Modern Dance Performance, B.F.A.

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120-130

Major Hours: 66-70

Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40

Upper-Division Hours Within Major: 24

Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50

Program Code: B268

Major Requirements

A grade of C or better is required in all courses taken within the School of Dance. Audition is required for admission to degree program.

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Dance Requirements
Modern Technique: 24 hours (8 semesters)
Choose four semesters of the following:		12
DANC 2313	Intermediate Modern Technique
or DANC 3313	Modern Technique III
Choose four semesters of the following:		12
DANC 3313	Modern Technique III
or DANC 4313	Modern Technique IV
Ballet Technique: 8-12 hours (4 semesters)
Choose four semesters of the following:		8-12
DANC 2212	Ballet Technique II
or DANC 2213	Intermediate Ballet Technique
Company: 14 hours (7 semesters required)
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
or DANC 2392	Modern Company Apprentice
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
or DANC 2392	Modern Company Apprentice
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
or DANC 2392	Modern Company Apprentice
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
or DANC 2392	Modern Company Apprentice
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
Additional Courses: 20 hours
DANC 1911	Rehearsal and Production	1
DANC 1913	Music for Dancers	3
DANC 2321	Dance Improvisation	1
DANC 2321	Dance Improvisation	1
DANC 2632	Elements of Dance Composition	2
DANC 2712	Body Science for Dancers	2
DANC 3632	Dance Composition	2
DANC 3632	Dance Composition	2
DANC 4832	Methods in Teaching Dance	2
DANC 4851	Practical Experience in Teaching Modern Dance	1
DANC 4721	Senior Capstone Lecture	1
DANC 4722	Senior Capstone Project	2
Advised Electives in the School of Dance bring total applicable hours to 120-130 ¹
Total Credit Hours		66-70

¹: The number of hours required is dependent in part on choices made to satisfy science and language General Education components. Courses used to fulfill General Education and/or major requirements may not fulfill electives.

Major Support Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Musical Theatre
Choose one of the following:		2
MTHR 2162	Introduction to Urban Dance
MTHR 3442	Jazz III
MTHR 4442	Jazz IV
Drama
Choose one of the following:		4
DRAM 1114	Costume Construction
DRAM 1124	Stagecraft
DRAM 1134	Stage Lighting and Sound
Total Credit Hours		6

General Education and College Requirements

Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student's major. Courses graded P/NP will not apply.

UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication
English Composition
ENGL 1113	Principles of English Composition	3
ENGL 1213	Principles of English Composition	3
or EXPO 1213	Expository Writing
Language
This requirement is not mandatory if the student successfully completed 2 years of the same language in high school. —2 courses (Core I)		0-10
Mathematics
Choose one course ¹		3
Core Area II: Natural Science
Choose two courses from different disciplines; one must include a laboratory		7-8
Core Area III: Social Science
P SC 1113	American Federal Government	3
Choose one course		3
Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities
Artistic Forms
Choose 3 hours from the following:		3
A HI 1113	The Understanding of Art
DRAM 1713	Understanding Theatre
Western Culture
HIST 1483	United States to 1865	3
or HIST 1493	United States, 1865 to the Present
DANC 3743	Dance History: Early Roots	3
or DANC 3753	Dance History: Three Centuries of Development
World Culture
DANC 3813	History of World Dance	3
Core Area V: First-Year Experience
Choose one course		3
General Education Elective
Choose one General Education Elective: 3000-4000 level approved course is recommended		3
Total Credit Hours		40-51

¹: MATH 1473 is recommended.

Suggested Semester Plan of Study

At least 24 hours of upper-division Dance credit must be earned in residence as a declared major.

