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 | |||||
| 060 Core | 060 | 3 | 020 Core | 2 | 020 | 3 | ||||
| Lower-Division Major Req | 3 | 3 | 040 Core | 040 | 3 | |||||
| DANC 1305 | 1,3 | 5090 | 1 | 060 Core | 060 | 3 | ||||
| Free Elective | 3,6 | 3 | Lower-Division Major Req | 3 | 3 | |||||
| AHTC 1100 | 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 | |||||
| DANC 1310 | 1,3 | 5090 | 1 | Free Elective | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Free Elective | 3,6 | 3 | Free Elective | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Junior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 5 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 6 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| Major Core | 4 | 3 | Major Core | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Concentration | 5 | 3 | Concentration | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Concentration | 5 | 3 | Concentration | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Free Elective | 6 | 3 | Free Elective | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Free Elective | 6 | 3 | Free Elective | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Senior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 7 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 8 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| Concentration | 5 | 3 | Concentration | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Concentration | 5 | 3 | Concentration | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Free Elective | 6 | 3 | Free Elective | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Free Elective | 6 | 3 | Free Elective | 6 | 3 | |||||
| VPAS 4389 | 4 | 3 | VPAS 4390 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| or VPAS 4399 | 4 | |||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 14 | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. PHIL 2303 does not require the ALEKS exam. |
| 3 | Lower-Division Major Req - 7 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum - AHTC 1100, (DANC 1310 or DANC 1305), 3 semester credit hours from a DANC studio, and 3 semester credit hours from a DANC, THEA, or MUSI studio ensemble course. NOTE: If the student took DANC 1310 or DANC 1305 as their core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement. |
| 4 | Major Core - 12 semester credit hours - VPAS 3340, VPAS 4389, (VPAS 4390 or VPAS 4V99), and 3 semester credit hours of upper-level Related Courses from AHTC (excluding the DANC prefix). |
| 5 | Concentration - 24 semester credit hours - (DANC 3340 or Upper-Level V&PA Historical Context), DANC 3347, (DANC 3345, DANC 3346, or DANC 4317), 12 semester credit hours of 3000/4000-level Dance Studio and Ensemble courses, and 3 semester credit hours of upper-division Visual and Performing Arts elective. |
| 6 | Free Elective - 35 semester credit hours - 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. |
| 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. | |
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