Spanish (BA)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 catalog year. For more
information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

Major: SPAN

Degree: BA

Department: Classical and Modern Languages

Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)

Note: Admission to the major requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and a minimum grade point average
of 2.0 on courses in the major.

Completion of this degree requires work to be submitted for the department’s Learning Outcomes Measurement. For details,
contact the department.

General Education

All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program; see the General Education
requirements and the courses that fulfill them. Some General Education requirements may be met in the requirements for the
major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may be required to complete the minimum hours for the
degree.

Type Hours

General Education 34

Minimum Total 34

Arts & Sciences Programmatic Requirements

Type Hours

General 101: A&S Orientation 1

Foreign Language 12
(completion of the intermediate level of a single foreign language)

Electives in Natural Sciences or Social Sciences

(in addition to courses counted toward General Education; 6 hours must be at 300 level 9
or above)

WR—two approved courses at the 300 level or above (may be incorporated into other
degree requirements)

Minimum Total 22
Programs in Spanish

Type Hours

Spanish 201, 202, 320 or 321, 322, or 324, 355, 4901, 523 and 524 24

Spanish 401, 402, 403 or 404 3

Spanish electives at the 300 level or above 9

Minimum Total 36

Supporting Courses

Type Hours

Humanities 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, or 596 3

Electives in Humanities Division disciplines, other than Spanish, at 300 level or above 2 15

Total 18

Minimum Electives 11

Minimum Total 121

No more than 40 hours in Spanish may be applied toward the Bachelor of Arts degree. Spanish 121-123 and 141-142 do not
count toward the 40 hour maximum in Spanish.

At least 50 of the total minimum hours required must be at the 300 level or above.
1
Fulfills WR requirement
2
Majors in one foreign language may count courses at the 300 level or above in another foreign language toward this
requirement.