Spanish (B.A.)

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36 Major Hours, 120 Degree Hours

Students in this major must also complete requirements for a degree in the College of Arts & Sciences .

Students with a high school or other background in Spanish may earn credit by examination for introductory and intermediate level courses. Consult the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics for details.

Departmental Requirements (27 hours)

Complete all of the following courses (18 hours)

Complete one course from each section below (9 hours)

Linguistics

Literature

SPAN 450 - Survey of Spanish Literature
SPAN 480 - Survey of Latin American Literature I
SPAN 492 - Topics (C) (if topic is literature)

Culture

SPAN 433 - Spanish Civilization & Culture (C)
SPAN 438 - Latin American Civilization
SPAN 492 - Topics (C) (if topic is culture)

Elective Requirements (9 hours)

Choose any combination of courses from below (9 hours)

Select electives from any SPAN at the 300 or 400 level (SPAN 494 and SPAN 496 are limited to 3 credit hours each), or
LING 403 - Introduction to Linguistics (C) (the following cross-listed courses are also permissible: ANTH 403, CLHU 403, and MFL 440)
MFL 420 - K-12 Foreign Language Methods (C)

Note:

Students are encouraged to study abroad for a semester or a year, usually during their junior year. SPAN credit for study abroad may be available; consult department for details.

Spanish Double Major (33 hours)

See Spanish Double Major for program requirements.

Secondary Education/Spanish Education (B.A., B.S.Ed.) (75 hours)

See Secondary Education/Spanish Education (B.S.Ed.) for program requirements.

See Spanish (B.A.) with Secondary Education Certification for program requirements for B.A. degree along with the appropriate teaching certification courses.

Students must have a CGPA of 2.6 to co-register for EDFN 338 and SEED 296 and to be admitted to Teacher Education. Beginning Summer 2015, students must have a CGPA of 2.7 to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.