Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Department/program
Summary
School of Theatre & Dance—BA in Dance
Revise semester-offered language to reflect course changes; revise
requirements for major
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Department Dean
Other affected Programs:
Please type / print name Signature
Michele Antonioli
x2875
Mark Dean, x2879
Dr. Stephen Kalm, x4970
Date
(Use additional sheet if
needed)
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the
modification because of
Chair/Director of any such department/
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
program (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor
Option
Teaching major/minor
X
Other
Please
describe
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or Please provide the proposed copy as you wish
major, please cut and paste the requirements as they
it to appear in the catalog. 
appear in the current catalog below.
www.umt.edu/catalog 
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Dance
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Dance
The following courses constitute the complete Dance
requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree:
The following courses constitute the complete
Dance requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
degree:
Dance
Credits
Dance
Credits
DANC 205 (DAN 320)
Improvisation
2
165A Dance Forms:
African
2
205 Improvisation
2
DANC 220A (DAN 201A)
Beginning Composition
(offered spring, odd-
220A Beginning
numbered years)
2
DANC 225 (DAN 202)
2
Rehearsal and Performance
Composition
2
225 Rehearsal and
2
Performance
(performing in one piece
(performing in one
equals one credit)
piece equals one
credit)
DANC 298 (DAN 428)
Internship: Children's Dance
1
298 Internship:
Children’s Dance
1
DANC 300 (DAN 300)
Modern III (or higher level)
15
300 Modern III (or
higher level)
15
DANC 305 (DAN 420)
Contact Improvisation
2
305 Contact
Improvisation
2
DANC 310 (DAN 304) Ballet
III (or higher level)
8
higher level)
DANC 315 (DAN 307) Jazz
Dance III (or appropriate
level)
310 Ballet III (or
8
320 Intermediate
2
Composition
2
DANC 320 (DAN
334 20th-Century
301) Intermediate
Dance
3
360L World Dance
3
Composition (offered spring,
odd-numbered years)
2
DANC 334 (DAN 334) 20th-
380 Science of
Century Dance (offered
Dance Movement
3
autumn, even-numbered
years)
3
399 Junior
Creative/Research
Project (students
DANC 360L (DAN 335L)
World Dance
3
must complete
projects for
DANC 380 (DAN
graduation)
3
340) Science of Dance
440 Dance
Movement (offered spring,
even-numbered years)
3
Pedagogy
3
494
3
DANC 399 (DAN 397) Junior
Creative/Research Project
(students must complete
projects for graduation)
Seminar/Workshop
3
DANC 440 (DAN 425) Dance
497 Methods:
Pedagogy (offered autumn,
Teaching Movement
even-numbered years)
3
in Schools
DANC 494 (DAN
498 Senior
494) Seminar/Workshop
Thesis/Creative
(offered spring, odd-
Project (students
numbered years)
3
3
must complete
projects for
DANC 497 (DAN 427)
graduation)
3
Methods: Teaching
Theatre
Movement in Schools
(offered autumn, oddnumbered years)
3
106A Theatre
Production I:
DANC 498 (DAN 497) Senior
Running Crew
1
Thesis/Creative Project
107A section 02 or
(students must complete
projects for graduation)
3
05 Theatre
Production I:
Theatre
Construction Crew
(Costume) or 340
THTR 107A (DRAM 107A)
Intermediate
section 02 or 05 Theatre
Costume
Production I: Construction
Construction
3
Crew (Costume) or 245
(DRAM 340) Intermediate
Costume Construction
371 section 02
3
Stage Management
Practicum I: Dance
1
Total
65
THTR 371 (DRAM 374)
section 02 Stage
Management Practicum I:
Dance
1
Total
64
There is an Admission Audition which a prospective
major must pass at the end of the first year to continue
in the program. All students must take DANC
194: Freshman Seminar prior to auditioning for the
major.
There is an admission audition which a
prospective major must pass at the end of the
first year to continue in this program. All
students must take DANC 194: Freshman
Seminar prior to auditioning for the major.
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
We are removing listings of specific semester/year for the required courses for the BA in Dance to avoid
confusion as many of the courses have recently revised their schedules and more schedule changes are
being currently proposed. We are also removing the requirement of THTR 315-Jazz III and replacing it with
the requirement of DANC 165A-Dance Forms: African in order to ensure exposure to a wider dancetechnique vocabulary. We are adding THTR 106A-Theatre Production I: Running Crew to the required
courses so that students have the opportunity to work backstage during a dance production.
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document
list program title and proposed change of all proposals.
Revised 11-2009