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Dance Major with K–12 Teaching Licensure (DANC)

Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts

Required: 128 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level, plus additional required licensure hours

Available Concentration and AOS Code: Dance with K–12 Standard Professional I Licensure, U438

This dance education licensure concentration may be selected by students admitted to the department through audition and who are completing a B.F.A. in dance.

Requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)

See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.

Core Category	S.H.
Students may select courses for:
Literature (GLT)	3
Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR)	3
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)	3
Mathematics (GMT)	3
Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and one additional GRD course	6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)	6

Department specifies courses for:
Fine Arts (GFA) required: any GFA course except DCE	3
One additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course required: DCE 200	3
Natural Sciences (GNS) required: one GNS lab course and an additional GNS course with a different departmental prefix (NTR 213 recommended)	6–7

II General Education Marker Requirements

See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.

Global/Global Non-Western Perspectives (GL/GN)
required for GL Marker: DCE 200
required for GN Marker: DCE 205 or MUS 343
Students select: 2 additional courses carrying GL/GN markers

One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Speaking Intensive. DCE 505 serves as the major SI course.

One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Writing Intensive. DCE 305 serves as the major WI course.

III Major Requirements (78 semester hours)

Dance technique (24 s.h.)
- contemporary dance: grade of B or higher in 6 s.h. selected from DCE 312, 324, 412, 424
- Ballet: 4 s.h. selected from: DCE 113, 114, 214, 314, 414
- African and other forms: DCE 232 or 332, plus 3 additional s.h. selected from: DCE 216, 231, 232, 233, 316, 332
- Dance technique electives: 10 additional s.h. selected from any of the above, or DCE 230
DCE 117 (recommended), 200, 205 or MUS 343, 217, 241, 253, 255 (twice), 305, 340, 353, 355, 359, 417, 453, 470 or 487, 505; DCE 455 or THR 284 or 584
Dance performance (6 s.h.) selected from:
DCE 143, 243, 250, 343, or 443; must include at least 2 s.h. of DCE 343 or 443 and no more than 2 s.h. of DCE 250
Dance Electives to total 78 s.h. in Dance
Overall 2.75 GPA or higher in courses taken at UNCG; 2.75 GPA in all DCE courses applied to the major

IV Teacher Licensure Requirements

The following courses must be completed as part of or in addition to the B.F.A. degree requirements.

DCE 114, 214, or 314; 212; 216; 231; 232; 353; 359; 459 for a total of 12 s.h.; 461 for 11 s.h.; 463 for 1 s.h.

ELC 401

ERM 401

SES 401

TED 401, 402, 403

Note: Completion of these courses does not guarantee licensure. Through advising, students are advised of additional requirements for documenting the Evidence required for licensure. See Teachers Academy for more information.