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2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dance (Dance Education Licensure), B.F.A.


Degree Plan (DANCEEDBFA)


General Education Curriculum


GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)


GEC 02. Basic Science and Mathematics (11 hours minimum)


Science Requirement (8 hours minimum)

Select 2 courses with labs:

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)

GEC 03. Global History and Culture (12 hours)


GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)


Select 1 course:

GEC 05. Decision-Making and Responsibility (3 hours)


Select 1 course:

GEC 06. Computer Competency Requirement*


  • Successful completion of the BTLE or IC3 certification

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement* (Teacher Licensure)


GEC 08. Oral Communication Requirement* (3 hours)


GEC 09. Capstone Requirement* (Major Area)


Note:


*This particular GEC course is required for this major.

**These particular GEC courses are the available options for this major

GEC restrictions apply; see here .

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum


Select 15 hours (Modern Dance)♦:

Select 12 hours (Ballet) ♦:

Select 6 hours:

DEG 02. Teacher Licensure Requirements (33 hours)


Certain courses are restricted; Gold Card required. See here  for details.

Note:


+ By Audition

DAN 201  and DAN 202  may be required for students not meeting 300-level requirements

Hours to Degree


137 hours are needed to graduate with a BFA in Dance (Licensure). At least 50 percent of the hours applied to a degree at The University of Southern Mississippi must be earned from a senior college, and 45 of these hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. The last 25 percent of course work must be earned from Southern Miss. The student must earn at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss.

Semester-by-semester guide


Freshman


Sophomore


Junior


Senior