Credits: 1‑2
THEA 2160 - Stage Makeup Credits: 2
OR
THEA 2800 - Stage Lighting I Credits: 3
OR
THEA 3820 - Stage Costuming I Credits: 3
THEA 2100 - Acting II Credits: 3
THEA 2200 - Backgrounds of Dance Credits: 3
THEA 2410 - Intermediate Ballet I Credits: 1.5
THEA 2420 - Intermediate Ballet II Credits: 1.5
THEA 2430 - Intermediate Modern I Credits: 1.5
THEA 2440 - Intermediate Modern II Credits: 1.5
THEA 2450 - Intermediate Tap I Credits: 1
THEA 2480 - Intermediate Jazz I Credits: 1
THEA 3021 - Foundations of Dance Pedagogy Credits: 1
THEA 3100 - Kinesiology for Dance Credits: 3
THEA 3410 - Adv/Intermediate Ballet I Credits: 1.5
THEA 3420 - Adv/Intermediate Ballet II Credits: 1.5
THEA 3430 - Adv/Intermediate Modern I Credits: 1.5
THEA 3440 - Adv/Intermediate Modern II Credits: 1
THEA 3480 - Adv/Intermediate Jazz I Credits: 1
THEA 3490 - Advanced Jazz I Credits: 1
THEA 4001 - Historical Dance Credits: 2
Plus 8 credits total in any combination of THEA 4010 and THEA 4030
THEA 4010 - Advanced Ballet Credits: 1-3
THEA 4030 - Advanced Modern Dance Credits: 1-3
THEA 4200 - 20th Century Dance Credits: 3
THEA 4250 - Beginning Dance Composition Credits: 2
THEA 4260 - Intermediate Dance Composition Credits: 2‑3
THEA 4700 - Auditioning and Careers in Dance Credits: 1
THEA 4880 - Advanced Theatre Practice
Credits: 1
THEA 4880 - Advanced Theatre Practice Credits: 1‑2
THEA 4950 - Senior Thesis Credits: 3
OR
THEA 4960 - Senior Project Credits: 1-3
THEA 4975 - Theatre/Dance Internship Credits: 1-12
LIFE 1000 Credits: 4
OR
LIFE 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4
OR
ANTH 1100 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Credits: 4
KIN 2040 - Human Anatomy Credits: 3
KIN 2041 - Human Anatomy Laboratory Credits: 1
Foreign Language Credits: 8
First Aid/CPR Credits: 0
A&S Global Credits: 3
A&S Diversity Credits: 3