The purpose of the audition is to determine the applicant s level of basic skills in ballet and modern dance. Notification of audition dates will be sent upon written request of the Department of Dance. After successfully completing an on- campus audition, students are eligible for direct admission to the dance program and the College of the Arts on the basis of high school ranking and performance on the ACT or SAT tests. Other high-ability students may become eligible for honors courses by demonstrating academic achievement once they have started college work. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study.
Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement.
A minimum of 196 quarter hours are required to complete the degree requirements in dance. The dance education track requires more credit hours in dance education courses to prepare candidates to teach dance in private studios and community settings. All dance majors must earn a minimum grade of C- in any required dance course. Students in the Dance Education with Certification program must complete university requirements, college requirements, and dance major requirements. More About Dance Students can venture into courses such as partnering, development of Western and classical dance, dance documentation, space harmony, and rhythm workshop.