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2026-2027 General Catalog

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2026-2027 General Catalog

Dance, BA, Sample Four-Year Plan

First Year: 31 Units

Fall Semester (12 Units)

DANC 210 - Dance for Everybody Unit(s): 3
DANC 240 - Choreography I Unit(s): 2
THAR 160A - Performance, the Artistic Process, and You Unit(s): 4
(Meets Lower Division GE Area 1B: Critical Thinking)
ENGL 101 - Expository Writing and Analytical Reading Unit(s): 3
(Meets Lower Division GE Area 1A: English Composition)

Spring Semester (16 Units)

DANC 115A - Dance Styles (Hip Hop) Unit(s): 1
THAR 160B - Performance, the Artistic Process, and You Unit(s): 4
(Meets Lower Division GE Area 3A: Arts)
THAR 143 - Stagecraft Unit(s): 2
Lower Division GE Area 1C: Oral Communication
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Credits / Units: 3

Second Year: 33 Units

Fall Semester (17 Units)

DANC 115B - Dance Styles (Ballet) Unit(s): 1
DANC 271 - Global Perspectives in Dance Unit(s): 3
(Meets Lower Division GE Area 3A: Arts)
THAR 144C - Costumes Unit(s): 2
THAR 144L - Lighting Unit(s): 2
THAR 144S - Scenery Unit(s): 2
Lower Division GE Area 5B: Life Sciences
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Lower Division GE Area 5C: Lab
Credits / Units: 4
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (16 Units)

DANC 115D - Dance Styles (African) Unit(s): 1
DANC 211 - Beginning Dance Forms Unit(s): 2
DANC 301 - Dance Ensemble Unit(s): 1-3
Lower Division GE Area 5A: Physical Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 3B: Humanities
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies
Credits / Units: 3

Third Year: 26 Units

Fall Semester (11 Units)

DANC 310B - Dance Forms - Intermediate Unit(s): 2
DANC 333 - Anatomy for Dance Unit(s): 3
DANC 301 - Dance Ensemble Unit(s): 1-3
DANC 310A - Dance Forms - Intermediate Unit(s): 2
Upper Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (15 Units)

DANC 310C - Dance Forms - Intermediate Unit(s): 2
DANC 310D - Dance Forms - Intermediate Unit(s): 2
DANC 334 - Teaching Methodologies Unit(s): 3
DANC 340 - Choreography II Unit(s): 2
DANC 301 - Dance Ensemble Unit(s): 1-3
University Elective Credits / Units: 5

Fourth Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

DANC 301 - Dance Ensemble Unit(s): 1-3
DANC 345 - Choreography III Unit(s): 2
DANC 410A - Dance Forms - Advanced Unit(s): 2
DANC 410B - Dance Forms - Advanced Unit(s): 2
THAR 311 - Actor / Dancer Collaboration I: Core Technique & Practice Unit(s): 1
THAR 400 - Career Paths and Planning Unit(s): 1
Upper Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (15 Units)

DANC 410C - Dance Forms - Advanced Unit(s): 2
DANC 410D - Dance Forms - Advanced Unit(s): 2
DANC 371 - Contemporary Dance History Unit(s): 3
DANC 301 - Dance Ensemble Unit(s): 1-3 (Meets Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities)
THAR 300 - Theatre in Action Unit(s): 3
THAR 312 - Actor / Dancer Collaboration II: Movement & Improvisation Unit(s): 1
University Elective Credits / Units: 3

Total Units: 120