2020-2021 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Dance Education with Specialization in Teacher Certification (Certifiable for PK-12 Teaching) BS

This specialization is for those students looking to focus on teacher education in public and/or private schools and leads to teacher certification.

A minor is not required with this major.

Requirements

  • This 75 credit program consists of 41 credits in Core lecture and skill classes and 34 credits in the Specialization in Teacher Certification

Core Courses

DAN 110Introduction to Dance Education

2

EXS 207Anatomy and Physiology in Exercise Science I

3

EXS 216Biomechanics

3

DAN 151Beginning Modern Dance

2

DAN 152Beginning Ballet

2

DAN 157Beginning Jazz Dance

1

DAN 200Dance Practicum

1

DAN 200Dance Practicum

1

DAN 230Afro-Caribbean Dance and Culture

2

DAN 252Intermediate Ballet

2

DAN 257Intermediate Jazz Dance

1

DAN 299Dance History

3

DAN 377Modern Dance and Theory

2

DAN 234Ballroom Dance

1

DAN 235Movement for Performers

2

DAN 236Principles of Choreography

2

DAN 272Creative Dance in Education

2

DAN 398Contemporary Dance Technique

2

DAN 477Secondary Methods in Dance Education

3

DAN 480Project: Dance

1

PE 416Program Development in Physical Education, Dance Education and Health Education

3

Specialization in Teacher Education (34 credits)

 

 

EDF 215Education in a Multicultural Society

3

EDTE 314Applying Learning Theories in Diverse Settings (K-12 Programs)

3

DAN 298Psycho-Social Aspects of Dance Education

3

PE 305Assessments in Physical and Health Education

3

DAN 300Elementary Methods in Dance Education

3

PE 320 Motor Development

3

SPED 315Introduction to Educating Learners with Exceptionalities

3

EDT 315Educational Technology in the Secondary School Classroom

1

EDSC 417Student Teaching (Elementary P.E.)

6

EDSC 419Student Teaching (Secondary School P.E.)

6

Required General Education courses

MUS 109Fundamentals of Music

3

HIST 161American History to 1877

3

or

HIST 162American History from 1877 to Present

3

PSY 136Life-Span Development

3

ANTH 170Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3

PHYS 111Introductory Physics I

3

WRT 110Introduction to College Writing

3

or

WRT 105Enhanced Introduction to College Writing

3

and

WRT 105PEnhanced Introduction to College Writing Workshop

2

COMM 115Fundamentals of Communication

3

or

COMM 140Public Speaking

3

STAT 104Elementary Statistics

3

or

STAT 200Business Statistics

3

or

STAT 215Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I

3

BIO 111Introductory Biology

3

or

BIO 121General Biology I

4

or

BMS 111Cells and the Human Body

3

Total Credit Hours: 120


Note:  For more information on admission to the professional program see the page linked here.