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Dance - B.F.A. Program Requirements

  • Dance Education Concentration
  • Performance Concentration

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.
DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title
Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience
1
II.
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (45 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
  DAN 17050 Introduction to Dance 1
    17051 Modern Dance Technique I-A 3
    17052 Ballet I-A 2
    17053 Principles of Dance Mechanics I 2
    17151 Modern Dance Technique I-B 3
    17152 Ballet I-B 2
    27071 Modern Dance Technique II-A 3
    27072 Ballet II-A 2
    27074 Dance Composition I 3
    27171 Modern Dance Technique II-B 3
    27172 Ballet II-B 2
    27174 Dance Composition II 2
    37053 Principles of Dance Mechanics II 2
    37071 Movement Notation 2
    37192 Dance Practicum 1

  47063 Dance History I 3
    47156 Dance Production 3
WIC
  47163 Dance History II* 3
  MUS 23111 Music Fundamentals
3
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (36 credits)  
Type Title
Credits
  Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories) 6
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7
  Kent Core Composition 6-8
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)
9
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6
IV.
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (47-48 credits) 
  Dance Education (48)
  Performance (47)
MINIMUM TOTAL 
129-130

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned with to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

 

Dance Education Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (30 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  DAN 27057 Dance for Children 3
    37058 Methods and Materials of Dance* 3
    47192 Internship in Dance 2
    47525 Student Teaching in Dance* 9
  Choose from the following: Dance Elective I 2
  DAN 17007 Studio Tap I (1)  
    17013 Studio African Dance I (1)  
    17014 Studio African Dance II (1)  
    17016 Studio Swing Dance I (1)  
  PEB 10103 International Folk Dance (1)  
    10403 Beginning Ballroom Dance (1)  
  PEP 15013 Development and Analysis of Dance (2)  
  Choose from the following: Dance Elective II 3
  DAN 27070 Introduction to Jazz Styles A (2)  
    27170 Introduction to Jazz Styles B (2)  
    37070 Dance Composition III (2)  
    37170 Dance Composition IV (1)  
  Choose from the following: Dance Elective III 8
  DAN 37067 Ballet III-A (2)  
    37068 Modern Dance Technique III-A (3)  
    37167 Ballet III-B (2)  
    37168 Modern Dance Technique III-B (3)  
    37271 Dance Ensemble (2)  
    47070 Jazz Style A (2)  
    47170 Jazz Style B (2)  
    47196 Individual Investigation in Dance (1-3)  
  PEP 25033 Lifespan Motor Development (3)  
    25051 Human Anatomy (3)  
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)  
Type Title
Credits
  CI 47330 Reading and Writing in Adolescence* 3

CULT 29535 Education in a Democratic Society* 3
  EPSY 29525 Educational Psychology* 3
  ITEC 19525 Educational Technology* 3
  PEP 49525 Inquiry into Professional Practice in Physical Education* 3
DD SPED 23000 Introduction to Exceptionalities* 3
MINIMUM TOTAL 
48

*All courses in the Education Minor must be completed with a minimum C (2.0) grade.

Two supervised placements are required—one in pre-kindergarten, elementary or early-middle school, and one in late-middle or high school or adult settings. Duration of placement is equal in most cases. If this is not possible, slightly longer placement (one to two weeks) is in the area of student teacher’s greatest need.

Minimum 2.50 GPA overall and 2.75 GPA in major are required in this concentration for admission to advanced study, student teaching, licensure and graduation. Please refer to the professional requirements for admission to advanced study. These requirements must be satisfied before taking upper-division professional education coursework.

The Praxis II Examination is required for licensure for those graduating in 1991 and beyond. (Professional coursework or licensure in another teaching area is recommended. Also, students must have 39 credit hours in upper-division courses to graduate.)

Special Notice: In order to enroll in upper-division professional education coursework, students seeking licensure must be admitted to the education minor in the College of Education, Health, and Human Services. Refer to the College of Education, Health, and Human Services section in this Catalog for specific information about this process

 

Performance Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (47 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  DAN 27070 Introduction to Jazz Styles A 2
    27170 Introduction to Jazz Styles B 2
 
37067 Ballet III-A 2
    37068 Modern Dance Technique III-A 3
    37070 Dance Composition III 2
    37167 Ballet III-B 2
    37168 Modern Dance Technique III-B 3
    37170 Dance Composition IV 1
    37192 Dance Practicum 1
    47060 Professional Aspects in Dance 2
    47070 Jazz Style-A 2
    47170 Jazz Style-B 2
    47174 Senior Choreography Project 1
    3/4xxxx Dance Additional Technique 10
    Dance or Theatre Elective (minimum of 4 credit hours must be upper-division) 6
  PEP 25051 Human Anatomy 3
  THEA 11303 The Art of Acting 3
MINIMUM TOTAL 
47

*Minimum eight semesters of modern dance, eight semesters of ballet and successful completion of the III-B level in each are required for graduation as a dance performance major. Promotion to the next level is at the discretion of the dance faculty. Students must be enrolled in daily dance technique