Honors Majors & Minors

Honors Major or Minors
Majors or Minors in the Honors Program must have received a grade of B+ or better in all dance courses before admission. The choice of focus for a student’s major or minor will be determined in consultation with an adviser from the dance faculty. 

May 2024: The New Honors Program in Dance is available to the class of 2027 and beyond. Students in Honors graduating prior to this class may elect to do some of their work through seminars or to follow the previous iteration of the program.

The Dance Honors Major is done through work on three preparations. Two of these must be completed through seminars. In the Dance Studies track, these should be two dance studies seminars. In the Choreography track, these should be one dance studies seminar and DANC 111. Honors Seminar in Choreography (which should be taken in the junior or senior year). In Dance Studies, the third preparation may be done as a two-credit thesis (or, with special permission, a pairing of a one-credit dance studies course and a one-credit thesis). In Choreography, the third preparation should be done as a pairing of a one-credit course in dance studies, theater production and design, film and media, music, visual art, or any other area of the student’s interest in consultation with their faculty advisor, and a one-credit senior project.

The Dance Honors Minor is done through work on one preparation. All Honors Minor work should be completed through seminars. Honors Minors in Choreography should take DANC 111. Honors Seminar in Choreography (which should be taken in the junior or senior year). Honors Minors in Dance Studies should select one seminar from those offered.

Honors seminars count toward the Dance Major and Minor in course. Typically the Honors Major requires three to four credits beyond the major in course: the second credit from two seminars (or both credits, in the case of DANC 111) and the second credit for either the thesis or the project. Typically the Honors Minor requires one credit beyond the minor in course, which is the second credit for the seminar.