Require students to pass audition in dance skills before admission to the dance program
Objective
Implement Audition For Admission To The Ba Program
Prospective dance majors demonstrate foundation in ballet and modern dance skills through a performance audition scheduled once per semester
Indicator
Audition Process
Dance program schedules audition for prospective dance majors to determine level of students' foundation in dance technique
Criterion
Establish standard for admission
Audition for admission to the program will establish a preliminary standard for the beginning technique classes. Raising the beginning standard should also define subsequent levels of technical achievement to be expected in modern and ballet techniques.
Finding
Audition procedure finding
Enrollment seems to be slightly diminished from the previous academic year. A significant number of students admitted to the BA program chose not to attend . However, students admitted seem to be participating and succeeding in the program in a very positive, and tangibly improved sense, than before.
Action
Assess selection process and criteria
We need to determine whether our admission standards are appropriate i n order to select students who are motivated to attend SHSU. It seems as if our audition may have intimidated some students who would do well in the program but may have been put off by the pressure imposed on them through the audition