The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
The Dance: Foundations Skills Certificate will give the student dancer an opportunity to present validation of their time, effort, and talent in dance. This certificate encompasses learning, performing and excelling at the choice of a dance genre.
Program Student Learning Outcomes:Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
Demonstrate achievement in modern, jazz and ballet dance skills, in both the studio and production aspects of dance;
Display the skills and techniques necessary for employment as instructors, choreographers, and/or performers; and
Apply the craft and aesthetic qualities of dance orally, practically, and in writing.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Dance: Foundations program are:
Complete 14.0 units from
Dance: Foundations Requirements
Dance: Foundations Requirements - complete 14.00 units
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.
Notes:
Please note under the Dance Core Requirements Students must take 4.5 units of elective courses outside of Certificate Emphasis, in this case any course other than Dance 16.4, Dance 16.5 and Dance 16.6.