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Dec 21, 2024
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2021-2022 College of Liberal Arts
Spanish Major
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Major effective prior to 2011.
Modifications Made to Curriculum: Fall 2020
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Prerequisites
Majors and Minors in Spanish are expected to have completed, through courses or placement exemption, the Introductory and Intermediate language sequence: Requirements for the Major (37 Credits)
Click on the hyperlinked course subject/number to view course details including prerequisites and course attributes. Students should speak with the instructor if they do not meet any prerequisites for the course and wish to register.
Students must choose from two concentrations:
- Second-Language Learners: students who have learned Spanish as a second language in classroom settings or through study abroad.
- Heritage Learners: students who were raised in a Spanish-speaking environment and would like to improve their Spanish in an academic setting.
B. Hispanic Studies Seminar (4 credits)
Note
Preferably taken in the junior or senior year. With departmental permission, advanced students may take a Hispanic Studies Seminar more than once in place of an elective at the advanced level. C. Hispanic Studies Senior Capstone (1 credit)
II. Concentrations (28 credits)
A. Second Language Learners
Advanced Intermediate Language Sequence (12 credits)
Notes
It is recommended that students take SPAN 306 before SPAN 308 .
Students may take their final course in the Advanced Intermediate Language Sequence concurrently with SPAN 310 .
Students who placed out of one or more of the above courses through the Spanish placement exam, or whom the department determines have met the respective Spanish proficiency, should substitute the credits of the course(s) with advanced electives offered by the department. Upper Level (16 credits): Available courses listed below, under “Areas”
Advanced Literature and Cultural Studies (8-12 credits)
Advanced Language and Linguistics, Community-Based Learning (4-8 credits)
Note
4 credits offered in English by the department may be applied to this requirement; 8 credits with permission of the department.
Advanced Intermediate Language Sequence (8 credits)
Notes
Students may take SPAN 308 concurrently with SPAN 310 .
Heritage learners who placed out of one or more of the above courses through the Spanish placement exam, or whom the department determines have met the respective Spanish proficiency, should substitute the credits of the course(s) with advanced electives offered by the department. Upper Level (20 credits): Available courses listed below, under “Areas”
Advanced Literature and Cultural Studies (8-16 credits)
Advanced Language and Linguistics, Community-Based Learning (4-12 credits)
Note
4 credits offered in English by the department may be applied to this requirement; 8 credits with permission of the department.
Important
It is highly recommended that all majors complete one of the following that relates to Spanish or a Spanish-speaking country: study abroad, short-term program, community-based learning course, or internship. Spanish majors are highly encouraged to spend a semester abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.
An internship in Spanish may count for 2-4 credits towards the major with departmental permission.
Students wishing to receive official certification of their proficiency may do so by contacting ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), for a fee, and the department will accept their score.
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