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BFA Dance Performance

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenInternal AuditionNo InterviewNo University App

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Study AbroadTransfer In Friendly

Program Recognition

Chapman's BFA in Dance Performance is a junior- and senior-year continuation for dance majors who audition after beginning in the BA in Dance

The degree is designed for students preparing for professional performance and choreography careers

Training

Coursework builds balanced technique across jazz, ballet, and modern while adding choreography, dance theory, history, science, pedagogy, production, acting, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, and somatics

BFA students complete three choreography credits and finish with a capstone solo concert

Performance & Productions

Chapman students produce 80–90 pieces of student choreography per semester and perform through classes, student clubs, and off-campus opportunities

The Sandi Simon Center for Dance provides five studios, rehearsal space, a health clinic, training studio, classrooms, and a student lounge

Students also perform in the 88,000-square-foot Musco Center for the Arts and connect with guest artists and Chapman alumni worldwide

School Info

Snapshot

3.75

Avg GPA (W)

65%

Admit Rate

school-wide

82%

Grad Rate

7.5K

Enrollment

$70K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$70,394

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$97,176

Before aid

Average Net Price

$46,555

After aid

Cost Of Attendance · chapman.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 26, 3:10 PM

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

Chapman's BFA in Dance Performance is a junior- and senior-year continuation for dance majors who audition after beginning in the BA in Dance

The degree is designed for students preparing for professional performance and choreography careers

Training

Coursework builds balanced technique across jazz, ballet, and modern while adding choreography, dance theory, history, science, pedagogy, production, acting, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, and somatics

BFA students complete three choreography credits and finish with a capstone solo concert

Performance & Productions

Chapman students produce 80–90 pieces of student choreography per semester and perform through classes, student clubs, and off-campus opportunities

The Sandi Simon Center for Dance provides five studios, rehearsal space, a health clinic, training studio, classrooms, and a student lounge

Students also perform in the 88,000-square-foot Musco Center for the Arts and connect with guest artists and Chapman alumni worldwide

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

Chapman's BFA in Dance Performance is a junior- and senior-year continuation for dance majors who audition after beginning in the BA in Dance

The degree is designed for students preparing for professional performance and choreography careers

Training

Coursework builds balanced technique across jazz, ballet, and modern while adding choreography, dance theory, history, science, pedagogy, production, acting, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, and somatics

BFA students complete three choreography credits and finish with a capstone solo concert

Performance & Productions

Chapman students produce 80–90 pieces of student choreography per semester and perform through classes, student clubs, and off-campus opportunities

The Sandi Simon Center for Dance provides five studios, rehearsal space, a health clinic, training studio, classrooms, and a student lounge

Students also perform in the 88,000-square-foot Musco Center for the Arts and connect with guest artists and Chapman alumni worldwide

Post-Enrollment Audition Requirements

No audition is required for the initial application. This is an internal program gate students complete after enrolling at the university.Gateway source

Verified for Fall 2027 entry

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Direct first-year admission to BFA Dance Performance is not offered

First-year applicants who want to study dance apply to the BA in Dance and submit its Creative Supplement and prescreen materials

Once enrolled as a Dance major, students may audition for the BFA in Dance Performance in the spring of sophomore year

Transfer Pathway

Transfer students enter Chapman through the BA Dance route; once enrolled as Dance majors, they may audition for BFA Dance Performance in the spring of sophomore year. This is a published enroll-then-audition pathway, not direct BFA admission.

Admission · chapman.edu

What's The Process

Audition Process

BFA Dance Performance is an internal pathway for enrolled Chapman dance majors, not a first-year admission program

All incoming dance majors begin in the BA in Dance program

Students may audition for the BFA in Dance Performance in the spring of sophomore year

Gateway Format

The BFA audition follows the department's internal process for enrolled dance majors

Scholarship Info

Talent Award Eligibility

Dance Talent Award funding is determined during the dance application review, Creative Supplement, prescreen, and live audition process

No separate scholarship application is required

School Info

Snapshot

3.75

Avg GPA (W)

65%

Admit Rate

school-wide

82%

Grad Rate

7.5K

Enrollment

$70K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$70,394

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$97,176

Before aid

Average Net Price

$46,555

After aid

Cost Of Attendance · chapman.edu College Scorecard

Program Recognition

Chapman's BFA in Dance Performance is a junior- and senior-year continuation for dance majors who audition after beginning in the BA in Dance

The degree is designed for students preparing for professional performance and choreography careers

Training

Coursework builds balanced technique across jazz, ballet, and modern while adding choreography, dance theory, history, science, pedagogy, production, acting, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, and somatics

BFA students complete three choreography credits and finish with a capstone solo concert

Performance & Productions

Chapman students produce 80–90 pieces of student choreography per semester and perform through classes, student clubs, and off-campus opportunities

The Sandi Simon Center for Dance provides five studios, rehearsal space, a health clinic, training studio, classrooms, and a student lounge

Students also perform in the 88,000-square-foot Musco Center for the Arts and connect with guest artists and Chapman alumni worldwide

Updated Aug 26, 3:10 PM