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Admissions

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Training

BA Dance training spans dance technique, performance, production, choreography, theory, dance history, and dance education

Curriculum includes jazz, contemporary, tap, ballet, folklorico, hip-hop, dance science, somatics, theory, criticism, and dance cultures

Capstone Dance Project required

Performance & Productions

Dance majors participate in company and organization work across choreography, performance, production, and promotion

University Dance Company membership offers full concert production experience

Regional professional dance artist in residence each year

Nationally acclaimed guest artists teach master classes and choreograph

Professional Development

Participates annually in the American College Dance Association (ACDA) conference

Participates annually in the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) conference

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.41

Admit rate

94%

school-wide

Grad rate

56%

Enrollment

28.4K

Earnings

$65K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$9,656

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$23,786

Before aid

Average net price

$9,338

After aid

Western Undergraduate Exchange · csus.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Sep 9, 3:27 PM

Program Highlights

Training

BA Dance training spans dance technique, performance, production, choreography, theory, dance history, and dance education

Curriculum includes jazz, contemporary, tap, ballet, folklorico, hip-hop, dance science, somatics, theory, criticism, and dance cultures

Capstone Dance Project required

Performance & Productions

Dance majors participate in company and organization work across choreography, performance, production, and promotion

University Dance Company membership offers full concert production experience

Regional professional dance artist in residence each year

Nationally acclaimed guest artists teach master classes and choreograph

Professional Development

Participates annually in the American College Dance Association (ACDA) conference

Participates annually in the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) conference

Program Highlights

Training

BA Dance training spans dance technique, performance, production, choreography, theory, dance history, and dance education

Curriculum includes jazz, contemporary, tap, ballet, folklorico, hip-hop, dance science, somatics, theory, criticism, and dance cultures

Capstone Dance Project required

Performance & Productions

Dance majors participate in company and organization work across choreography, performance, production, and promotion

University Dance Company membership offers full concert production experience

Regional professional dance artist in residence each year

Nationally acclaimed guest artists teach master classes and choreograph

Professional Development

Participates annually in the American College Dance Association (ACDA) conference

Participates annually in the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) conference

Key Info

Enrollment Term

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Fee

$70

Opens

Aug 1, 2026

Deadline

Application DeadlineDec 15, 2026

Freshman Process · csus.edu

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply through Cal State Apply — no separate department application required

No supplemental materials or portfolio needed

Enrollment

Dance technique courses require placement audition during first week of classes

All students welcome at placement auditions

Transfer Pathway

The 2026–27 catalog publishes a Dance BA two-year roadmap, giving transfer entrants a structured four-semester path through upper-division dance study. Technique placement auditions occur after enrollment and do not block university transfer admission.

Ba In Dance · catalog.csus.edu

What's The Process

Audition Process

No audition required — admission is based on university eligibility

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.41

Admit rate

94%

school-wide

Grad rate

56%

Enrollment

28.4K

Earnings

$65K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$9,656

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$23,786

Before aid

Average net price

$9,338

After aid

Western Undergraduate Exchange · csus.edu College Scorecard

Training

BA Dance training spans dance technique, performance, production, choreography, theory, dance history, and dance education

Curriculum includes jazz, contemporary, tap, ballet, folklorico, hip-hop, dance science, somatics, theory, criticism, and dance cultures

Capstone Dance Project required

Performance & Productions

Dance majors participate in company and organization work across choreography, performance, production, and promotion

University Dance Company membership offers full concert production experience

Regional professional dance artist in residence each year

Nationally acclaimed guest artists teach master classes and choreograph

Professional Development

Participates annually in the American College Dance Association (ACDA) conference

Participates annually in the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) conference

Updated Sep 9, 3:27 PM