The two dance degree programs prepare students for graduate work in performance, choreography, teaching, history, and criticism, and for professional and creative opportunities in dance. Students in this program devote a significant portion of their college careers to an intensive and comprehensive level of dance study. The B.F.A. degree offers a general modern dance major that allows for concentrated study in performance, choreography, or teaching.
Technical training includes ballet, jazz, and a strong emphasis on modern dance.
Entrance into the B.F.A. program is by audition. Auditions are held twice a year, in April and November, and interested students must make arrangements in advance by contacting the Division of Dance. Transfer students are also required to audition. Students majoring in the B.F.A. in Dance will fulfill this requirement by successfully completing DANC 390 or 391. Approval for the dance program does not mean that a student has been admitted to the university.