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DANCE
Head of the Department and Graduate Program Director: Patricia K. Knowles
Assistant Graduate Program Director: Renée Wadleigh
Correspondence and Admission Information: Graduate Program, Department of Dance, 907 1/2 West Nevada Avenue, Urbana, IL 6180l; (217) 333-1010, Fax: (217) 333-3000; E-mail: dance@uiuc.edu
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM
The Department of Dance offers a graduate program leading to the master of fine arts degree.
ADMISSION
Prerequisites for admission are (1) an undergraduate degree in dance comparable to that granted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign or equivalent experience ( students who are deficient in undergraduate coursework may be admitted, but will be expected to make up any deficiencies) and (2) demonstrated advanced technical skill and choreographic ability (candidates must pass a qualifying audition to confirm advanced technical proficiency and to demonstrate facility in choreography). International students must have a
minimum paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 550 (213 on the computer-based test). The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required. Admission during the spring semester is not recommended, because of course sequence requirements.GRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement, experience in teaching is considered an important part of the graduate experience in this program. All M.F.A. candidates teach in some capacity during their program of study.
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
The Master of Fine Arts in Dance program is a practice-o riented terminal degree program for students in performance and choreography. Degree requirements are 15 units and a minimum two-year (four-semester) residence. Coursework taken to complete undergraduate deficiencies will increase the residence requirements to five or six semesters. A culminating creative project (DANCE 498, two units) must be approved and accepted by the graduate faculty. In the areas of technique, choreography, performance, production, independent research, theory, seminar, and the culminating project, 12 units are required. The remaining three units of electives may be taken in dance or in related areas of interest. The ability of the candidates to pursue graduate study will be assessed at the midterm of the second semester in residence, at which time a decision will be made regarding continuation in the program. For returning professionals, some degree of curricular flexibility is permitted depending on previous experience or current interests and goals.
FINANCIAL AID
Four forms of financial aid are offered by the Department of Dance: resident and nonresident tuition scholarships; 25 to 33% time graduate teaching assistantships that include tuition waivers; fellowships in the amount of $8,000 for students from underrepresented populations (Black, Hispanic, Native American); and the Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship from the Graduate College, awarded to a graduate student who demonstrates outstanding choreographic and/or performance talent, which includes a $6,000 stipend and a tuition waiver. A limited number of other Graduate College fellowships are also available for talented students.