Whether your interest is theatre, music or dance, the Performing Arts program at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) offers a creative, collaborative and nurturing environment where you can learn from experienced professional artists and grow as an artist yourself.

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Review the Dance Studies Major Requirements

Two Year Academic Roadmap

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  • Fall Junior

    SubjectCourse NumberCourse TitleUnitsRequirements MetGE/GRAD AreaNotes
    DANCE301Applications of Dance Studies for Transfer Students3Major
    DANCE490 or 443Performance Projects in Dance or Community Projects in Dance1MajorIf you would like to take DANCE 443 you will move this to Fall semester 3 since DANCE 343 is a corequisite (swap with free elective or any missing lower division requirement still missing)
    DANCE354Immersion into Modern/ Contemporary Dance Practice3MajorTake this course, or whichever genre is being offered this year, Jazz, Modern, or Hip Hop
    UDGEStudent's ChoiceUDGED - Social Sciences3GEUDGE DSee catalog for course titles & descriptions
    POLS150American Political Institutions3GraduationAIR: CA Local & State GovtIf POLS150 has been met change to Free Elective.
    LanguageStudent's ChoiceWill vary3GraduationLanguageUnits may vary between 3-4 units depending on language chosen; if language has been met change to Free Elective.

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    Semester One Considerations:

    • This two-year roadmap assumes that all GE's and Lower Division Major Requirements have been completed.
    • Schedule an appointment with an Academic Advisor in the Academic Advising Center
    • Attend Major Fair (First Week of October)

    Spring Junior

    SubjectCourse NumberCourse TitleUnitsRequirements MetGE/GRAD AreaNotes
    DANCE332Dance in History and Culture3Major & GE & GWARUDGE CCourse also satisfies Multicultural Perspectives Requirement
    PA303Advanced Collaboration Workshop3MajorCourse will need to be substituted with PA 391, consult with faculty advisor
    DANCE353Immersion into Jazz Dance3MajorTake this course, or whichever genre is being offered this year, Jazz, Modern, or Hip Hop
    DANCE359Themes in Dance Studies3MajorCourse must be taken twice for major (1 of 2)
    HISTStudent's ChoiceUS History3GraduationAIR: US HistoryCHS/HIST350 recommended. If US HIST has been met change to Free Elective.

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    Semester Two Considerations:

    • This two-year roadmap assumes that all GE's and Lower Division Major Requirements have been completed.
    • Meet w/Graduate Studies Center
    • Meet w/Career Development & Alumni Engagement
  • Fall Senior

    SubjectCourse NumberCourse TitleUnitsRequirements MetGE/GRAD AreaNotes
    DANCE356Immersion into Hip Hop Dance Practice3MajorTake this course, or whichever genre is being offered this year, Jazz, Modern, or Hip Hop
    DANCE359Themes in Dance Studies3MajorCourse must be taken twice for major (2 of 2)
    DANCE432Research Methods in Dance Studies3Major
    PA391Production3Major
    Free ElectiveStudent's ChoiceWill vary3GraduationUnit RequirementNeeded for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-299 or 100-499 that you have not earned previous credit for.

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    Milestones

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    Spring Senior

    SubjectCourse NumberCourse TitleUnitsRequirements MetGE/GRAD AreaNotes
    DANCE453, 454 or 456Advanced Jazz, Modern or Hip Hop3Major
    DANCE499Dance Studies Capstone3Major
    DANCE343Teaching Dance3Major
    DANCE401Preparations for Careers in Dance3Major
    UDGEStudent's ChoiceUDGEB - Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning3GEUDGE BSee catalog for course titles & descriptions

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    Semester Four Considerations:

    • Attend Grad Fest in March
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