Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.20 during their junior and senior years. All honors projects must be approved by the Dance Department faculty. Minor A minor in dance requires 15 semester hours of credit in Dance Department courses with a grade-point average of 2.00 or higher. Admission is based on an interview, a teaching and technique audition, review of videotaped choreographic and performance work, and letters of recommendation. The M.F.A. program is designed to be completed in four to six semesters in residence.
Students select the choreography or the performance track before they are admitted.
A total of 60 semester hours is required. A total of 19 semester hours of core course work is required for both the performance and the choreography track. Graduate Seminar in Dance 2 s.h. Dance Theory 3 s.h. Thesis 8 s.h.