Overview

The Dance program at Pacific University Oregon combines practical experience with rigorous academics while facilitating a holistic learning environment. The program provides opportunities to perform and choreograph, while integrating dance with a liberal arts education.

Study and Practice Dance

Students train in techniques devoted to ballet, contemporary and jazz. They study dance history, choreography, pedagogy, kinesiology and world cultures. Dance majors complete integrative capstones in dance and other areas, such as dance, art, media arts, chemistry, music, education and more.

Student Learning Outcomes

The dance program offers a holistic approach to educating our students while preparing them with the diverse skills to have successful careers in dance and other professions.

Students will demonstrate technical and artistic proficiency in dance technique, performance, and creative inquiry.

Students will demonstrate collaborative skills by working together as a company throughout the creative process and performance in various roles such as a director, leader, and dancer– while developing peer review skills on own and peers’ work.

Students will demonstrate knowledge of holistic anatomical approaches synthesized through the creative process and safe dance practices.

Students will effectively interpret, analyze, constructively critique topics and issues of dance globally while relating them to our world today and communicating them through multiple modes including choreography, performance, research and presentation, and community outreach.

Through fulfillment of a dance capstone, students will demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, design, develop, make artistic choices relating to the standards of the profession, and revise a large-scale creative research project that is publicly presented. In addition, students will demonstrate proficiency in the following skills: creative inquiry, critical thinking, organizational skills, and written/oral defense of artistic choices made in relation to dance standards on given topics at an advanced undergraduate level.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ballet

Jazz Dance

Contemporary Dance

Dance Improvisation

Choreography

Dance History & Appreciation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

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Rolling Admissions: After January 15

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Forest Grove, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Create an account and apply online using the Common Application.

Submit High School Transcript and Diploma. Transcripts from high school must be official with a certified translation in English. All college and/or university foreign transcripts must be sent to a credit evaluation company (WES or ECE are accepted). No exceptions to this policy.

English Proficiency - Official TOEFL or IELTS scores must be submitted if applicable.

Letter of Recommendation from your teacher or counselor.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

58348 USD / year

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Out-of-State

58348 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

58348 USD / year

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Living costs

Forest Grove

United States

1410 - 2511 USD / month

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Overview

Study and Practice Dance

Student Learning Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Forest Grove

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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