MAJORS AND MINORS IN SPANISH

  • PRINTABLE DOCUMENTS:

  • Spanish Course Listing
  • Spanish Major
  • Spanish Minor
  • ASSESSMENT: In order to help insure the success of our students, the department utilizes several assessment measures: A Capstone Project, a Portfolio, and an Oral Proficiency Interview (Education Majors).  These elements must be completed at the appropriate time during the program. Click the links for more details!
  • Courses taken to fulfill a foreign language requirement must be taken in sequence except by permission of the Chair. Students enrolled without proper course prerequisites will be administratively withdrawn.
  • The Department  does not accept transfer of credits from correspondence courses or unaccredited language programs. Students with such prior credit should contact the department to discuss placement.

Major in Spanish

SolA major in Spanish consists of thirty semester hours in the same language. Twenty one hours must be in courses numbered above 204 and must include a minimum nine hours of courses at the 400 level. One 3-hour course in Spanish  culture or literature in translation will be allowed to count toward the completion of the required hours for the major.

Double Majors

With careful planning students can major in more than one language or major in a modern language along with another field such as Education, International Studies, Criminal Justice, English, Political Science, History, Communication Studies, Business, Social Work, etc... Knowledge of one or more languages can form the basis for an interesting career and Machugreatly enhance possibilities for entering and advancing in a wide variety of occupations.700 Reasons For Studying Languages: website

Minor in Spanish

A minor in Spanish may be earned by presenting 12 hours in the designated language. (100-level courses do not count toward the completion of the required hours for the minor.)  One 3-hour course of Spanish ElConventoculture or literature in translation will be allowed toward the completion of the required hours for the minor in Spanish.

College of Liberal Arts Foreign Language Requirement

All Liberal arts majors are required to complete 12 credits in one Foreign Language. This requirement can be met by completeing SPN101, SPN102 (or SPN112), SPN203, and SPN 204. Consult the Spanish Course Listing for Course descriptions. COLA Advising sheets are available here