Undergraduate Division
Ballet Degrees
Bachelor of Science in Ballet
Admission Requirements
See "Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate Division section of this bulletin.
Major Ensemble
X30 Ballet Ensemble (2 cr.) each fall and spring semester.
Performance Study
64 credit hours
- J208 Conditioning for the Ballet Body (1-1-1-1-1-1 cr.)
- J220 Contemporary Ballet (1-1 cr.) or THTR T307 Theatre Dance (2 cr.)
- J340 Ballet Pedagogy (2-2 cr.)
- J400 Ballet Majors minimum 6 credit hours each fall and spring semester until graduation examination is completed
- J410 Choreography Workshop (2-2 cr.)
Entrance audition, freshman jury, upper-division examination, graduation examination.
Other Music Courses
12 credit hours. Secondary Piano (4-6 cr.); M120 Ballet History (2 cr.); elective music courses (4-6 cr.).
Non-Music Courses
8 credit hours selected from SPH or THTR courses.
Ancillary Courses
10 credit hours selected from SPH, THTR, or MUS courses.
General Education
See "General Education Requirements" under Curricula for Bachelor's Degrees in Music in this bulletin.
Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Required nutrition course: SPH N231 Human Nutrition (3 cr.)
Required anatomy course: MSCI M115 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (3 cr.)
To Complete Degree
Music or non-music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 120, excluding I400 and major ensemble.