UT Dallas 2023 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Visual and Performing Arts (BA) with Dance Concentration

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
010 Core 010 3 010 Core 010 3
050 Core 050 3 020 Core 020 3
060 Core 060 3 040 Core 040 3
Dance Studies 4, 5 3 060 Core 060 3
Studio Prep 7 3 Studio Prep 7 3
AHTC 1100 1 1
Total  16 Total  15
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 4 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
030 Core 030 3 030 Core 030 3
070 Core 070 3 070 Core 070 3
080 Core 080 3 090 Core 090 3
090 Core 090 3 Free Elective 10 6
Free Elective 10 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Major Core 6 3 Major Core 6 3
Dance Concentration 8 6 Dance Concentration 8 6
Free Elective 10 6 Free Elective 10 6
Total  15 Total  15
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Major Core 6 3 Dance Concentration 8 3
Dance Concentration 8 6 VPA Elective 9 3
Free Elective 10 3 Free Elective 10 5
VPAS 4389 3 Capstone or Honors 11 3
Total  15 Total  14
 
NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3 Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. PHIL 2303 does not require the ALEKS exam.
4NOTE: If the student took one of these courses as their core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
5Dance Studies = DANC 1310 or DANC 1305
6Major Core = VPAS 3340 and Professional Development Course (i.e., ARTS 3311 or ARTS 4310 or COMM 4370 or COMM 4371 or ENTP 3301 or ISAH 4V50 or VPAS 4310) and Related Course (i.e., 3000 or 4000-level course from the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology that is not a DANC prefix).
7Studio Prep = 6 SCH of 1000 or 2000-level DANC Studio Course. 3 SCH may be substituted with MUSI or THEA Studio. NOTE: If the student took one of these courses as their 050 core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
8Dance Concentration = (DANC 3340 or any other VPA Historical Context), DANC 3347, (DANC 3345, DANC 3346, or DANC 4317), and 12 semester credit hours from 3000 or 4000-level course from the DANC prefix that are studio/ensemble courses.
9 VPA Elective = 3000 or 4000-level course from the prefix AHST, ARTS, COMM, DANC, FILM, MUSI, THEA, or VPAS.
10Free Elective = any lower or upper-level course. Students may need to take some as upper-level to meet the university requirement of earning a minimum of 45 semester credit hours of upper-level courses.
11Captone or Honors = VPAS 4390 or VPAS 4v99
Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses.
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
Updated: 2023-05-12 13:02:04 v7.0a3e37