Program snapshot
The 21-unit minor centers dance and movement as an embodied understanding of the human experience, connecting students to communities, social ideas, a complex global world, and human subjectivity while preparing them to be mindful citizens and dance artists. Required coursework opens with DANCE 332 Dance in History and Culture plus DANCE 101 (native students) or DANCE 301 (transfer students), then 6 lower-division elective units drawn from courses such as Conditioning, Flexibility, and Somatics for Dancers, Jazz, Modern/Contemporary, and Hip Hop dance practice, Tap, and Ballet. The 9-unit upper-division elective block includes Immersion into Jazz/Modern-Contemporary/Hip Hop Dance, Themes in Dance Studies, Preparation for Careers in Dance, Research Methods in Dance Studies Making and Practice, Community Projects in Dance, and Advanced Practice coursework, letting students pair the minor with any major in the Department of Dance, Music and Theatre.
Avg GPA (W)
3.22
Admit rate
95%
school-wide
Grad rate
51%
Enrollment
5K
Earnings
$62K
10yr after
In-state tuition
$8,172
Before aid
Out-of-state tuition
$15,237
Before aid
Cost of attendance
$33,388
Before aid
Average net price
$9,849
After aid
The 21-unit minor centers dance and movement as an embodied understanding of the human experience, connecting students to communities, social ideas, a complex global world, and human subjectivity while preparing them to be mindful citizens and dance artists. Required coursework opens with DANCE 332 Dance in History and Culture plus DANCE 101 (native students) or DANCE 301 (transfer students), then 6 lower-division elective units drawn from courses such as Conditioning, Flexibility, and Somatics for Dancers, Jazz, Modern/Contemporary, and Hip Hop dance practice, Tap, and Ballet. The 9-unit upper-division elective block includes Immersion into Jazz/Modern-Contemporary/Hip Hop Dance, Themes in Dance Studies, Preparation for Careers in Dance, Research Methods in Dance Studies Making and Practice, Community Projects in Dance, and Advanced Practice coursework, letting students pair the minor with any major in the Department of Dance, Music and Theatre.
The 21-unit minor centers dance and movement as an embodied understanding of the human experience, connecting students to communities, social ideas, a complex global world, and human subjectivity while preparing them to be mindful citizens and dance artists. Required coursework opens with DANCE 332 Dance in History and Culture plus DANCE 101 (native students) or DANCE 301 (transfer students), then 6 lower-division elective units drawn from courses such as Conditioning, Flexibility, and Somatics for Dancers, Jazz, Modern/Contemporary, and Hip Hop dance practice, Tap, and Ballet. The 9-unit upper-division elective block includes Immersion into Jazz/Modern-Contemporary/Hip Hop Dance, Themes in Dance Studies, Preparation for Careers in Dance, Research Methods in Dance Studies Making and Practice, Community Projects in Dance, and Advanced Practice coursework, letting students pair the minor with any major in the Department of Dance, Music and Theatre.