Spanish, BA (SPAN)

General Education Requirements

Please see the General Education section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

Foundational Courses

Majors will be tested for speaking proficiency in SPAN 301 . Students who do not rate at the Advanced level have the opportunity to take SPAN 390 to develop greater proficiency, or they can develop proficiency on their own (mission trips, study abroad, volunteerism in a Spanish-speaking community agency, etc. By SPAN 499 (usually taken during the last year), Advanced speaking proficiency is recommended.

SPAN 221 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 222 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 301 - Advanced Communication Credit Hours: 3 *
SPAN 499 - Spanish Capstone Credit Hours: 3 (capstone and writing-intensive course)
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Advanced Language

Choose 2 courses from:

SPAN 305 - Immersion Communication Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 320 - Advanced Grammar Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 321 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3

Advanced Culture

Choose 2 courses from:

SPAN 342 - Peninsular Spanish Culture Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 343 - Latin American Culture Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 345 - Culture of South American Southern Cone Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 444 - Revolution and Insurrection in Latin America Credit Hours: 3

Advanced Literature *

Choose 3 courses from:

SPAN 360 - Survey of Peninsular Literature Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 361 - Survey of Latin American Literature Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 365 - Survey of South American Southern Cone Literature Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 460 - Drama Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 461 - Novel Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 462 - Short Story Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 470 - Christian Expression in Hispanic Writings Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 471 - Borges and Cortázar Credit Hours: 3
* 6 hours of Spanish Literature may be used to fulfill the General Education Requirement for English Literature and the Arts and Humanities Selection and will not count in total major hours.

Advanced Electives

Choose 2 advanced courses (SPAN 300-499): Credit Hours: 6

The Montevideo Semester Immersion Program offers intermediate and advanced tracks.

Study Abroad Expectations (can be in hours above or university requirements)

A student can earn between six and fifteen credit hours at our study abroad site in Uruguay. The regular Montevideo program offers beginning and intermediate courses, as well as advanced courses through Universidad Católica or Universidad de Montevideo.

The intermediate track consists of:

SPAN 221 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 222 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 305 - Immersion Communication Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 345 - Culture of South American Southern Cone Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 365 - Survey of South American Southern Cone Literature Credit Hours: 3

The advanced track consists of:

SPAN 305 - Immersion Communication Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 345 - Culture of South American Southern Cone Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 365 - Survey of South American Southern Cone Literature Credit Hours: 3
A 400 level culture course
A 400 level literature course

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Electives

Minimum - 44 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 74

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA in major: 2.25
Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.00
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.