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Dance Minor Check Sheet

Dance Minor Checklist

2022-2023 Catalog

20 Hours

This checklist is for advising purposes for BGS students only.


Consult your undergraduate catalog or official degree audit for degree requirements.

  • Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework are required for the BGS.
  • A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
  • No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for BGS minors.
  • Course rotation indications are intended to be used for planning purposes and do not guarantee course availability. "F" indicates "fall," "S" indicates "spring," and "Su" indicates "summer" availability.

All prerequisites must be met for any course chosen to satisfy requirements for the minor.

Choose 1 course from the following:

Note: Level placement in the dance technique courses will be determined by faculty approval.

  • _____ DAN 1260 – Jazz I
  • _____ DAN 2261 – Jazz II
  • _____ DAN 3262 – Jazz III
  • _____ DAN 4263 – Jazz IV (Prerequisite: Instructor approval.)

Choose 1 course from the following:

Note: Level placement in the dance technique courses will be determined by faculty approval.

  • _____ DAN 1280 – Ballet I
  • _____ DAN 2281 – Ballet II
  • _____ DAN 3282 – Ballet III
  • _____ DAN 4283 – Ballet IV

Choose 1 course from the following:

Note: Level placement in the dance technique courses will be determined by faculty approval.

  • _____ DAN 1290 – Modern/Contemporary I
  • _____ DAN 2291 – Modern/Contemporary II
  • _____ DAN 3293 – Modern/Contemporary III
  • _____ DAN 4293 – Modern/Contemporary IV

Choose 1 course from the following:

Note: Level placement in the dance technique courses will be determined by faculty approval.

  • _____ DAN 2270 – Hip Hop I
  • _____ DAN 3271 – Hip Hop II (Prerequisite: Instructor approval.)

Choose at least 9 hours from the following:

  • _____ DAN 2365 – Creative Movement for Children (Prerequisites: DAN 2201)
  • _____ DAN 3331 – Theory and Practice of Teaching Dance (Prerequisite: [DAN 1260 or DAN 2261 or DAN 3262 or DAN 4263] and [DAN 1280 or DAN 2281 or DAN 3282 or DAN 4283] and [DAN 1290 or DAN 2291 or DAN 3293 or DAN 4293] all with grades of "D" or better.)
  • _____ DAN 3332 – Dance Concert Production
  • _____ DAN 3345 – Video Dance
  • _____ DAN 3368 (WI) – World Dance and Culture
  • _____ DAN 3390 – Dance in the Community
  • _____ DAN 4366 (WI) – Writing and Reading About Dance
  • _____ DAN 4369 (WI) – Dance in the 20th and 21st Centuries
  • _____ DAN 4370 (WI) – Contemporary Issues in Dance

Choose at least 3 hours from the following:

  • _____ DAN 1113 – Conditioning for Dancers
  • _____ DAN 1260 – Jazz I
  • _____ DAN 1280 – Ballet I
  • _____ DAN 1290 – Modern/Contemporary I
  • _____ DAN 2115 – Pilates I
  • _____ DAN 2116 – Yoga for Dancers I
  • _____ DAN 2201 – Dance Composition I (Prerequisite: DAN 1290 or DAN 2291 or DAN 3293 any with a grade of "D" or better.)
  • _____ DAN 2202 – Dance Composition II (Prerequisite: DAN 2201 with a grade of "D" or better.)
  • _____ DAN 2210 – Contact Improvisation (Prerequisites: DAN 2291 or DAN 3293 either with a grade of "D" or better.)
  • _____ DAN 2261 – Jazz II
  • _____ DAN 2270 – Hip Hop I
  • _____ DAN 2281 – Ballet II
  • _____ DAN 2291 – Modern/Contemporary II
  • _____ DAN 3111 – Dance Activities (Prerequisite: Instructor approval.)
  • _____ DAN 3115 – Pilates II (Prerequisite: Instructor approval.)
  • _____ DAN 3116 – Yoga for Dancers II (Prerequisite: Instructor approval.)
  • _____ DAN 3262 – Jazz II
  • _____ DAN 3271 – Hip Hop II (Prerequisite: Instructor approval.)
  • _____ DAN 3282 – Ballet III
  • _____ DAN 3293 – Modern/Contemporary III
  • _____ DAN 3342 – Performance Workshop (Prerequisite: DAN 2291 or DAN 3293 or DAN 4293 any with a grade of "D" or better.)
  • _____ DAN 4263 – Jazz IV (Prerequisite: Instructor approval.)
  • _____ DAN 4283 – Ballet IV
  • _____ DAN 4292 – Somatic Principles in Dance (Prerequisite: DAN 1290 or DAN 2291 or DAN 3293 any with a grade of "D" or better.)
  • _____ DAN 4293 – Modern/Contemporary IV