Undergraduate Division
Ballet Degrees
Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field (Ballet Emphasis)
Admission Requirements
See "Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate Division section of this bulletin.
Major Ensemble
X30 Ballet Ensemble (2 cr.) required every fall and spring semester in which student is registered.
Performance Study
Minimum of 5 credit hours each semester until the graduation examination is completed.
- J400 Ballet Majors
Entrance audition, first-year jury, upper-division examination, graduation examination.
Ballet Major Courses
18 credit hours
- Conditioning for the Dancer’s Body (1-1-1-1-1-1 cr.)
- J220 Contemporary Ballet (1-1 cr.) or THTR T204 Theatre Dance (2 cr.)
- J340 Ballet Pedagogy (2-2 cr.)
- J410 Choreography Workshop (2-2 cr.)
- M368 Ballet History (2 cr.)
Other Music Courses
10 credit hours
- M101 Music, Society and Culture
- Secondary Piano (4-6 cr., P110/120 or P100)
- Elective music courses (1-3 cr.) for which the student has appropriate background (secondary lessons, MUS-Z courses or J220 if not used above)
Other Required Science Course
3-5 credit hours
- MSCI-M115 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (3 cr.) or ANAT-A 225 Human Anatomy (5 cr.)
Other Required Humanities Courses
6 credit hours
- FOLK-F 111 World Music and Culture (3 cr.)
- THTR-D 231 Introduction to Dance Studies (3 cr.)
- THTR-T 120 Acting I (3 cr.)
- P110 Beginning Piano Class 1, Non-Music Majors (3 cr.)
- P120 Beginning Piano Class 2, Non-Music Majors (3 cr.)
- Z111 Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr.)
Outside Field
27 credit hours. Subject to approval of the director of undergraduate studies and the advisor of the outside field department or program.
General Education
See "General Education Requirements" under Curricula for Bachelor's Degrees in Music in this bulletin.
To Complete Degree
Music or non-music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 120, excluding I400 and major ensemble.