Dance - Part-Time Professional Option BS

Major: Dance
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 186.0
Co-op Options: None
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code: 50.0399
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 25-1121; 27-2031; 27-2032

About the Program

The Part-Time Professional Dance Program provides an opportunity for professional dancers to earn their BS degree in dance through a specially designed part-time program at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. Participating students will fulfill the requirements of the current dance major curriculum over an extended period of time, with the exception of the studio dance technique and performance class requirements, which will be fulfilled through their professional dance company experiences.

This program can grant up to 50.0 credit hours of studio and performance-based courses to the participating students based on their professional experiences. The remaining 136.0 credit hours include 41.0 credit hours of the general education requirement, 55.0 credit hours of Dance Major requirement, and 40.0 credit hours of free electives that are fully online.

Students who enter the program will need a high school diploma or GED equivalency. The students are expected to enroll in 2-3 courses each term with the expectations of finishing the program in four to five years.

Additional Information

For more information about this major, visit the Westphal College's Dance webpage.

Admission Requirements

The Dance Program is offering the online option of the Part-Time Professional BS in Dance, and SAT or ACT testing, normally required for applicants to Drexel University, may be an inaccurate predictor of academic readiness for full time professional dancers who have completed high school several years prior, or taken a GED equivalency exam. In lieu of this testing, this qualifying certificate program is a third option for assessing eligibility for the program.

Students entering the part-time dance major through the certificate program will need to complete the certificate with a GPA of 3.0 for eligibility to enter the dance major.

Degree Requirements

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For the online part time professional dance program, three courses will not be offered online due to the nature of the course content that require physical cueing and adjustments that cannot be translated to online delivery. These three courses are: 
• DANC 117: Foundations of Somatic Theory and Practice
• DANC 221: Survey of Dance/Movement Therapy
• DANC 335: Dance Composition II

To make sure the students can complete this part time program without staying on campus for a long period of time, the dance program is going to develop these courses in the short-term residency style. Each residency will be two weeks and will meet 3 hours/per day from Monday to Friday. 

 

 

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Up to 50 Credit hours will be granted based on professional experience.

Participating students fulfill the requirements of the full time dance major curriculum, with the exception of co-operative education, and the studio dance technique and performance class requirements, which will be fulfilled through their professional dance company technique classes and performance opportunities. Credit for these studio requirements will be granted as “professional life experience,“ providing the student is a professional dancer working with a recognized professional dance company. Specific credits granted, up to 50 credits, will be determined by an individual review of each applicant’s application. 

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Sample Plan of Study

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Participating students fulfill the requirements of the full time dance major curriculum, with the exception of co-operative education, and the studio dance technique and performance class requirements, which will be fulfilled through their professional dance company technique classes and performance opportunities. Credit for these studio requirements will be granted as “professional life experience,“ providing the student is a professional dancer working with a recognized professional dance company. Specific credits granted, up to 50 credits, will be determined by an individual review of each applicant’s application.