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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Spanish, B.A.

Four-Year Plan: Click here   to view the Four-Year Plan for this specific program. To find out more about Four-Year Plans, visit the Policies and Procedures  page.

♦  Indicates prerequisite.

These prerequisites are not included in the program totals in the table below, but they must be completed IN ADDITION TO other program requirements.

Students wishing to be certified to teach Spanish at the secondary level should complete the requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Spanish outlined above in conjunction with a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education. Students should review the section of the catalog describing the BA - Secondary Education track within the Department of Teacher Education. Students pursuing this option must also take WLL 450 Methods of Teaching World Languages (3 credits) , which is offered in the fall of even numbered years.

Special graduation requirements: No course in which a grade below a C- is earned can be used to fulfill the major course requirements in French, German, Japanese or Spanish.

Degree Requirements (36 credits)

Core Courses

ALL SPANISH MAJORS MUST FOLLOW ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO TRACKS

Cultural and Literary Studies Track

Culture Study (6 credits)

Select two courses from the following not already taken

Literary Study (6 credits)

Select two courses from the following not already taken

Interdisciplinary component (3 credits)

Select one course from the following

Elective (3 credits)

Select any one course from among the following:

Applied Spanish with Required Professional Studies Minor

Culture Study (6 credits)

Select two courses from the following not already taken

Literary Study (6 credits)

Select two courses from the following not already taken

Courses for the Professions (6 credits)

Select any two of the following

Required Professional Studies Minor

A professional studies minor is defined as:

Students in this track are required to take a professional minor (or professional major) to complete the requirements.  The available professional minors are listed below.  Speak to your department chair or program director about double majoring using a professional major if you are interested.

Business

  • Accounting (23 credits)
  • Business Analytics (24 credits)
  • Business (28 credits)
  • Construction Management Minor (24 credits)
  • Economics (24 credits)
  • Entrepreneurial Studies Minor (18 credits)
  • Finance Minor (18 credits)
  • Management Minor (21 credits)
  • Marketing Minor (18 credits)
  • Sports Business and Event Management Minor (18 credits)
  • Sports Medicine and Exercise Science Minor (22-23 credits)

Communications, Journalism, Government & Non-profit Agencies

  • Communication Studies (21 credits)
  • Journalism (21 credits)
  • Organizational Leadership Minor (18 credits)
  • Professional Writing (21 credits)
  • Public Service (18 credits)

Informatics

  • Computer Forensics (21 credits)
  • Computer Information Technology Minor (22 credits)
  • Computer Science Minor (21-24 credits)
  • Data Science (22 credits)
  • Electronic Media Broadcasting (21 credits)
  • Electronics Technology (21 credits)
  • Geographic Information Systems Minor (18-19 credits)
  • Information Security Minor (28-31 credits)
  • Information Systems Minor (24 credits)
  • International Business Minor (18 credits)

Health Professions

  • Culture, Society, and Health Minor (21-22 credits)
  • Health Communication Minor (21 credits)
  • Health Informatics Minor (25 credits)
  • Health Promotion Minor (25 credits)
  • Healthcare Ethics and Policy Minor (21 credits)
  • Human Services and Addictions Minor (21 credits)

Law/Criminal Justice

  • Criminal Justice Minor (21 credits)
  • Criminalistics Minor (21 credits)
  • Pre-Law (21 credits)

Sciences

  • Biological Sciences (20 credits)
  • Chemistry (20 credits)
  • Environmental Studies Minor (22 credits)
  • Industrial Technology Minor (21 credits)
  • Neuroscience Minor (23 credits)
  • Physics (21 credits)

Dual Language Track

Required Courses

Students must complete the intermediate sequence (201 Intermediate I and 202 Intermediate II courses)* in a language other than the major language. Both courses as well as subsequent courses must all be in the same language.  For instance, if you choose French as your second language, you must complete FRE 201 and FRE 202. 

Electives Core

Students must complete four additional courses beyond the 202-level in the language of study selected for the dual language track.