Undergraduate Division
Ballet Degrees
Bachelor of Science in Ballet
Admission to the curriculum only by recommendation of the Department of Ballet chairperson and approval of the Jacobs School of Music Admissions and Recruitment Committee. A background in music is not a prerequisite for admission to the degree program.
Major Ensemble
X030 Ballet Ensemble (2 cr.) required every fall semester, spring semester, and second summer session in which a student is registered for any music or non–music course.
Performance Study
62 credit hours
- Ballet J210 Jazz Dance (1-1 cr.)
- J340 Ballet Pedagogy (2-2-2-2 cr.)
- J400 Ballet (Major) minimum 6 credits each semester until graduation examination is completed
- J410 Choreography Workshop (2-2 cr.)
Entrance audition, freshman jury, upper-division examination, graduation examination.
Other Music Courses
10 credit hours. Secondary Piano (2-2), 6 hours elective music courses.
Non-Music Courses
10 credit hours selected from HPER or THTR.
Ancillary Courses
10 credit hours selected from HPER, THTR, or MUS.
General Education
24 credit hours
- Written and Oral Expression English composition, 2 credit hours or competency.
- Foreign Language 4-8 credit hours in a single language or proficiency, equivalent to two semesters of first-year language study.
- Humanities 3 credit hours.
- Life and Physical Sciences and Mathematics 3 credit hours.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours.
- Electives 5-11 credit hours selected from “General Education Requirements.”
To Complete Degree
Free music or non–music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 120, excluding major ensemble and I400.