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Dance Education, B.S. (Certifiable for PK-12 teaching)

Requirements

73 credits in Dance Education skill and lecture courses as follows:

Lecture Courses

EXS 207Anatomy and Physiology in Exercise Science I

3
EXS 208Anatomy and Physiology in Exercise Science II

3
EXS 216Kinesiology

3
PE 299Psycho-Social Aspects of Physical Education

3
PE 300Physical Education Teaching Strategies

3
PE 305Evaluation in Physical Education

3
PE 406Adapted Physical Education

3
PE 416Organization of Curriculum and Program Development

3
PE 420Lifespan Motor Development

3
DAN 477Dance Methods

3
DAN 480Project: Dance

1 TO 3
Total Credit Hours:33

Skill Courses

DAN 151Beginning Modern Dance

2
DAN 152Beginning Ballet

1
DAN 157Beginning Jazz Dance

1
DAN 200Dance Practicum

1
DAN 252Intermediate Ballet

1
DAN 257Intermediate Jazz Dance

1
DAN 377Modern Dance & Theory

1
DAN 234Ballroom Dance

1
DAN 235Movement for Performers

2
DAN 236Principles of Choreography

2
DAN 272Creative Dance in Education

2
DAN 398Contemporary Dance Technique

2
Total Credit Hours:21

Professional Education Courses

EDTE 314Applying Learning Theories in Diverse Settings (K-12 Programs)

3
EDT 315Educational Technology in the Secondary School Classroom

1
EDF 415Educational Foundations

3
EDSC 417Student Teaching (Elementary P.E.)

6
EDSC 419Student Teaching (Secondary School P.E.)

6
Total Credit Hours:19

Required General Education courses

MUS 109Fundamentals of Music

3
DAN 299Dance History

3
HIST 161American History to 1877

3
or
HIST 162American History from 1877 to present

3
PSY 236Life-Span Development

3
ANTH 170Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3
PHYS 111Introductory Physics I

3
ENG 110Introduction to College Writing

3
or
ENG 105Enhanced Introduction to College Writing

3
and
ENG 105PEnhanced Introduction to College Writing Workshop

2
COMM 115Fundamentals of Communication

3
or
COMM 140Public Speaking

3
STAT 104Elementary Statistics

3
or
STAT 200Business Statistics

3
or
STAT 215Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I

3
BIO 111Introductory Biology

3
or
BIO 121General Biology I

4
or
BMS 111Cells and the Human Body

3

Note:  No minor is required with this major.

Note:  For more information on admission to the professional program see the page linked here.