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2010-2011 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dance, BFA


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The BFA program is intended for students with professional aspirations and includes courses that in their breadth and depth prepare students to enter the field as young artists. At 79 credit hours, the demands of the BFA program are significant. The possibility of a minor in another subject area within a standard four-year course of study is essentially eliminated. Therefore, the BFA is most appropriate for students who are ready to make a definitive commitment to dance. Acceptance into the BFA program requires formal application sometime between 45 and 60 credit hours of completed coursework at Columbia College Chicago.

The BFA program requires a substantial commitment to and accomplishment in physical training with inclusive proficiency requirements in the most advanced levels of both contemporary dance and ballet. The program features additional sequenced coursework in somatic practices, historical and cultural perspectives, music and rhythm, dance theory and applications, and dance pedagogy, as well as a core sequence in dance making, devoted to the development of creative voice and abilities. In the senior year BFA candidates select a two-course capstone sequence centered on either dance teaching or choreography.

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Performance Standards


The Dance Department expects exemplary effort and accomplishment from our BFA candidates. Failure to meet one or more of the following expectations will result in review of a candidate’s continuation within the BFA program. BFA candidates must:

  • Pass all required courses with grades of C or better and maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA.
  • Complete Dance-making II (33-3383 ) with a grade of B or better.
  • Advance through technical requirements in a timely manner.
    (Technical level should generally match their matriculation standing; that is, first year is level one, second year is level two, and so on.)
  • Exhibit full engagement and presence in their artistic and scholarly practices and conduct themselves in a manner beneficial to their own and others’ education.

Transfer Students Seeking a BFA in Dance


Transfer students seeking the BFA degree must be in full-time residence a minimum of four semesters (excluding summers) and complete a minimum of 50 credit hours of required coursework, including all required courses beyond the core, within the Columbia’s Dance Department. Any prior dance courses will be evaluated for equivalency with our requirements, and a limited number may be allowed to stand in place of program requirements.

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