Dance BFA

The BFA in dance prepares students to enter the profession as practitioners.

Dance BFA Degree Requirements (124 hours)     

Dance BFA Semester Guide    

Availability: Hattiesburg Campus

Admission Requirements:

• See University Admission Policies  
• Admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance requires an audition. Auditions are held in the fall and spring semesters in the year prior to a student’s enrollment at USM. Please contact the dance program at 601.266.4161 or visit www.usm.edu/dance for audition dates.

Program Academic Policies and Requirements:

• See University Academic Policies and Requirements  
• Retention Policy for Dance Majors - To remain in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, a student must maintain a 2.75 GPA in all dance courses, regardless of emphasis. A student must retake any dance course in which the grade earned is a D or lower. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in dance courses to be eligible for The University of Southern Mississippi Repertory Dance Company. A student who fails to maintain the required GPA will have one probationary semester to bring up grades to an acceptable GPA. A student whose grades do not improve after probation will not be allowed to enroll in additional dance courses above the 100-level.

Accreditation: National Association of Schools of Dance