260 Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities Required Dance Courses (22 credit hours) • DANC 1310 - Music for Dance Credits: (2) • DANC 2300 - Dance Kinesiology Credits: (2) • DANC 3010 - Dance History I Credits: (3) • DANC 3020 - Dance History II: 20th Century Art and Education Credits: (3) • DANC 3910 - Moving Company: Rehearsal & Development Credits: (2) CEL (must take twice=4) • DANC 3911 - Moving Company: Performance Credits: (2) CEL (must take twice=4) • DANC 4910 - Rehearsal and Performance Credits: (l) (must take fourtimes=4) Required Theatre Support Course (3 credit hours, choose only 1 option) • THEA 1033 CA - Acting I Credits: (3) or • THEA 2022 - Costume Fundamentals Credits: (3) or • THEA 2032 - Lighting Fundamentals Credits: (3) Dance Pedagogy and Theory Required (6 credit hours) • DANC 3640 - Teaching Creative Dance in the Elementary School Credits: (2) • DANC 3320 - Techniques and Materials for Teaching Modern Dance Credits: (2) Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements in this catalog. Dance Majors must complete Option 1 - Foreign Language (12 credit hours of a foreign language, refer to the Foreign Language section of this catalog for additional information on obtaining foreign language credit) OR Option 2 - Foreign Language and Language Arts (6 credit hours of a foreign language and 6 hours of language arts)—the required language arts course is: DANC 4800 - Individual Study Credits: (3) taken 2 times for a total of (6) credit hours. Dance Education (BA) Dance Education Major • Program Prerequisites: Students must meet the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department in this catalog). • Minor: Not required. • Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses required for this major (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable) and an overall GPA of at least 2.75. • Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; a minimum of 48 of these are within the major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above). Advisement Students must consult with the Dance Program advisor at least once each term. Email Amanda Sowerby asowerby@ weber.edu for more information or to schedule an appointment. Students seeking secondary certification are encouraged to consult with advisors in the Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education (call 801-626-6269). (Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.) Admission Requirements Declare your program of study. Teaching majors must meet the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department in this catalog). General Education Refer to General Requirements of this catalog for Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. See also specific requirements for the BS or BA listed under the major course requirements. Course Requirements for BS or BA Degree in Dance Education Dance Courses Required (48 credit hours) Below are required classes. Note: Since majors are required to take 8 hours each of Ballet and Modern, some Ballet and Modern will be repeated. DANC 1100 - Ballet I Credits: (l) (1 credit each) 2 times=2 DANC 1200 - Modern I Credits: (l) (1 credit each) 2 times=2 DANC 1310 - Music for Dance Credits: (2) DANC 1520 - Folk & Ethnic Dance Credits: (l) DANC 1580 - Tap Dance Credits: (l) DANC 2250 - Alignment and Conditioning for Dance/Pilates Credits: (l) DANC 2300 - Dance Kinesiology Credits: (2) DANC 2410 - Improvisation Credits: (2) DANC 2470 - Ballet II Credits: (1.5) (1.5 credit each) 2 times=3 DANC 2500 - Jazz II Credits: (l) (1 each) DANC 2490 - Modern II Credits: (1.5) (1.5 credit each) 2 times=3 DANC 2610 - Dance and Digital Technology Credits: (2) DANC 3010 - Dance History I Credits: (3) DANC 3020 - Dance History II: 20th Century Art and Education Credits: (3) DANC 3320 - Techniques and Materials for Teaching Modern Dance Credits: (2) DANC 3470 - Ballet III Credits: (1.5) (1.5 credit each) 2 times=3 DANC 3490 - Modern III Credits: (1.5) (1.5 credit each) 2 times=3 DANC 3500 - Choreography I: Space & Time/Design in Dance Credits: (2) DANC 3510 - Choreography II: Process Credits: (2) DANC 3520 - Choreography Practicum Credits: (2) DANC 3640 - Teaching Creative Dance in the Elementary School Credits: (2) DANC 3860 - Field Experience Credits: (l) DANC 4700 - Creative Synthesis in Dance Credits: (2) DANC 4910 - Rehearsal and Performance Credits: (l) Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog