Associate in Arts, Fine Arts, Emphasis in Dance

The Associate in Arts, Fine Arts (AAFA), Emphasis in Dance provides the first two years of a four-year curriculum for students who intend to specialize in dance. With an associate degree, students may pursue a number of careers, including but not limited to, dance performance, choreography, and dance instruction. Upon completion of a bachelor's degree, students may pursue additional careers including dance education at the secondary level, arts administration, artistic direction, and dance science specialties. Upon completion of a graduate degree, students may pursue additional careers including dance education at the post-secondary level and dance therapy.

Details

Field of Interest

Visual and Performing Arts

Degree Type

Associate in Arts, Fine Arts (AAFA)

Academic Plan

Associate in Arts, Fine Arts, Emphasis in Dance (DEG)

Academic Plan Code

8312

Total credits required

63-95

Catalog Year

2024-2025

Effective Term

Fall 2024

Notes

Students must earn a grade of C or better in each course in the program.

Students are expected to meet with a residential dance faculty member for advising each semester prior to enrollment for the following semester. Consult with your faculty advisor to determine which specializations are available at your college.

Students should enroll in two DAN technique courses each semester.

Enrollment in some courses may require an audition and/or permission of instructor.

All applicable DAN technique courses may be repeated for credit.

Pass/No Credit courses cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements.

Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges.

What You'll Learn

Incorporate body awareness and sound kinesthetic and somatic principles of movement to achieve technical proficiency in dance.
Demonstrate artistic elements including intention, movement quality, breath, connection, phrasing, self-awareness, and musicality while performing.
Synthesize knowledge of historical and cultural contexts to connect dance theory and practice.
Create choreography using artistic elements including space, time, and energy.
Assess choreography, technique, and performance to provide, receive, and implement constructive feedback.
Develop dance performances that integrate relevant choreographic, production, and other creative and community elements.
Practice interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with others.
Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior appropriate to the field of dance.
Develop skills, materials, and a plan for achieving educational and career goals in the field of dance.

Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Arizona-based wages* for this degree. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

$66,570 Show expanded career information for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Choreographers

$55,780 Show expanded career information for Choreographers

Dancers

Show expanded career information for Dancers

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$55,180 Show expanded career information for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Self-Enrichment Teachers

$48,240 Show expanded career information for Self-Enrichment Teachers

* Career and wage information provided by Pipeline AZ using data, reports, and forecasts which are generated using government data sources.

Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Degree Progress Report Tool in your to manage your plan.
The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.

Pathway Map Options

There are multiple options available for this pathway map. These options vary depending on the available transfer institutions and what degrees you may be able to transfer into.

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Associate in Arts, Fine Arts, Emphasis in Dance
General

Full-time

Full-time Sequence

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A list of additional requirements for this pathway map
Awareness Areas
In addition to the requirements identified in the sequence below, students must complete the following awareness areas if not otherwise met by other program requirements: Cultural [C] and Global [G] or Historical [H] Students are strongly encouraged to visit with an academic advisor to ensure completion of all graduation requirements.

