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Dance (A.A.)–In addition to Liberal Arts requirements, Dance degree students must successfully complete the Dance sequence: Dance History, Dance Technique I-IV (Modern Dance/Ballet), Dance Concepts I-II (Choreography), a Modern Dance sequence consisting of Introduction to Modern Dance, and Modern Dance I-II, and a four-course sequence in Rehearsal & Performance.

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Dance
A.A. Program
Hegis Code: 5610

Total Credits: 64-65

First Semester Credits
DAN 101 Dance History 3
DAN 129 Rehearsal and Performance 1
DAN 140 Ballet and Dance Technique I 3
ENG 100 Enhanced Composition I or
ENG 101 Composition I or
ENG 108 The Craft of Composition / Honors English I(1)		 3
MAT Elective(2) 3-4
SOC SCI Elective(3) 3
Total Semester Credits 16-17
   
Second Semester Credits
DAN 105 Choreography I 2
DAN 127 Contemporary I 2
DAN 130 Rehearsal and Performance 1
DAN 141 Ballet and Dance Technique II 3
ENG 102 Composition II or
ENG 109 The Art of Analysis / Honors English II		 3
MAT or Non-Lab Science Elective(4) 3
Social Science Elective(5) 3
Total Semester Credits 17
   
Third Semester Credits
COM Arts Elective(6) 3
DAN 131 Rehearsal and Performance 1
DAN 240 Ballet and Dance Technique III 3
Laboratory Science Elective(7) 4
Social Science Elective 3
Social Science Elective 3
Total Semester Credits 17
   
Fourth Semester Credits
DAN 106 Choreography II 2
DAN 128 Contemporary II 2
DAN 132 Rehearsal and Performance 1
DAN 241 Ballet and Dance Technique IV 3
General Elective 3
Literature Elective(8) 3
Total Semester Credits 14
  1. Depending on placement
  2. SUNY GER Mathematics
  3. SUNY GER Social Sciences
  4. SUNY GER Mathematics or Non-Laboratory Science
  5. SUNY GER Western Civilization
  6. SUNY GER Basic Communication
  7. SUNY GER Natural Sciences
  8. SUNY GER Humanities