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Degree Requirements
Students who enter the BFA program and successfully complete the prerequisite gateway course will begin a sequence of ensemble training modules in the first semester of their sophomore year.
Transfer students are encouraged to apply to the BFA in Performance program. Transfers with 60 credits or more who are accepted into the BFA are not required to complete the gateway course and will only be required to complete four of the five BFA Modules, the final of which can be completed in conjunction with the Performance Final Project. Transfer students with 30–59 credits may not be required to complete the gateway, and will be assessed on an individual basis. All transfer students are required to complete two of the three Performance Studies Seminars in addition to completing Naropa University’s core requirements.
REQUIRED COURSE OF STUDY: BFA IN PERFORMANCE
| Freshman year, fall |
| COR 110 |
Writing Seminar I (3) |
| COR 130 |
Contemplative Practice Seminar (3) |
| COR 150 |
Diversity Seminar (3) |
| PFAR 103 |
Dance and Theater Studies I: Wisdom of the Body (3) |
| Choose a 3-credit course that fulfills the Cultural and Historical Studies, World Wisdom Traditions or Scientific Inquiry requirement |
| SUBTOTAL |
15 |
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| Freshman year, spring |
| COR 115 |
Writing Seminar II (3) |
| PFAR 203 |
Dance and Theater Studies II: Investigating Performance (3) |
| Choose two 3-credit courses that fulfill the remaining Cultural and Historical Studies, World Wisdom Traditions or Scientific Inquiry requirement |
Choose one 3-credit elective in Music, Visual Arts, Performing Arts or Traditional
Eastern Arts |
| SUBTOTAL |
15 |
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| Sophomore year, fall |
| PFAR 210 |
BFA Module I (12) |
| COR 220 |
Civic Engagement Seminar (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
15 |
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| Sophomore year, spring |
| PFAR 260 |
BFA Module II (12) |
| COR 210 |
Humanities Seminar: Section B: History of the Avant-Garde(3) |
| Choose one 3-credit course that fulfills the remaining Cultural and Historical Studies, World Wisdom Traditions or Scientific Inquiry requirement; if these requirements have been fulfilled, choose one 3-credit elective. |
| SUBTOTAL |
18 |
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| Junior year, fall |
| PFAR 233 |
Performance Studies Seminar I: Introduction to Performance Studies (3) |
| PFAR 310 |
BFA Module III (12) |
| SUBTOTAL |
15 |
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| Junior year, spring |
| PFAR 360 |
BFA Module IV (12) |
| Elective (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
15 |
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| Senior year, fall |
| PFAR 480 |
BFA Module V (12) |
| Elective (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
15 |
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| Senior year, spring |
| PFAR 333 |
Performance Studies Seminar II: Performance, Performativity and Identity Formation (3) |
| Electives (9) |
| SUBTOTAL |
12 |
| TOTAL CREDITS 120 |
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