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Advanced Dance Studies, Undergraduate Certificate


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The Certificate for Advanced Dance Studies prepares dance students to work as community artists, educators, and advocates.  It offers students who have completed dance degree requirements for the B.A. in Dance with a Concentration in Performance, Choreography, and Theory, the opportunity to deepen their work in performance, choreography, and related practices and to complete a culminating project. 

Certificate Requirements


The certificate requires 21 credit hours.

Knowledge in the Profession: Dance Experience Courses (3-6 credit hours)


Students must take three credit hours of technique and performance courses. They must also deepen their experiences in performance and technique, choreography, or teaching by repeating the technique/performance sequence twice or by selecting both choreography or both teaching courses.

Knowledge in the Profession: Choreography Courses (3-6 credit hours)


Students must take 3 credit hours of choreography courses.  They must also deepen their experiences in performance, choreography, or teaching by repeating the performance sequence twice or by selecting both choreography or both teaching courses.

Knowledge in the Profession: Teaching/Pedagogy Courses (3-6 credit hours)


Students must take 3 credit hours of dance teaching courses.  They must also deepen their experiences in performance, choreography, or teaching by repeating the performance sequence twice or by selecting both choreography or both teaching courses.

Other Professional Knowledge In Dance Course (3)


Communications or Service Learning Course (3 credit hours)


Select one of the following:

Capstone Project Course (3 credit hours)


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