Advising
Declaring a Major
Students who wish to major in dance should:
- Attend a dance audition in addition to a submitting a Loyola University Chicago application.
- Complete this and an advisor for the Dance major will contact you. Once admitted to the major, the advisor will create an appropriate schedule and answer any questions the student may have.
Declaring a Minor
- Students who wish to declare a minor in Dance and do so through LOCUS. A document with instructions for changing a major/minor is located on the homepage of LOCUS. Students in the College of Arts and Sciences may only change a major/minor within CAS. Students who wish to switch to a major in a different school or college must apply for an internal transfer. Students may not change their major/minor after they have applied for graduation.
For more information on academic advising for the College of Arts & Sciences, visit their Academic Advising page. - Complete this and an advisor for the Dance minor will contact you. The advisor will create an appropriate schedule and answer any questions the student may have.
Academic Advisor / Faculty Advisor
All undergraduate students at Loyola are assigned one academic advisor.
- If you are a freshman or sophomore, your advisor is in the Office of First and Second Year Advising.
- If you are a junior or senior, advising is handled by the Deans Office of the College of Arts and Sciences.
- If you declare a dance major, the department will assign you a faculty advisor to advise on dance courses.
Fall & New Student Orientation
Level 1 classes are reserved for students with little to no dance experience who want to take their ARTISTIC KNOWLEDGE CORE course work.
For levels II-V, interested students should enroll themselves over the summer based on their pre-requisite skills based on the . Students should enroll themselves over the summer.
We will welcome new students during a New Student Orientation at the end of the summer and provide an overview of Dance Program Curriculum, Dance Majors and Minors, and performance opportunities.