This plan of study should not be used in lieu of academic advisement. Unless otherwise stated on the degree sheet, the College of Fine Arts does not permit coursework to fulfill more than one degree requirement.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
First Semester		Credit Hours
DANC 2212 or DANC 2213	Ballet Technique II or Intermediate Ballet Technique	2-3
DANC 2321	Dance Improvisation	1
DANC 2313 or DANC 3313	Intermediate Modern Technique or Modern Technique III	3
DANC 3392 or DANC 2392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma or Modern Company Apprentice	2
ENGL 1113	Principles of English Composition (Core I)	3
Choose one of the following:		3
DANC 1913	Music for Dancers
First-Year Experience (Core V)
	Credit Hours	14-15
Second Semester
DANC 2313 or DANC 3313	Intermediate Modern Technique or Modern Technique III	3
DANC 2632	Elements of Dance Composition	2
DANC 3392 or DANC 2392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma or Modern Company Apprentice	2
ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213	Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing	3
MATH (Core I)		3
Choose one of the following (not previously taken):		3
DANC 1913	Music for Dancers
First-Year Experience (Core V)
	Credit Hours	16
Sophomore
First Semester
DANC 2212 or DANC 2213	Ballet Technique II or Intermediate Ballet Technique	2-3
DANC 3392 or DANC 2392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma or Modern Company Apprentice	2
DANC 2313 or DANC 3313	Intermediate Modern Technique or Modern Technique III	3
Choose one of the following:		4
DRAM 1114	Costume Construction
DRAM 1124	Stagecraft
DRAM 1134	Stage Lighting and Sound
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493	United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present	3
Natural Science without lab (Core II)		3-4
	Credit Hours	17-19
Second Semester
DANC 2212 or DANC 2213	Ballet Technique II or Intermediate Ballet Technique	2-3
DANC 2321	Dance Improvisation	1
DANC 2712	Body Science for Dancers	2
DANC 2313 or DANC 3313	Intermediate Modern Technique or Modern Technique III	3
DANC 3392 or DANC 2392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma or Modern Company Apprentice	2
P SC 1113	American Federal Government (Core III)	3
MTHR 2162 or MTHR 3442 or MTHR 4442	Introduction to Urban Dance or Jazz III or Jazz IV	2
	Credit Hours	15-16
Junior
First Semester
DANC 3632	Dance Composition	2
DANC 3313 or DANC 4313	Modern Technique III or Modern Technique IV	3
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
DANC 3743 or DANC 3753	Dance History: Early Roots (Core IV, Western Culture) or Dance History: Three Centuries of Development	3
DANC 4832	Methods in Teaching Dance	2
Choose one of the following (Core IV, Artistic Forms):		3
A HI 1113	The Understanding of Art
DRAM 1713	Understanding Theatre
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
DANC 2212 or DANC 2213	Ballet Technique II or Intermediate Ballet Technique	2-3
DANC 3313 or DANC 4313	Modern Technique III or Modern Technique IV	3
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
DANC 3632	Dance Composition	2
DANC 1911	Rehearsal and Production	1
DANC 3813	History of World Dance (Core IV-WDC)	3
DANC 4851	Practical Experience in Teaching Modern Dance	1
	Credit Hours	14-15
Senior
First Semester
DANC 3392	Contemporary Dance Oklahoma	2
DANC 3313 or DANC 4313	Modern Technique III or Modern Technique IV	3
DANC 4721	Senior Capstone Lecture	1
Natural Science with lab (Core II)		4
Beginning Language (Core I)		0-5
Advised Elective in the School of Dance ²		3
	Credit Hours	13-18
Second Semester
DANC 3313 or DANC 4313	Modern Technique III or Modern Technique IV	3
DANC 4722	Senior Capstone Project	2
Social Science (Core III)		3
Advised Elective, lower- or upper-division ²		0-5
Beginning Language Cont. (Core I)		0-5
3-4000 level General Education approved Elective		3
	Credit Hours	16
	Total Credit Hours	120-130

¹: MATH 1473 is recommended.
²: Advised electives in the School of Dance should be adjusted to bring total applicable hours to 120.