Honors Program in the Dance Program

Criteria for entrance into the departmental Honors Program in dance:

• Completion of 90 college credits, including two courses at the 300 or 400 level in the dance major

• Identification of faculty advisor prior to submission of the Honors application

• Submission of Honors application to Dance Program Advisor during the quarter prior to projected commencement of Honors Program study and no later than four quarters prior to graduation

Requirements for graduation “with distinction” from the Honors Program in dance:

• Minimum cumulative UW GPA of 3.3 or above

• Minimum cumulative GPA in dance of 3.5 or above

• Fulfillment of dance major requirements

• An Honors Research Project, not to exceed six quarters of study, including the following:

- 15 credits beyond the requirements of the dance major, including:

• three quarters of DANCE 499, totaling 6 – 10 credits, as proposed in the Honors application

• two courses relating to field of research within or outside of the Dance Program, totaling 6 –10 credits, as proposed in the Honors application

- Documentation of research in one of the following formats:

• A 15 – 25 page paper:

- Preliminary research proposal and timeline submitted to faculty advisor during the first week of the first quarter of the Honors Program study

- Final research proposal and timeline submitted to faculty advisor no later than the last day of the first quarter of the Honors Program study

- Oral presentation of research no later than six quarters from commencement of Honors Program study

Or

• A 30 – 40 minute performance project (choreography, reconstruction, performance, site-specific work, film/video project)

- Preliminary project proposal and timeline submitted to faculty advisor during the first week of the first quarter of the Honors Program study

- Final project proposal and timeline submitted to faculty advisor no later than the last day of the first quarter of the Honors Program study

- Final documentation of the performance project no later than six quarters from commencement of Honors Program study in a format such as:

- an oral presentation,
- a 15-page reflective paper,
- a public lecture demonstration,
- a video documentation of the process, or
- an alternative format as approved by the faculty advisor.

 

 

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