Limited Access - This major has additional admissions requirements as listed in this section.

The B.A. in Dance is a limited access program and is designed to provide students with a comprehensive core of study in Studio Technique, Choreographic Studies, and Dance Studies.

State Mandated Common Course Prerequisites

Students wishing to transfer to USF should complete an A.A. degree at a Florida College System institution. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university.

If a student wishes to transfer without an A.A. degree and has fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, the student must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements.

Transfer students are also required to comply with the immunization, foreign language, and continuous enrollment policies of the university.

Students should complete the following prerequisite courses at the lower level prior to entering the university. If these courses are not taken at a Florida College System institution, they must be completed before the degree is granted.

Unless stated otherwise, a grade of C is the minimum acceptable grade in prerequisite courses.

Although credit or elective credit toward the major will be given for these courses, placement in upper-level technique classes will continue to be based on individual proficiency. Other technique courses in other styles of dance may be accepted toward the major on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the university. Transfer dance credits must be evaluated by faculty and dance advisor at time of entrance.

• DAN X603 or DAN X610 (2 credit hours)
• TPA X200 or TPA X223 or TPA X232 (3 credit hours)
• DAA X200-X209 (9 credit hours)
  • up to 10 credit hours of any lower-level Ballet Technique courses within the X200-X209 taxonomy
• DAA X100-X109 (9 credit hours)
  • up to 10 credit hours of any lower level-Modern Technique courses within the X100-X109 taxonomy

Total Major Hours: 64-74 Hours

Concentration Core Courses - 55-65 Hours

Studio Technique (19-29 semester hours)

• DAA 2204 Ballet I
• DAA 2104 Modern Dance I 
• DAA 3108 Modern Dance II
• DAA 3214 Ballet II
• DAA 3109 Modern Dance III or DAA 3209 Ballet III
• DAA 3395 World Dance Topics

Creative Studio Studies (12 semester hours)

• DAA 3624 Dance Improvisation
• DAA 3614 Choreography I
• DAA 3615 Choreography II
• DAA 4616 Choreography III
• DAA 4617 Choreography IV
• DAA 3686 Junior Performance Project
• DAA 4687 Performance

Dance Studies (24 semester hours)

• DAN 2160 Entry Seminar
• DAN 2100 Understanding the Dance Experience
• DAN 3584 Technical Theatre in Dance
• DAN 3714 Dance Kinesiology
• DAN 4134 Ballet History
• DAN 4135 20th Century Dance History
• DAN 4162 Research in Dance I
• DAN 4163 Research in Dance II
• DAN 4180 Dance Senior Seminar
• DAN 4906 Directed Study: Independent Research Project

Concentration Elective Courses - 9 Hours

Students choose 9 credit hours of focused electives in the other area of interest in consultation with the advisor.