The request to revise the requirements for Spanish Major and Minor

Date: April 5, 2013
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: March 27, 2013
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2014

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPANISH

The B.A. degree in Spanish offers two tracks: 1) literature/culture emphasis and 2) applied language emphasis (Business Spanish and Translating). Each track consists of 30 hours of courses in Spanish (9 hours of core courses and 21 hours of emphasis courses), plus a one-hour Senior Seminar (LACS 4690). Students majoring in Spanish are strongly encouraged to take courses in another language at least through the Intermediate level. Only courses in which a student has earned a grade of C or better may count toward the Spanish major. Both tracks require a core of 3 courses:

CORE COURSES (9 hours)

  • SPAN 3201 Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)*
  • SPAN 3202 Advanced Conversation and Composition (3)*
  • SPAN 3208 Introduction to Literary Analysis (3)

*SPAN 3203 plus one additional 3000/4000-level SPAN course may substitute for both SPAN 3201 and 3202.

LITERATURE/CULTURE EMPHASIS TRACK

In addition to the above three core courses, the literature/culture emphasis also requires:

  • SPAN 3209 Spanish Civilization and Culture (3) OR SPAN 3210 Spanish American Civilization and Culture (3)
  • SPAN 3211 Introduction to Spanish Peninsular Literature (3)
  • SPAN 3212 Introduction to Spanish American Literature (3)
  • 12 hours (4 courses) of Spanish at the 4000-level (at least three of these courses must be in literature/culture; e.g., SPAN 4201, 4202, 4205, 4206, 4210, 4211, 4212, 4213, 4214, 4215, 4216, 4217)
  • LACS 4690 Senior Seminar (1)

APPLIED LANGUAGE EMPHASIS TRACK

In addition to the above three core courses, the applied language emphasis also requires:

  • SPAN 3209 Spanish Civilization and Culture (3) OR SPAN 3210 Spanish American Civilization and Culture (3)
  • SPAN 3211 Introduction to Spanish Peninsular Literature (3) OR SPAN 3212 Introduction to Spanish American Literature (3)
  • SPAN 3220 Spanish for Business and International Trade (3)
  • 12 hours (4 courses) of additional SPAN or TRAN 4000-level courses (at least three of these courses must be in applied Spanish; e.g., SPAN 4120, 4121, 4122, 4231, 4232, 4233, TRAN 4402, 4403, 4404)
  • LACS 4690 Senior Seminar (1)

TEACHER LICENSURE

The student seeking licensure to teach a foreign language must fulfill the General Education requirements, the foreign language major, two foreign language teaching methods courses, and satisfy all other requirements specified by the College of Education.

SPANISH HONORS

For those students who maintain a 3.5 GPA after 21 hours in either of these major tracks, the Department offers an Honors option. Students who choose to participate in the Spanish Honors Program must complete an additional 6 hours by having a 6-hour or longer study abroad experience or a professional internship experience of 6 hours (SPAN 4410) or both a 3-hour study abroad and a 3-hour internship or service learning experience. Honors students must also take SPAN 4400, where they will write an Honors thesis that must be defended before the departmental Honors Committee. In addition, students in the Honors option must also study another language at least through 2202 (the end of the Intermediate level).

MINOR IN SPANISH

A minor in Spanish consists of 15 hours above the 2202 level as follows: SPAN 3201 and SPAN 3202 (or SPAN 3203 plus one additional SPAN course at the 3000/4000-level), and SPAN 3208, plus 6 additional hours at either the 3000 or 4000-level. Only courses in which a student has earned a grade of C or better may count toward the Spanish minor.