Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish

CHECKLIST B.A. IN SPANISH

Listed below are the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish

Freshman Seminar (1 Sem. Hr.)                                                                                                               

General Education Requirements (44 Sem. Hrs.)                                                                                      

I.  Required Pre-requisites (6 Sem.Hrs)                                                                                                                                                                              

SPN 2310- Intermediate Spanish I (3 hrs.) and

SPN 2320 - Intermediate Spanish II (3 hrs.)

                   OR

SPN 2330 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers (6 hrs.)

Pronunciation Proficiency - may be met with a P grade in SPN 2990- Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation  OR through  Pronunciation Proficiency Validation by Department Chair

II. Required 300-Level Courses (15 Sem. Hrs.)                                                                                                                                               

SPN 3110 - Spanish Composition and Review of Grammar (3 hrs.)

SPN 3120 - Spanish Conversation (3 hrs.)

SPN 3150 – Analytical Skills and Critical Aspects of Spanish (3 hrs.)

SPN 3200 – Literary Analysis and Criticism in Spanish (3 hrs.) 

SPN 3700 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition (3 hrs.)

III. Spanish Electives Requirement (21 Sem. Hrs.)

(select 7 from the following listed courses)                            

SPN 3210 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature I (3 hrs.)

SPN 3220 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature II (3hrs.)

SPN 3310 - Survey of Literature of Spain I (3 hrs.)

SPN 3320 - Survey of Literature of Spain II (3 hrs.)

SPN 3360 - History of the Spanish Language (3 hrs.)

SPN 3510 - Study Abroad (3 hrs.)

SPN 3610 - Civilization and Culture of Spanish America (3 hrs.)     

SPN 3620 - Civilization and Culture of Spain (3 hrs.)

SPN 3710 - Business Spanish (3 hrs.)

SPN 4130 - Topics in Colonial Spanish American Literature (3 hrs.)

SPN 4140 - 19th Century Spanish American Literature (3 hrs.)

SPN 4150 - Contemporary Spanish American Literature (3 hrs)

SPN 4230 - Topics in Medieval, Renaissance and Golden Age Literature (3 hrs.)

SPN 4240 - 19th Century Literature of Spain (3 hrs.)

SPN 4250 - Contemporary Literature of Spain (3 hrs.) 

SPN 4550 - Directed Study in Spanish (3 hrs.)

SPN 4700 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (3 hrs.)

SPNS 4xxx - Special Topics in Hispanic Studies (3 hrs.) - numbers  vary

General University Electives (34 Sem. Hrs.)                                                                                            

TOTAL  121 Sem.Hrs.     

FOUR-YEAR PLAN OF STUDY

Listed below are the two scenarios for the 4 year Plan for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish.

SCENARIO I

(Students start at the Intermediate level, taking Intermediate Spanish or other upper level Spanish classes)

                                           SCENARIO II

(Students start the program at the Elementary Spanish Level; in order to graduate in four years, they NEED to take Intermediate Spanish I and II the summer right after the freshman year).