It is important that remaining Dance BA students continue to be academically and artistically supported as they move toward completion of the Dance BA degree which has been eliminated as a Dance degree program at SHSU for any student admitted as of Fall 2009 and after.

The dance faculty has been dissatisfied with the content of the BA in Dance.  It is not substantially different from the BFA, lacking its own "special" classes, simply having fewer requirements and creatinga two caste system in which those perceived as less talented are restricted in options to expand study of dance.  Lacking the faculty lines to develop a BA that is strong and distinctive, the dance faculty has resolved to eliminate the program but to continue to support those students who do not qualify or do not chose to change to the BFA program and who must complete their Dance BA program under the specifications given in the university catalog for the year in which they were admitted.

Dance BA students will  be expected to demonstrate proficiency in both Modern Dance and Ballet Technique by completion of their Dance major program

Like all dance majors, the BA students will be required to undergo Technique class placement screening each semester in order to be 'placed' in the appropriate level technique class in that semester. 

The assessment is conducted by a jury of Modern or Ballet faculty, as appropriate. The faculty adjudicators use the Technique Placement Rubric (both attached) for either Ballet or Modern and rate students on a scale of 1-4 on 10 standards and then render judgment about the placement of the student which are translated into the three levels:
-Ready for the subsequent technique class level
-Not Ready and required to repeat the level last completed
-In Need of Remediation and required to take a level lower than the one  last completed. 

The assessments of Junior and Senior level  Dance BA Students who underwent technique class placement screening for either or both Ballet or Modern Technique  in  Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 were  identified, grouped, and summarized for the evaluation of their Technical competence in dance. 

90% of the Juniors and Seniors assessed for this program evaluation will be judged technically competent to be placed in Intermediate level technique classes for Modern or Ballet.

As of spring 2012, there are 5 remaining BA candidates in dance. All are seniors.   Of these, 100% are placed in the intermediate level for at least one of the two required techniques.

The remaining seniors in the BA program have met the minimum criterion for completion of the dance technique component.