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
			Critical course		3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.			1
or or or or or	or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique Level II. Students may be able to take a higher level course based on assessment by a dance faculty member.		1
or or or or or	or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique Level II. Students may be able to take a higher level course based on assessment by a dance faculty member.		1
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
or	or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and (, or , or , or , or )], or a grade of B or better in , or an appropriate district placement, or permission of Instructor. or No requisites		L or L	3
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.		SQ or SG	4
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		1
or or or or	or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: or .	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of three (3) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Ballet.		1
or or or	or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of three (3) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Modern.		1
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)		See list below for course selections		1
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and ( or or or or or )] or a grade of B or better in or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
				L	3
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.	At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SQ or SG	4
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		1
					3
or or or or or	or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of three (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit Students must attain Level III competency in Ballet.		1–2
or or or or or	or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of three (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit Students must attain Level III competency in Modern.		1–2
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)		See list below for course selections		1
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
				SB	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and ( or or or or or )] or a grade of B or better in or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
				L	3
				G, HU	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.			1
					3
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
				SB	3
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in and .		G, HU or None	3
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		1
or	or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select two courses for a total of two (2) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Ballet.		1
or	or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select two courses for a total of two (2) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Modern.		1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.	At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SQ or SG	4
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and ( or or or or or )] or a grade of B or better in or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		1
or or or or or	or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of three (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Ballet.		1–2
or or or or or	or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of three (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Modern.		1–2
					3
					3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1
or	or	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in or or ) or (B or better in ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in or or ) or (B or better in ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ).		FYC or FYC	3
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.	At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SQ or SG	4
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent.		SB or L	3
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		1
or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core): Students may come in at any level based on assessment by the lead dance residential faculty. Select eight courses for a total of eight (8) credits from two of the following dance forms: Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Jazz, or Tap. Students must achieve Level III competency in the two forms selected.		1
or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core): Students may come in at any level based on assessment by the lead dance residential faculty. Select eight courses for a total of eight (8) credits from two of the following dance forms: Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Jazz, or Tap. Students must achieve Level III competency in the two forms selected.		1
or or or	or or or		recommended	HU or G, HU or C, HU or None	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.	At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SQ or SG	4
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and ( or or or or or )] or a grade of B or better in or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
				L	3
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses from the following for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		1
					3
or or or or or	or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Jazz.		1–2
or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of 3 credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, or Tap.		1
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1–2
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
				SB	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and ( or or or or or )] or a grade of B or better in or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
				L	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.			1
					1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
					3
				G, HU	3
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
				SB	3
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		1
or or or	or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of three (3) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Hip Hop		1
or or or or or	or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of three (3) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Jazz		1–2
					3
					3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1–2
or	or	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in or or ) or (B or better in ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in or or ) or (B or better in ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ).		FYC or FYC	3
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.	At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SQ or SG	4
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent.		SB or L	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3Term 3Term 3Term 3Term 3Term 3Term 3Term 3Term 3Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: or . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique Level III. Students may be able to take a higher level course based on assessment by a dance faculty member.		1–2
or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: or . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique Level III. Students may be able to take a higher level course based on assessment by a dance faculty member.		1–2
or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in and . or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor.			1–3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or .		HU or G, HU or C, HU or C, HU, L	3
				SB	3
or	or			SG or SQ	4
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
or or or	or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: or .	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of three (3) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Ballet.		1
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of three (3) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Modern.		1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			3
or or	or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or .		G, HU or C, HU or C, HU, L	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)		See list below for course selections		1
				SB	3
or	or		At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SG or SQ	4
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
					3
or or or or	or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of three (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit Students must attain Level III competency in Ballet.		1–2
or or or or	or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of three (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit Students must attain Level III competency in Modern.		1–2
or or	or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or .	Select two courses for a total of six (6) credits	G, HU or C, HU or C, HU, L	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.	At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SQ or SG	4
				CS	3
				C, HU	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.	At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SQ or SG	4
				CS	3
Elective	Elective		, , , , , , , , OR recommended.		0–1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or .		C, HU, L	3
or	or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
or	or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			3
				SB	3
or	or		At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SG or SQ	4
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1–2
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
or or or or	or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of three (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Ballet.		1–2
or or or or	or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of three (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Modern.		1–2
					3
					3
				G, HU	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and ( or or or or or )] or a grade of B or better in or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
or	or		Select based on whether OR was taken and exemption status.	SB or L	3
