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2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
Dance, B.A.
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About the B.A. in Dance
The Bachelor of Arts in Dance prepares students for a wide range of career options post-graduation and includes opportunities for multiple areas of specialization. Coursework is designed to help students become skillful, articulate, expressive movers; develop their own perspectives as creative artists; develop the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment; and grow in their understanding of dance as an art form. The degree will provide students an opportunity to participate in a more individualized degree through the choice of elective courses for a minor from outside the major area discipline that is consistent with the university philosophy and policies for a liberal arts degree. Students accepted to Texas Tech University who wish to seek a B.A. in Dance must also audition for the dance program. Auditions are held every fall and spring semester and consist of prospective students learning and performing movement in contemporary, ballet, jazz, and hip hop. Solos will be submitted virtually with the B.A. dance major application online. Students will also be asked to submit a statement of purpose written submission as part of their application. Acceptance to Texas Tech University does not ensure admission as a dance major. The number of hours required for the B.A. in Dance is 120, at least 40 of which must be at the junior and senior levels. Students are required to take at least one semester of two technique genres at the Intermediate Level (3000-level) before graduation. Communication Literacy Requirement. Students attending Texas Tech University will complete a Communication Literacy requirement in their program(s) of study. Texas Tech University’s Communication Literacy requirement signals the university’s awareness that in addition to the fundamental role that writing plays in enabling students to explore, develop, focus, and organize a message, other types of communication must also be taught as appropriate for a student’s discipline. Throughout each program of study, then, students must be given ample opportunity to develop their skills in forms of communication central to that program. Communication Literacy courses for the B.A. in Dance are DAN 3100 , DAN 3208 , DAN 3209 , DAN 3301 . Spring
- One technique course from approved level of Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, or Hip Hop 2 Semester Credit Hours
- DAN 3209 - Principles of Choreography II 2 Semester Credit Hours
- DAN 3309 - Pedagogy 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours*
- Minor Course 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Hours: 120
The sample course sequence above includes general minor classes for subject areas in which students can complete classes in any order at any time. Be aware that the minor in education (leading to Texas Teacher Certification) follows a much different pattern. To minor in education, students must meet specific GPA requirements, testing standards, and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) through the College of Education. Application to the TEP typically does not occur until the student reaches approximately 70-75 credit hours. Teacher certification may add one full year to a student’s program due to the 4 semester Block/student teaching requirements. * Choose from the university’s core curriculum . Foreign Language
Entering students are expected to have had four semesters credit of a single foreign language in high school. Students who do not meet this requirement will be required to complete one year (or the equivalent) of a single foreign language taken at the college level. For more information, refer to the “Foreign Language Requirement ” in the Academic Requirements section of the catalog. |
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