Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts (New Brunswick) 52 courses 120 total credits
Students must complete a minimum of 120 credits to earn the B.F.A. Degree in Dance. This includes 99 Dance credits (including 8 credits of dance electives), 33 credits of liberal arts, and a one-credit interdisciplinary seminar that is mandatory for first-year students and optional for incoming transfer students. Students must earn a C grade or better in the core curriculum (see table below) or repeat the course. Students must be registered for a minimum of 12 credits each semester to achieve full-time status.
| Total Credits | 120 credits |
Credits
07:206:130 African Diasporic Movement Practices 1 1.5 07:206:131 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 1 07:206:132 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 1 07:206:133 Somatic Movement Practices 1 07:203:115 Introduction to Dance Studies 3 07:206:142 Improvisation 1 2 07:206:101 *Concussion Awareness 0 07:206:100 **Dance Assembly N.5 07:556:151 Mason Gross Interplay 1.0 07:206:161 Production Study 0.5
Credits
07:206:146 African Diasporic Movement Practices 2 1.5 07:206:147 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 2 07:206:148 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 2 07:206:149 Somatic Movement Practices 2 07:203:145 Performance Skills 1 2 07:206:126 Rhythm for Dancers 07:206:101 *Concussion Awareness 0 07:206:100 **Dance Assembly N.5 07:206:161 Production Study 0.5
Credits
07:206:260 African Diasporic Movement Practices 3 1.5 07:206:261 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 3 07:206:262 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 3 07:206:263 Somatic Movement Practices 3 07:206:243 Improvisation 2 2 07:206:402 Laban/Bartenieff for Dance and Dance Education 3 07:206:101 *Concussion Awareness 0 07:206:100 **Dance Assembly N.5 07:206:235 Choreography 1 1-2
Credits
07:206:264 African Diasporic Movement Practices 4 1.5 07:206:265 Classical/Traditional Movement Practices 4 07:206:266 Contemporary Fusion Movement Practices 4 07:206:267 Somatic Movement Practices 4 07:206:245 Performance Skills 2 2 07:206:325 ****Kinesiology for Dancers 3 07:206:441 Dance History World 07:206:100 **Dance Assembly N.5
Credits
07:206:346, 347, or 348 MP5 Intensive Study 2.5 07:206:334 Choreography 2 2 07:206:237 ***Dance Production 3 07:206:101 Concussion Awareness 0 07:206:100 **Dance Assembly N.5
Credits
07:206:356, 357, or 358 MP6 Intensive Study 2.5 07:206:345 Advanced Improvisation 2 07:206:442 Dance History 1900-Present ONLINE 3 07:206:237 ***Dance Production 07:206:352 Teaching as an Artist 07:206:100 **Dance Assembly N.5
Credits
07:206:416, 417, or 418 MP7 Intensive Study 2.5 07:206:450 Dance Capstone 1 2 07:206:101 *Concussion Awareness 0 07:206:100 **Dance Assembly N.5
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 07:206:450 | Dance Capstone 1 | 2 |
| 07:206:101 | Concussion Awareness | |
| 07:206:100 | Dance Assembly |
Credits
07:206:426, 427, or 428 MP8 Intensive Study 2.5 07:206:451 Dance Capstone 2 2 07:206:161 ****Production Study 1 07:206:100 **Dance Assembly N.5 *Students are required to take 07:206:101 Concussion Wise EVERY Fall semester. This course is a pass/fail course and does not count towards total credits for graduation. **Students are required to pass 07:206:100 Dance Assembly EVERY SEMESTER. This is a pass/no credit course and does not count towards total credits for graduation. ***Dance Production--students may take this course in either the fall or spring semester during their junior year. ****These courses also fulfill liberal arts requirements.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 07:206:451 | Dance Capstone 2 | 2 |
| 07:206:161 | Production Study | 1-2 |
| 07:206:100 | Dance Assembly | |
| 07:206:101 | Concussion Awareness |
Electives
8 credits of dance electives are required from the options below: 07:203:132 History of Broadway Dance Online 07:203:170 Yoga for Wellness 07:203:133 Dance in Istanbul Online: Whirling, Belly Dancing an Revolving around East & West 07:206:154 Pointe Class 07:203:134 Dance in Israel Online: Body, Ideology, and Culture *07:206:155 Ballet Jumps & Turns 07:203:135 Dance Forms in Africa Online 07:203:190 Performance Studies 07:203:136 Dance in India Online 07:206:175 World Dance 07:203:160 Pilates Mat 07:206:274 Jazz Dance 07:206:311 Ballet 6 07:206:370 History & Theory of Integrated Dance 07:206:325 Neuroscience in Partnership with Dance 07:206:326 Adaptive Movement Through Dance 07:206:344...
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