The MFA returning professional track allows career dance artists to design a curriculum that will enhance and augment current skills, deepen existing knowledge, and provide opportunities for exploring new areas of interest. Acceptance is at the faculty’s discretion and on a case-by-case basis. Students who are designated returning professionals by the faculty have some latitude in shaping their curriculum, with faculty approval. The following criteria are considerations for admittance into the returning professional track:
Sixty (60) credits are required for the Returning Professional MFA in Dance. Returning Professionals can choose an accelerated 2-year track or a 3-year track.
For the accelerated 2-year Returning Professional Track, the candidate is granted flexibility to satisfy program requirements through a combination of Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters which are tailored to the unique objectives of the individual student. The following is an example of how this track might be divided:
Summer 1: 0-3 credit hours
Fall 1: 12 credit hours
Spring 1: 12 credit hours
Summer 2: 3-9 credit hours
Fall 2: 12 credit hours
Spring 2: 12 credit hours
Summer 3: 3-9 credits hours
The 3-year Returning Professional Track is 3 Fall and 3 Spring semesters. The following is an example of how this track might be divided:
Fall 1: 9 credit hours
Spring 1: 9 credit hours
Fall 2: 9-12 credit hours
Spring 2: 9-12 credit hours
Fall 3: 9-12 credit hours
Spring 3: 9-12 credit hours
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