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Dance Degree Requirements

Major Requirements

Emphasis in Dance: Thirty-six credits which must include eight credits of Dance Studio Technique choosing from Theatre and Dance 140, 142, 144, 145, 240, 242, 244, 340, 342, 344 and 345 (any of which may be repeated for credit), 12 credits of Dance Theory 220, 350 and 351; eight credits of Choreography: 201 and 301; four credits of Theatre; and four credits of Dance Electives

Required Cognates for the Dance Major Eight credits selected from among the following courses: MUS 120 Survey of Music Literature, EHS 225 Human Physiology, EHS 226 Human Physiology, and BUS 180 Introduction to Business. Other courses may be substituted with prior approval from the Department.

All majors are required to take the departmental comprehensive examination, which is administered by the Department on campus at the end of the Winter Term of the senior year.

 

The Alma College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team claimed its ninth consecutive regional championship at the SIFE USA Regional Competition in March 2009. The competition awards the SIFE teams that are most effective in teaching the principals of market economics through outreach projects in their communities.

 

Faculty Profile

Mike Sheldon
Departments: Theatre and Dance

Mike Sheldon is the man to see when you need to use the Heritage Center.

“My favorite part of working at Alma is the people. ” As the building manager of the Heritage Center, Sheldon not only manages and oversees performances and activities in Presbyterian Hall, he also creates and maintains the building budget.