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BA-DANC-CERT - Bachelor of Arts in Dance - K-12 Certification

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Free Form Requirements

General Education

 

Semester Hours

ACAD 101

Principles of the Learning Academy

1

Shared Skills and Proficiencies

 

 

Writing and Critical Thinking

 

 

WRIT 101

Composition

3

HMXP 102     

Human Experience

3

CRTW 201

Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing

3

    Oral Communication

Met in major with EDCO 401 or DCED 391

0

    Technology

Met in Education Sequence with EDCO 305

0

    Intensive Writing

Met in major with DANT 386

0

    Constitution Requirement

See approved list; may be met with another requirement

0-3

    Physical Activity

Met in major with DANA course

0

Thinking Critically Across Disciplines*

 

 

Global Perspectives

See approved list

3

Historical Perspectives

Met in major with DANT 385

0

Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives*

 

Social Science

See approved list; must include 2 designators

3

 

3 hours met in Education Sequence with EDCO 200

 

Humanities and Arts

See approved list; must include 2 designators

3

 

3 hours met in major with DANT 201

 

Quantitative Skills and Natural Science

(3 courses)

9-12

  Quantitative Skills

See approved list

(3-8)

Natural Science

See approved list; must include one lab science.  If 2 courses taken, must be in two different groups: 
Life, Physical, Earth

(3-8)

Subtotal

 

28-34

*No more than two courses in the major may count toward requirements in these areas

 

Dance Major Courses

(C or better in each course required. Cannot be taken as S/U)

53.5

   DANA 111

Contemporary Dance IA

1

   DANA 112

Contemporary Dance IB

1

   DANA 121

Ballet IA

1

   DANA 122

Ballet IB

1

   DANA 385

Dance Technique Conditioning Lab (3 semesters)

2.5

   DANA 211

Contemporary Dance IIA

1

   DANA 212

Contemporary Dance II B

1

   DANA 221

Ballet IIA

1

   DANA 222

Ballet IIB

1

   DANA 251 or 252

Jazz Technique IA or IB

1

   DANA 258

World Dance Forms

1

   DANA 311

Contemporary Dance IIIA

1

   DANA 312

Contemporary Dance IIIB

1

   DANA 443 and/or 444

Dance Prod: Pract and/or Dance Perf: Pract

2

   DANT 110

Introduction to Dance

1

   DANT 200

Improvisation

1

   DANT 201

Choreography I

3

   DANT 301

Choreography II

3

   DANT 372

Dance Kinesiology

3

   DANT 385

Dance Hist: Primitive Cult through 19th Cent

3

   DANT 386

Dance History: 1900 to Present

3

   DANT 332

Careers and Current Trends in Dance

3

   DANT 260

Dance Production

3

   DCED 212

Creative Movement

3

   DCED 545

Exploring K-12 Dance Education

3

   DCED 342

Dance Pedagogy: Modern, Jazz, Ballet

3

   DCED 592

Practicum in Teaching Dance

1

   DCED 591

Principles of Teaching Dance

3

   DCED 393

Capstone Seminar in Dance Education

1

 

 

 

Professional Education Sequence 

 

30

   EDCO 101*

 Developing Observation and Analysis Skills

1

   EDCO 200*

 Developmental Sciences and the Context of Poverty

3

   EDCO 201*

Supporting the English as a Second Language Student in the Gen Ed Classroom

2

   EDCO 202*

Supporting Exceptional & Gifted Learners in the Gen Ed Classroom

2

   EDCO 220*

 Assessment to Meet Diverse Needs

2

   EDCO 305*

 Technology in the Classroom

2

   EDCO 350*

 Academic & Social Strategies for Establishing Classroom Climate

3

   EDCO 401

 Internship I: Contextual Factors

1

   EDCO 402

 Internship II: Assessment and Instruction, Secondary and K-12

9

   EDCO 410*

 Education in a Democracy

2

   READ 345 or 346

Content Area Reading/Writing

3

Electives

 

2.5 - 8.5

Total

 

120

*A grade of C or better must be earned and cannot be taken on the S/U basis.

In addition to the requirements for their major, students must meet requirements for the Teacher Education Program which include the requirements for Admission to Teacher Education, Entry to the Professional Stage, and Program Completion. For information on these requirements, consult the Student Academic Services in the Riley College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences.

Undergraduate candidates must meet the minimum subject-specific testing requirements before the internship experience.

Dance Education students may have to travel farther than students in other content areas for their field experience and/or internship because there are a limited number of dance education programs with certified teachers in school districts surrounding the Winthrop University campus. The Richard W. Riley College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences and the Department of Theatre and Dance work together to place students with mentor teachers in appropriate dance education programs. Please consider the need to travel, relocate, and/or make special housing arrangements during the field experience and/or internship semesters.

The department offers the Internship I placement during the fall semester only, requiring students to complete Internship II placement during the following spring semester. Students should plan their academic progress carefully in conjunction with faculty supervisors.