Undergraduate Application Deadline: November 30, 2007
Undergraduate Audition: January 26, 2008 (Irvine Campus)
To apply for admission to the UCI Dance Department, first visit the UCI Admissions website for complete details on application procedures and fees. You can apply on paper or online. We recommend the online method for faster service. See Apply Online for details.
In addition to your application to the UC Admissions Office, please
contact the UCI Dance
Department to request the dance department application and audition
package.
Incoming Freshmen Students
As well as
satisfying University of California subject requirements for
undergraduate admission (consult the UCI General Catalogue for details), applicants to
the Dance department must demonstrate technical accomplishment and
creative promise to succeed in the major. You are encouraged to develop
abilities in one or more dance techniques such as ballet, modern, jazz
and ethnic dance forms. The department holds annual entrance auditions
for potential freshmen during winter quarter prior to acceptance to the
Dance Department in the ensuing fall quarter. Additionally, placement
examination is required of all entering dance majors. It is given during
Welcome Week in fall quarter and determines which levels of ballet,
modern, and jazz classes the student will take.
You will receive University credit for each Advanced Placement
Examination of the College Board passed with a score of 3.0 or higher.
See the the UCI General
Catalogue for specific information on Advanced Placement credit.
Transfer Students
Ideal lower-division
preparation for transfer consists of course work that blends University
of California admission requirements, degree requirements of the school
and major of your choice, and the breadth/general education plan best
suited to your interests and goals. Design your schedule to accomplish
the following:
1. Satisfy general
University of California requirements for admission as a transfer
student. Units, grade point average, and subject requirements are
described in the UCI General
Catalogue and explained in the
University of California publication Answers
for Transfers.
2. Work toward meeting the UCI breadth
requirement. For the student majoring in Dance, it is especially useful
to complete breadth/general education courses prior to transfer, since
many of the courses required for the Dance major are not offered at
other institutions. Completion of breadth courses will allow you to
focus on the courses required for your major once you transfer here.
Transfer students have several options for fulfilling the breadth
requirement, as described in the UCI General Catalogue.
The option most frequently elected by students
transferring to the UCI campus is UCI's own breadth plan. If you are
sure that you want to transfer to UCI and major in Dance, it is to your
advantage to take courses that apply to the UCI's breadth plan,
because these courses may also satisfy other specific requirements for
your UCI degree. Note that if you choose the UCI-specific breadth plan,
but do not complete it prior to transfer, you may do so
after enrolling at UCI if the scheduling better fits with your needs in
preparing for transfer. As an alternative for meeting the
breadth requirement. UCI accepts completion of the Intersegmental
General Education Transfer Curriculum ("IGETC"). For more
on IGETC see the Answers
for Transfers booklet. Note that if you
elect to follow the IGETC you must complete it in its entirety prior to
enrolling at UCI.
3. If you are considering pursuit of a double
major, or of a minor or concentration in a second academic area, you
should seek additional guidance in order to select the particular
breadth or general education option that is most advantageous for
you.
4. Work toward meeting the
lower-division requirements of your school and major. If you plan to
transfer to UCI in your junior year to major in Dance, try to take the
courses listed below prior to transfer:
- An approved one-year sequence in English composition.
- Basic training in ballet, jazz, and modern dance technique.
5. If courses in the following areas are available at your college,
completing them will afford you additional strong preparation for the
Dance major at UCI:
- One course in music for dancers
- One course in injury prevention
- One course in Improvisation and Introduction to Choreography
- One year of Dance History
6. All transfer students must take the entrance audition given
during the winter quarter prior to acceptance to the Dance Department in
the ensuing fall quarter. Once accepted transfer students wishing to
enter any level of ballet, modern, or jazz dance beyond the beginning
level are required to participate in the placement auditions held during
orientation/welcome week in the fall. This placement level generally
determines the minimum number of years it will take to complete
departmental requirements for the major of Dance.
7. To ensure that you are enrolled in the appropriate courses
to facilitate your transfer to the UCI Dance Department, work
closely with your college counselor, or contact the UCI Office of Admissions.
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