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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewNo PortfolioUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewNo PortfolioUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

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BA Dance

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewNo PortfolioUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Training

The BA develops technique across ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip-hop through five levels of dance study, while also building skills in choreography, production planning, teaching, dance history, kinesiology, somatics and technology.

Master classes and guest-artist intensives complement studio instruction and creative collaboration.

Performance & Productions

Students can perform in the Winter and Spring Dance Concerts, GCU Elementary Dance Tour and Student Spotlight Dance Concerts. The curriculum prepares dancers to work both onstage and behind the scenes while developing a broad liberal-arts foundation.

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.27

Admit rate

79%

school-wide

Grad rate

43%

Enrollment

73.4K

Earnings

$42K

10yr after

Costs & aid

Tuition & fees

$16,500

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$33,646

Before aid

Average net price

$22,472

After aid

Cost Attendance · gcu.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 27, 10:31 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Master classes and guest-artist intensives complement studio instruction and creative collaboration.

Performance & Productions

Program Highlights

Training

Master classes and guest-artist intensives complement studio instruction and creative collaboration.

Performance & Productions

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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The university application must be submitted before the audition.

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Scholarship Audition Requirements

These requirements are from the Fall 2026 entry cycle. Fall 2027 requirements are typically posted between August and October and usually change only slightly — confirm on the official source before submitting.

Optional audition for scholarship consideration only; it is not required for program admission.

Dance

In-Person Audition

Complete a combined class in ballet, modern and jazz techniques

Perform a one- to two-minute solo highlighting your strongest technical and performance abilities

Solo may use ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, tap or another style

Recorded Video Audition

Five minutes of ballet barre

Five minutes of classroom studies in modern or jazz, such as center work, progressions or floor work

One- to two-minute solo highlighting your strongest technical and performance abilities

Additional Materials

Essay

Maximum two pages in APA or MLA format

Explain what brought you to dance and why you chose a dance degree

Describe your academic, artistic and professional goals and how GCU will help you reach them

Describe interests, skills and talents outside dance that you will bring to the program

Headshot

One 8-by-10-inch color or black-and-white headshot; matte or glossy

Resume

Detail performance experience and dance training, including genres studied, schools, studios and conferences

Letters of Recommendation (Optional)

Teachers or other references may discuss your academic or artistic performance

Auditions · students.gcu.edu

Good to Know

Eligibility

Apply to GCU and declare a College of Arts and Media major before registering for an audition

Important Notes

Performing-arts awards are limited and reviewed first-come, first-served

What's The Process

Audition Process

The audition is optional for admission and required only for dance scholarship consideration

A live audition is preferred; applicants unable to attend may submit the complete recorded-video pathway

In-person participants must complete the required liability waiver

Scholarship Info

Performing Arts Scholarships

A dance audition is required for scholarship consideration but not for admission.

Awards are limited, reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis and favor early audition registration.

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.27

Admit rate

79%

school-wide

Grad rate

43%

Enrollment

73.4K

Earnings

$42K

10yr after

Costs & aid

Tuition & fees

$16,500

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$33,646

Before aid

Average net price

$22,472

After aid

Cost Attendance · gcu.edu College Scorecard

Training

Master classes and guest-artist intensives complement studio instruction and creative collaboration.

Performance & Productions

Updated Aug 27, 10:31 PM