Admission

Admission is selective and students must audition successfully. Auditions are held twice yearly. Prospective students should check Theatre and Dance for audition dates and information. The audition is in the form of a technique class including ballet, modern and West African dance styles. Video auditions are accepted in cases where attending the live audition presents a particular hardship. Specific requirements for the video audition are also found on the website. Students may consult the school's undergraduate advisor for admissions information.
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Satisfactory Progress

Students must receive minimum grades of C in all courses for the major and participate in academic and artistic jury reviews. Majors are expected to participate in the production/performance program through such courses as Production and Performance, World Dance, and Intercultural Performance and Ensembles.

Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.

Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.

Semester 1

• Complete 2 of 8 critical-tracking courses: DAA 2104, DAA 2204, three DAA ballet or jazz courses and three DAA modern dance courses, with minimum grades of C
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 2

• Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 3

• Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 4

• Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 5

• Complete 4 of 16 upper-division tracking courses with minimum grades of C
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 6

• Complete 3 additional upper-division tracking courses with minimum grades of C
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 7

• Complete 4 additional upper-division tracking courses with minimum grades of C
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 8

• Complete all remaining upper-division tracking courses with minimum grades of C
• 2.0 UF GPA required

To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.

This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.

A minimum of 48 credits must be completed at the 3000/4000 levels.

Intermediate and advanced-level courses must be approved by the dance advisor and appropriate to the student's technical level. At least two semesters each of intermediate and advanced modern dance and one semester each of intermediate and advanced jazz and ballet are required.

The degree program in dance offers two specializations, one leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and one leading to a Bachelor of Arts (BA).

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance provides extensive training and skills in contemporary dance and choreography with four interlocking areas of 21st century dance study: choreography and performance, intercultural dance studies, dance and medicine, and dance theatre. Dance is studied as a major performing art that impacts artistic, cultural, intellectual and social spheres.

The Bachelor of Arts in dance educates the student as a generalist in dance studies. Students follow a course of study essential to the field of dance, including performance, history, theory, literature, design, technology and related disciplines, all while enjoying sufficient flexibility to pursue other areas of study, including a minor or a major in a field other than dance. Successful degree candidates develop independent, interdisciplinary critical thought, and can articulate the power and agency of the arts over time and across cultures and perspectives.

Before Graduating Students Must

• Develop and complete a senior project approved and evaluated by faculty. The BA project would be research oriented; the BFA would be choreographically related.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Students Will Learn to

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Content

1. Develop competency in diverse somatic/choreographic practices and dance studies.

Critical Thinking

2. Conduct and examines choreographic inquiry using diverse creative, historical, social and/or cultural perspectives.

Communication

3. Articulate an original voice in choreographic production and analysis.

Curriculum Map

I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed

Assessment Types

• Final performance
• Thesis and/or project
• National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) accreditation review
• Capstone research review
• Juries