B.F.A. in Dance

California State University - Long Beach

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance is designed to prepare students for professional careers as performers and/or choreographers. Students wishing to pursue the BFA in Dance must participate in a supplemental audition and interview process in which they must demonstrate strong technical and/or choreographic ability as well as a keen understanding of themselves and a commitment to a professional career in dance. To apply to audition to the BFA, students must have reached sophomore standing, have completed the GE Foundation requirements, and have successfully completed the following course work with a minimum GPA of 3.0: DANC 100 or DANC 300 DANC 120 DANC 161 DANC 182 one unit from DANC 181 or DANC 381 10 units of dance technique from at least three idioms of dance. Students enrolled in required courses at the time of the audition may audition with a signed Grade-In-Progress form from the instructor(s) of the in-progress courses. Students may not apply after they have earned 90 Timely Graduation Units.

College of the Arts