Department of Dance
Review Process and Calendar - MA Grad Handbook
Full-time Students (Note: MA Dance Education students should follow the directions for part-time students.)
1. Initial review: Spring of first year (This review is referred to as the First year review in the current graduate bulletin)
All full-time MA students are reviewed by the dance faculty in Spring semester of their first year. Faculty assess student progress and promise in their degree program, and make recommendations for improvement. Students receive a letter from the Graduate Coordinator reporting faculty recommendations on or before MAY 15; students who have questions about their progress should direct their questions to the Graduate Coordinator or their advisor.
2. Selecting a committee: First half of fall semester of second year
Each student will invite three members of the UNCG Graduate Dance Faculty to serve as members of his/her committee, designating one as chair. Theories and Practices students may include a faculty member from outside the department as part of their committee. Advanced licensure students must include Jill Green and Sue Stinson.
The student will complete the attached form providing their name, a note as to each committee member´s role (chair or member, plus any special duties such as lighting designer), a statement of intent for the project, and the date of the review meeting described below in #3. It is the student¹s responsibility to obtain the signatures and turn in a copy of this document to the Graduate Coordinator.
3. Second review: no later than NOVEMBER 30 of the second year of study. (This review is referred to as the Portfolio and Project Proposal Review in the current graduate bulletin.)
Students must schedule this meeting (see #2 above) and turn in the following materials to all committee members at least 10 days prior to the review:
• Answers to questions posed by the faculty (See questions in separate section of this Handbook.)
• Proposal for final project (DCE 693 for M-licensure students; DCE 698 for most other MA students, or DCE 699 (See separate section of this Handbook for proposal guidelines.)
DCE 693: Portfolio in K-12 Dance Education. Requirements for this project are very specific in order to correlate with advanced standards. (With advance permission, students may substitute a National Board Portfolio.) Students are expected to complete these requirements in the school setting where they are teaching. (Total 6 credit hours)
DCE 698 (for students creating individual projects or professional papers) The committee will assist the student in developing a final project proposal of size and scope appropriate for three hours of graduate credit (or six hours for MA Dance Education students). Committee heads must report approval of the final project in writing, with copies distributed to the student, and Graduate Coordinator.
DCE 699: If Dance Education and Dance Theories and Practices students want to produce a Masters thesis (DCE 699), they may negotiate this with their committees as part of proposal development. Thesis students must be prepared to spend additional semester(s) to complete this substantial research project (total six credit hours)
4. Final review: At end of semester in which the capstone is completed.
MA students will schedule a formal defense of their project in the weeks following its completion. The defense must be carefully scheduled to allow time for faculty to read/view all materials and time for revisions of materials if required before graduation. Defenses may be open to interested members of the department for observation, at the discretion of the student.
MA choreography students must submit two copies of the project on appropriate electronic documentation, such as CDs or DVDs, to the Graduate Coordinator, each with a copy of the program, if appropriate. This must be done prior to graduation. One will stay in the Department and the other will go to the Teaching and Learning Center.
MA Design and Theories and Practices students must submit a copy of their culminating work on CD or DVD to the Graduate Coordinator before graduation. MA Dance Education students must submit a copy of their culminating work on CD or DVD to the Coordinator of the MA in Dance Education program before graduation.
Part-time students (includes all MA Dance Education students):
1. Initial review: After completion of at least 9 but no more than 15 credits
Faculty appointed by the Graduate Coordinator assess student progress and promise in their degree program, and make recommendations for improvement. Students receive a letter from the Graduate Coordinator or her designee reporting faculty recommendations within 30 days of the completion of the review; students who have questions about their progress should direct their questions to the Graduate Coordinator or their advisor.
2. Selecting a committee: First half of final semester of DCE coursework before final project
Each student will invite three members of the UNCG Graduate Dance Faculty to serve as members of his/her committee, designating one as chair. Theories and Practices students may include a faculty member from outside the department as part of their committee. Advanced licensure students must include Jill Green and Sue Stinson.
The student will complete the attached form providing their name, a note as to each committee member´s role (chair or member, plus any special duties such as lighting designer), a statement of intent for the project, and the date of the review meeting described below in #3. The student's advisor will obtain the signatures and turn in a copy of this document to the Graduate Coordinator.
3. Second review: when all required DCE coursework is completed, prior to beginning the culminating project. (This review is referred to as the Portfolio and Project Proposal Review in the current graduate bulletin.) This may be done electronically for students who live more than four hours (driving-time) from campus if arrangements are made in advance.
Students must schedule this meeting (see #2 above) and turn in the following materials to all committee members at least 10 days prior to the review:
• Answers to questions posed by the faculty (See questions in separate section of this Handbook.)
• Proposal for final project (DCE 693 for M-licensure students; DCE 698 for most other MA students, or DCE 699 (See separate section of this Handbook for proposal guidelines.)
DCE 693: Portfolio in K-12 Dance Education. Requirements for this project are very specific in order to correlate with advanced standards. (With advance permission, students may substitute a National Board Portfolio.) Students are expected to complete these requirements in the school setting where they are teaching. It requires a minimum of two semesters to complete this portfolio. (Total 6 credit hours)
DCE 698 (for students creating individual projects or professional papers) The committee will assist the student in developing a final project proposal of size and scope appropriate for three hours of graduate credit (or six hours for MA Dance Education students). Committee heads must report approval of the final project in writing, with copies distributed to the student, and Graduate Coordinator.
DCE 699: If Dance Theories and Practices students want to produce a Masters thesis (DCE 699), they may negotiate this with their committees as part of proposal development. Thesis students must be prepared to spend additional semester(s) to complete this substantial research project (total six credit hours)
4. Final review: At end of semester in which the capstone is completed.
This may be done electronically for students who live more than four hours (driving-time) from campus if arrangements are made in advance.
MA students will schedule a formal defense of their project in the weeks following its completion. The defense must be carefully scheduled to allow time for faculty to read/view all materials and time for revisions of materials if required before graduation. Defenses may be open to interested members of the department for observation, at the discretion of the student.
MA choreography students must submit two copies of the project, including electronic documentation such as videotapes or dvd's, to the Graduate Coordinator, each with a copy of the program, if appropriate. This must be done prior to graduation. One will stay in the Department and the other will go to the Teaching and Learning Center.
MA Design and Theories and Practices students must submit a copy of their culminating work on CD or DVD to the Graduate Coordinator before graduation.
MA Dance Education students must submit a copy of their culminating work to the Coordinator of the MA in Dance Education program before graduation, and must post the portfolio on Taskstream as well.