Roadmap: Dance, BA

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in GE UD courses.

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (14 units)

ARTH 15 - Intro to Visual Culture
  3 unit(s) OR
DANC 10 - Dance Appreciation
  3 unit(s) OR
MUSC 10A - Music Appreciation
  (GE Area 3A) 3 unit(s)
DANC 43 - Dance Improvisation
1 unit
DANC 54 - Topics in Dance Technique II
3 unit(s)
DANC 75 - Rhythm and Dynamics in Dance
1 unit
One course from: ART 44HA , DSGN 44HA , ENGL 44HA , HUM 44HA , OR
PHIL 44HA - Design Your Life, Design Your Semester, Design Your World

3 unit(s)
GE Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3 unit(s)*

Spring Semester (15 units)

GE Area 1A - English Composition 3 unit(s)
GE Area 1C - Oral Communication 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 3B - Lower division Humanities 3 unit(s)
DANC 54 - Topics in Dance Technique II
3 unit(s)
DANC 145A - Choreography I
3 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (15-16 units)

GE Area 1B - Critical Thinking 3 unit(s)
GE Area 5A /5C - Lower division Physical Science 3-4 unit(s)
GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies 3 unit(s)
DANC 54 - Topics in Dance Technique II
3 unit(s) OR
DANC 154A - Topics in Dance Technique III
3 unit(s)
DANC 145B - Choreography II
3 unit(s)
Complete Upper-Division Writing Directed Self Placement

Spring Semester (15.5-16.5 units)

AFAM 2A - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government
  3 unit(s),
AAS 33A - Asian Americans in U.S. History I
  3 unit(s),
CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government
  3 unit(s), OR
HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History
  (GE Area 4 + US1) 3 unit(s)*
DANC 51A - Dance Production
3 unit(s)
DANC 51B - Topics in Dance Crewing
0.5 unit(s)
DANC 145C - Choreography III
3 unit(s)
DANC 154A - Topics in Dance Technique III
3 unit(s)
GE Area 5B /5C - Biological Sciences 3-4 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (16 units)

AFAM 2B - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government
  3 unit(s),
AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II
  3 unit(s), OR
POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government
  (GE Area 4 + US2-3) 3 unit(s)*
MUSC 100W OR
TA 100W - Writing Workshop: Theatre Arts
3 unit(s)
DANC 12 - Ensemble Dance Rehearsal and Performance
2 unit(s)
DANC 112 - ENS: Dance Rehearsal and Performance
2 unit(s)
DANC 144A - Dance History and Repertory
3 unit(s)
DANC 154A - Topics in Dance Technique III
3 unit(s) OR
DANC 154B - Topics in Dance Technique IV
3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15.5 units)

DANC 51B - Topics in Dance Crewing
0.5 unit(s)
DANC 102 - Dance in World Cultures
(GE Upper Division Area 3) 3 unit(s)
DANC 154A - Topics in Dance Technique III
3 unit(s) OR
DANC 154B - Topics in Dance Technique IV
3 unit(s)
University elective - lower or upper division 3 unit(s)*
University elective - lower or upper division 3 unit(s)*
Upper Division Humanities & Arts Elective 3 unit(s)*
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (14 units)

DANC 150A - Kinesiology I
3 unit(s)
DANC 194 - Dance Repertory Activity
1 unit
DANC 194 - Dance Repertory Activity
1 unit
GE Upper Division Area 2/5 - Earth, Environment, & Sustainability 3 unit(s)*
University elective - lower or upper division 3 unit(s)*
University elective - lower or upper division 3 unit(s)*

Spring Semester (14 units)

GE Upper Division Area 4 - 3 unit(s)*
DANC 147A - Dance Seminar
3 unit(s)
DANC 150B - Kinesiology II
3 unit(s)
DANC 198 - Internship in Dance
2 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*

Roadmap Notes

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Lower division courses should generally be taken in years 1-2, and upper division courses in years 3-4. Students should work with an academic advisor to create an individual roadmap using the MyPlanner tool.

A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.