BA: Dance Studies 2023-2024
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
Fall Junior
Subject Course Number Course Title Units Requirements Met GE/GRAD Area Notes DANCE 301 Applications of Dance Studies for Transfer Students 3 Major DANCE 490 or 443 Performance Projects in Dance or Community Projects in Dance 1 Major If 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) DANCE 354 Immersion into Modern/ Contemporary Dance Practice 3 Major Take this course, or whichever genre is being offered this year, Jazz, Modern, or Hip Hop UDGE Student's Choice UDGED - Social Sciences 3 GE UDGE D See catalog for course titles & descriptions POLS 150 American Political Institutions 3 Graduation AIR: CA Local & State Govt If POLS150 has been met change to Free Elective. Language Student's Choice Will vary 3 Graduation Language Units may vary between 3-4 units depending on language chosen; if language has been met change to Free Elective. UNIT TOTAL:
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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
Subject Course Number Course Title Units Requirements Met GE/GRAD Area Notes DANCE 332 Dance in History and Culture 3 Major & GE & GWAR UDGE C Course also satisfies Multicultural Perspectives Requirement PA 303 Advanced Collaboration Workshop 3 Major Course will need to be substituted with PA 391, consult with faculty advisor DANCE 353 Immersion into Jazz Dance 3 Major Take this course, or whichever genre is being offered this year, Jazz, Modern, or Hip Hop DANCE 359 Themes in Dance Studies 3 Major Course must be taken twice for major (1 of 2) HIST Student's Choice US History 3 Graduation AIR: US History CHS/HIST350 recommended. If US HIST has been met change to Free Elective. UNIT TOTAL:
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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
Subject Course Number Course Title Units Requirements Met GE/GRAD Area Notes DANCE 356 Immersion into Hip Hop Dance Practice 3 Major Take this course, or whichever genre is being offered this year, Jazz, Modern, or Hip Hop DANCE 359 Themes in Dance Studies 3 Major Course must be taken twice for major (2 of 2) DANCE 432 Research Methods in Dance Studies 3 Major PA 391 Production 3 Major Free Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Graduation Unit Requirement Needed 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. Total Units
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Milestones
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Spring Senior
Subject Course Number Course Title Units Requirements Met GE/GRAD Area Notes DANCE 453, 454 or 456 Advanced Jazz, Modern or Hip Hop 3 Major DANCE 499 Dance Studies Capstone 3 Major DANCE 343 Teaching Dance 3 Major DANCE 401 Preparations for Careers in Dance 3 Major UDGE Student's Choice UDGEB - Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE UDGE B See catalog for course titles & descriptions UNIT TOTAL:
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Semester Four Considerations:
- Attend Grad Fest in March