Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts,
BFA
College/School:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Plan Code: FADANBFA
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Dance Core | ||
|
DCE 132 First-Year Dance Techniques
Students must take DCE 132 twice.
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
|
DCE 136 Introduction to Somatic Movement
OR DCE 236 Somatic Movement Applications: A Closer Look (Somatic Practices)
2 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 2 |
|
DCE 160 Creative Practices I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 161 Creative Practices II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 201 Dance, Culture, and Global Contexts
(GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 205 How Dance Matters: A Sociocultural Framing
(HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 226 Musical and Kinesthetic Communication in Dance
2 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 2 |
|
DCE 240 Media for Dance
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 260 Creative Practices III
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 261 Creative Practices IV
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 305 Dance, Health and Wellness
(HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 354 Creative Approaches to Teaching Dance I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 356 Creative Approaches to Teaching Dance II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 360 Creative Practices V
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 404 Dance and Ethics
(CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Dance Concentration Requirements | ||
|
DCE 300 Dancing Histories
(HUAD)
OR DCE 302 History of American Hip Hop Dance (HUAD) OR DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin Social and Global Contexts (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 301 Dance Analysis and Theory
(HUAD)
OR DCE 402 Ethnography of Dance Practices (HUAD) OR DCE 403 Making. Living. Thriving Through the Arts
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 303 The Body Condition(ed)
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 333 Hip Hop III
OR DCE 334 Contemporary Modern III OR DCE 335 Contemporary Ballet III OR DCE 339 Afro-Latin Salsa III
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 361 Creative Practices VI
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
DCE 460 Transitions I
2 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 2 |
|
DCE 461 Transitions II
2 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 2 |
|
Upper Division
DCE Elective
OR DCE 484 Internship
2 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 2 |
|
Each Personal Movement level must be taken twice before moving to the next level.
|
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|
12 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 12 |
|
9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 9 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
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|
DCE 170 First-Year Seminar I
2 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 2 |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. |
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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