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2019-2020 Academic Catalog

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2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dance, BA

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University Graduation Requirements

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

4-Year Program Roadmap

Students may find a roadmap for this program here. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Transfer Degrees (ADT) pathway roadmaps can be found here.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All courses in the preparation and major (all courses in preparation, and core) must be completed with a grade of “C- or better”.

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (42 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (30 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 9 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Upper Division General Education (6 units)

Of the 9 units required by the university, 3 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (6 units)

The 6 units of American Institutions (US123) coursework shown below also fulfills GE Areas D2 and D3. Other courses meet the American Institutions requirement, but may not include additional GE areas. The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) programs both offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Complete One Sequence From:

African American Studies (6 units)

AFAM 2A - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government 3 units (D2)
AFAM 2B - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government 3 units (M7)

Asian American Studies (6 units)

AAS 33A - Asian Americans in U.S. History I 3 units (D2)
AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II 3 units (M7)

U.S History and Government (6 units)

HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History 3 units (M12)
POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government 3 units (M11)

Chicana and Chicano Studies (6 units)

CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 units (D2)
CCS 10B - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 units (M7)

Physical Education

Met within the major.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. For additional information on the WST, please see http://testing.sjsu.edu/wst. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at http://info.sjsu.edu/gwar.html.

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

Major Preparation (9 units)

DANC 102 - Dance in World Cultures 3 units (V)

Complete One Course From:

MUSC 100W - Written Communication II 3 units (Z)
TA 100W - Writing Workshop: Theatre Arts 3 units (Z)

Complete One Course From:

ARTH 15 - Intro to Visual Culture 3 units (C1)
MUSC 10A - Music Appreciation 3 units (C1)

Major Requirements (53 units)

Dance Technique, Performance and Choreography (36 units)

Dance Technique (18 units)

At least nine units must be at level III or IV. All Dance technique classes are repeatable for credit.

DANC 54 - Topics in Dance Technique II 3 units (PE)
DANC 154A - Topics in Dance Technique III 3 units (PE)
DANC 154B - Topics in Dance Technique IV 3 units (PE)

Culminating Experience (2 units)

DANC 198 - Internship in Dance 1-3 units

Choreography (10 units)

Performance (6 units)

DANC 12 - Ensemble Dance Rehearsal and Performance 2 units
DANC 112 - ENS: Dance Rehearsal and Performance 2 units
DANC 194 - Dance Repertory Activity 1 units (Take DANC 194 twice)

Theory (17 units)

DANC 51A - Dance Production 3 units
DANC 51B - Topics in Dance Crewing 0.5 units (Students enroll in DANC 51B twice)
DANC 75 - Rhythm and Dynamics in Dance 1 units
DANC 144A - Dance History and Repertory 3 units
DANC 147A - Dance Seminar 3 units
DANC 150A - Kinesiology I 3 units
DANC 150B - Kinesiology II 3 units

University Electives (16 units)

By advisement: 9 units must be outside of the dance area.

Total Units Required (120 units)

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