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core): Students may come in at any level based on assessment by the lead dance residential faculty. Select eight courses for a total of eight (8) credits from two of the following dance forms: Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Jazz, or Tap. Students must achieve Level III competency in the two forms selected.		1
or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core): Students may come in at any level based on assessment by the lead dance residential faculty. Select eight courses for a total of eight (8) credits from two of the following dance forms: Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Jazz, or Tap. Students must achieve Level III competency in the two forms selected.		1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or .	Select two Dance Humanities (DAH) courses for a total of six (6) credits	HU or G, HU or C, HU or C, HU, L	3
				SB	3
or	or		At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SG or SQ	4
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses from the following for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
					3
or or or or	or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses from the following for a total of (3) to six (6) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Jazz.		1–2
or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of 3 credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, or Tap.		1
or or	or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or .	Select two courses for a total of six (6) credits.	G, HU or C, HU or C, HU, L	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1–2
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.	At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SQ or SG	4
				CS	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
				C, HU	3
				SB	3
or	or	No requisites or Prerequisites: C or better in (, or , or , or , or 1 yr of high school biology) and (, or , or higher, or eligibility for ). or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.	At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SQ or SG	4
				CS	3
Elective	Elective		, , , , or recommended		0–1
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of three (3) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Hip Hop		1
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core) Select three courses for a total of three (3) credits. Courses may be repeated for credit. Students must attain Level III competency in Jazz		1
					3
					3
				G, HU	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1–2
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and ( or or or or or )] or a grade of B or better in or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
or	or		Select based on whether OR was taken and exemption status.	SB or L	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4Term 4Term 4Term 4Term 4Term 4Term 4Term 4Term 4Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.	Critical course		2
or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: or . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique Level III or IV.		1–2
or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: or . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique Level III or IV.		1–2
or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in and . or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor.			1–3
				CS	3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
				SB	3
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: or .	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Ballet.		1
or	or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Modern.		1
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.			2
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or . or No requisites	recommended	G, HU or C, HU or C, HU, L or None	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)		See list below for course selections		1
				CS	3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
				SB	3
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
or or or	or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Ballet.		1–2
or or or	or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Modern.		1–2
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.			2
or or	or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or .	Select two courses for a total of six (6) credits	G, HU or C, HU or C, HU, L	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1
				SB	3
or	or		At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SG or SQ	4
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.			2
or	or		At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SG or SQ	4
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and ( or or or or or )] or a grade of B or better in or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
			recommended unless met by	L	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)		Select two courses for a total of two (2) credits		2
Elective	Elective		, , , , , , , , OR recommended.		0–5
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.			2
or or or	or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor.			1–3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				0–2
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
				CS	3
or	or			SB or L	3
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.			1
or or or	or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Ballet.		1–2
or or or	or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Modern.		1–2
					1
					1
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.			2
		Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor.			1
				C, SB	3
				CS	3
or	or		At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SG or SQ	4
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses from the following for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core): Students may come in at any level based on assessment by the lead dance residential faculty. Select eight courses for a total of eight (8) credits from two of the following dance forms: Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Jazz, or Tap. Students must achieve Level III competency in the two forms selected.		1
or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Dance Technique (Core): Students may come in at any level based on assessment by the lead dance residential faculty. Select eight courses for a total of eight (8) credits from two of the following dance forms: Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Jazz, or Tap. Students must achieve Level III competency in the two forms selected.		1
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.			2
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1
				CS	3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	0–3
				SB	3
or or	or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses from the following for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
or or or	or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Jazz.		1–2
or or or or or	or or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, or Tap.		1
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.			2
or or	or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or .	Select two courses for a total of six (6) credits.	G, HU or C, HU or C, HU, L	3
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1–2
or	or		At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SG or SQ	4
				SB	3
or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	or or or or or or or or or or or or or or or	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.			1
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.			2
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [( or ) and ( or or or or or )] or a grade of B or better in or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
			recommended unless met by	L	3
or	or		At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SG or SQ	4
Elective	Elective		, , , , or recommended		0–1
or or or	or or or	Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any level of any of the following dance technique courses with a DAN prefix: ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap, social, or world dance.	Select one to three courses for a total of one (1) to three (3) credits		0–1
or	or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Hip Hop.		1
or	or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Select one course to attain a minimum of Level III competency in Jazz.		1
		Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.			2
					1
					1
		Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor.			1
Dance Technique	Dance Technique (Additional)				1–2
				C, SB	3
				CS	3
or	or		At least four (4) credits must be designated as Natural Sciences (Quantitative) [SQ]	SG or SQ	4

Course Area Key

Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.

Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.

C = Cultural Diversity in the US
CS = Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
FYC = First Year Composition
G = Global Awareness
H = Historical Awareness
HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design

L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry
MA = Mathematics
SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
SG = Natural Sciences General
SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program.

Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.

View MCCCD’s for additional details regarding the requirements of this award .

At Maricopa, we strive to provide you with accurate and current information about our degree and certificate offerings. Due to the dynamic nature of the curriculum process, course and program information is subject to change. As a result, the course list associated with this degree or certificate on this site does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If you are interested in pursuing this degree or certificate, we encourage you to meet with an advisor to discuss the requirements at your college for the appropriate catalog year.

Previous Catalog Years

The pathway map presented above is for the current catalog year and is the intended pathway map for new students. All previous catalog years for this pathway map are available at the link below.