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The dance concentration is designed to allow students with an interest in incorporating dance in their career. Although there is an approved dance minor at the university, there is currently no existing major in dance. Students in this major will be exposed to a greater number of studio hours than those in the dance minor.
We believe this area of concentration will allow students who have a passion for dance to create a degree plan specific to their goals where none currently exists. Many of our students are studying dance in hopes of either opening a dance studio or becoming certified through alternative certification to teach dance in a K-12 setting. We see many opportunities for a student in the dance concentration to combine this with a business minor (for those who want to open a studio) or other teaching area minors (that will aid them in becoming certified to teach in another area).
We see this degree as a truly interdisciplinary degree because most students in this area of concentration will be selecting minors outside the College of Education and Human Development in order to meet goals of a career in dance (i.e., business, speech communications, theatre, etc).
DCED 301 must be completed to satisfy the humanities requirement in the university core curriculum. KINE 167 and two hours of the following must be completed to satisfy the visual and performing arts requirement: DCED 161, DCED 162 or DCED 168.
The following 24 hours of coursework are required.
| Course Prefix & Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| DCED 200 | Dance in Society | 3 |
| DCED 302 | Dance Production | 3 |
| DCED 303 | Health Practices for Dancers | 3 |
| DCED 306 | Dance Composition I | 2 |
| DCED 400 | Dance Composition II | 3 |
| DCED 401 | Dance Pedagogy | 3 |
| KINE 175 | Gender Neutral Partnering | 1 |
| DCED 161 or DCED 162 | Ballet II or Ballet III | 2 |
| DCED 172 | Modern II | 2 |
| DCED 173 | Modern III | 2 |
Students must complete all courses with a "C" or higher. Always check requirements with major, as they may change at any time.
Choose one of the following three credit hour classes (Second teaching field applicants only):
Total Lecture Coursework: 22
Choose one of the following ballet courses:
Required Modern Courses:
Choose one elective from the following courses:
*No VP courses can be repeated for credit
Total Technique Coursework: 4
Total Credit Hours for Dance Minor Second Teaching Field: 26
**Application, audition and acceptance into the dance program is by dance faculty. Audition is required to ensure that the student will be able to complete coursework in a four-year period. Certain students who do not pass the initial audition may be accepted on a provisional status and must complete leveling coursework to continue the minor.
For more information on the University Studies Degree, visit the university Web site at http://unst.tamu.edu/.
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