Prospective Students

Admissions/Advising –

• Freshmen and transfer students are required to gain acceptance by the UNT Admissions Office.
• All students must meet with the department academic advisor before completing registration each semester. Advisors can help with selection of courses, application of transfer credit, and general academic requirements, policies and procedures.
• Students who choose a Dance B.F.A. degree will audition for the B.F.A program in addition to admission and placement auditions. See below regarding Dance entrance and placement auditions.

The dance entrance audition for the Fall 2008 semester will be held Thurs. Aug. 21, 2008, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Stovall Hall room 173. All students wanting to major in dance (including entering freshman, transfer students, or current students at UNT) must participate in and pass the dance audition in order to be declared a dance major at UNT. Interested students MUST fill out and mail in the Application for Dance Major to reserve an audition space prior to the audition date or bring it on the date of the audition. It is the student's responsibility to call the Dance and Theatre Department office to ensure their application has been received. This audition is only for entrance into the dance program at UNT.
Students should arrive 30 minutes prior to the audition time in order to receive their audition number and warm up. If a student has already sent in their application materials, no further documents will be necessary. The audition consists of a ballet and modern class in which students will perform a routine choreographed by the professors. Students do not have to bring any prepared material or music. Auditions cannot be watched. Students should wear a leotard, tights, leggings, or any other comfortable versatile clothing and ballet shoes. The audition will last about 2 to 3 hours. You will need to come by the STOV 180 office to pick up your results Fri. Aug 22, 2008.

Department Advisor, Teresa Cooper tcooper@unt.edu

Dance: High school students should prepare by completing four years of English, math and social science, including economics, geography, government and history; three years of science and foreign language; and one year of fine arts courses, among other subjects. Courses in computers, music and advanced math, as well as any dance training will help you prepare to major in dance.

Theatre: High school students should complete four years of English, math and social science, including economics, geography, government and history; three years of science and foreign language; and one year of fine arts courses, among other subjects. High School courses in theatre arts will help you prepare for a theatre major.