Department of Dance
Dance Minor
Required: minimum 15 semester hours
AOS Code: U406
A Dance minor is available for students not wishing to specialize but who have an interest in dance and want a concentration of study in the area to complement an affiliated program of study. Students wishing the minor program must have their declaration of the minor approved by the Department. An audition is not required for a minor in dance. Dance majors are given priority in registration for most courses, but minors receive special consideration. The minor includes a minimum of 15 semester hours, with no more than eight (8) at the 100 level, and at least three (3), but no more than nine (9), in any one of the areas listed below:
- Technique:
Ballet: select from DCE 113, 114, 214, 314, 414
Contemporary: select from DCE 111, 112, 212, 312, 324, 412, 424
Jazz: select from DCE 116, 216, 316
Other: DCE 132, 232, 233, 332 - Creative Work:
Improvisation, Choreography, Repertory, Performance, Creative Synthesis: select from DCE 101, 217, 250, 253, 343, 417 - Historical / Cultural Aspects:
Select from DCE 200, 205
Additional courses may be selected from other DCE offerings to total a minimum of 15 hours.