The Dance Minor is designed to complement your focus in another area of study. Once completing the core courses, you have the flexibility to shape a program of dance courses that can interface with and enhance your major field of study. Dance minors have graduated in such diverse fields as architecture, journalism, music, theater arts, art history, psychology, and anthropology.

The Department of Dance encourages students to develop a close, communicative relationship with a dance faculty adviser to assure completion of course prerequisites in the most timely sequence and manner. Advisers work with you to help you design your own constellation of elective courses which reflect personal interests and educational goals. Meeting regularly with your adviser will keep you informed of any experimental or special studies courses which the Department is offering and could fulfill a requirement. You will also need to inform your adviser of your intended program of study, since preauthorization is required to Duck Call any generic course, e.g. Practicum, Workshops. 

In order to enroll in a technique course at the DAN level (see Core Technique Requirement under Area I), all students must take a placement audition class. This process allows the faculty to observe your level of dance training/skill in order to place you in the technique class best suited to your abilities. This audition is for placement only, NOT for the purpose of determining whether you can be admitted to the minor program. Your interest places you in the minor. Placement auditions are scheduled every Fall term during New Student Week and in the Spring term, generally the second Saturday of May. Please check with the Department of Dance for the exact dates of the placement classes. 

Core requirements should be completed by the end of the 2nd year in the program. This becomes relevant when considering electives you would like to take. Core courses must be taken graded and passed with a mid C or above,except for DAN 408 which is only offered P/N*. Electives may be taken P/N, however students are encouraged to take courses for a grade.

The total minimum credits for a dance minor are 28 credits. These are distributed across three areas of the dance discipline: Area I: Technique; Area II: Humanities/Sciences; and Area III: Studio-Theory In each category only the minimum credit load is listed. It is typical, particularly in Area I, that you will amass more than the minimum credit requirement.

*Note: A minimum of 15 credits must be upper division, i.e. courses numbering in the 300 and 400 range. Of these upper division credits, 9 must be earned in Areas II and III; the remaining 6 upper division credits may be selected from any Area.

CORE REQUIREMENTS
Subj/Num	Course Title	Credits
DAN 251	Looking at Dance (fulfills A&L group satisfying)	4
DAN 252	Fundamentals of Rhythm (pre-req to DAN 341, 351, 490)	3
DAN 255	Dance Production I (pre-req to DAN 408: Production)	3
DAN 256	Body Fundamentals (recommended as prereq to dance science track)	3
DAN 355	Dance Production II	1
DANC 271	Improvisation	1
Total credits:	15 credits (all 6 courses) required*	15
AREA I: TECHNIQUE (All DAN Courses Require Placement)
Area	Course Title	Credits
1. Core Technique	Requirement: Modern and/or Ballet technique at DANC 300, DAN 300 or above	6
2. Breadth Technique	Requirements; In the DANC and/or DAN program, at least 3 different topics other than Ballet and Modern, must be included.	3
Total credits: Area I - minimum 9 credits required*
AREA II: HUMANITIES/SCIENCES (Upper Division)
Subj/Num	Course Title	Credits
DAN 301	Dance and Folk Culture( fulfills A&L group satisfying, IC Multicultural)	4
DAN 360	Dance Kinesiology	3
DAN 453	Ballet from the Courts to Balanchine (pre-req DAN 251)	3
DAN 454	Evolution of Modern Dance (pre-req DAN 251)	3
DAN 460	Scientific Aspects of Dance (pre-req DAN 360)	3
DAN 493	Administration of Dance in Higher Education (pre-req DAN 491)	3
+Independent Studies: DAN 401  DAN 404  DAN 405 DAN 406  DAN 409	Research  Internship Reading and Conference  Special Problems  Practicum
+Experimental Courses: DANC 399  DAN 407  DAN 410	Special Studies Seminar Experimental
Total credits - Area II: minimum 3 credits required*
AREA III: STUDIO/THEORY (Upper Division)
Subj/Num	Title	Credits
DAN 342	Movement Theory and Notation (pre-req DAN 252 and 256)	4
DAN 351	Dance Composition I (pre-req DANC 271, DAN 252)	3
DAN 352	Composition II (pre-req DAN 351)	3
DAN 410	Composition III (pre-req DAN 352)	3
DAN 412	Student Dance Concert	variable
DAN 450	Choreographer/Composer Workshop	3
DAN 458	Music For Dancers (pre-req DAN 252)	3
DAN 480	Repertory Dance	2
DAN 481	Repertory Dance Company:Rehearsal	variable
DAN 482	Repertory Dance Company:Touring	variable
DAN 485	Pointe Variations (co-req DANC 372 or above)	1
DAN 490	Dance Accompaniment (co-req DAN 491)	1
DAN 491	Teaching Dance (pre-req DAN 294; co-req DAN 490)	3
+ Independent Studies: DAN 401 DAN 404  DAN 405  DAN 406  DAN 409	Research  Internship  Reading and Conference  Special Problems  Practicum
+Experimental Courses: DAN 399  DAN 407  DAN 408  DAN 410	Special Studies  Seminar  Rehearsal & Performance  Experimental
Total credits: Area III - minimum of 3 credits required*
Note: Independents are student initiated with subject, subtitle and credits determined by student and faculty instructor/mentor. Experimentals are faculty initiated. Prerequisites for both types of generic courses are previous coursework in topic area.