Foreign Language, Spanish Option 1, B.A.

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(Leading to the Bachelor of Arts Degree)

A major will consist of a minimum of 30 semester hours in Spanish, including at least 24 semester hours of Upper Division courses. Students who because of superior previous training begin their major courses at the Upper Division level may substitute up to six semester hours in a second language or related field toward fulfillment of the major requirement. Linguistics 4500 Introduction to Language Description and Analysis is recommended for all Foreign Language majors and may, with approval of the departmental chairperson, be substituted for one Upper Division Course in Spanish for students concentrating in Spanish. It is particularly recommended for those Spanish majors who are also working toward teacher licensure at the secondary school level.

The following courses, which require no foreign language background, may not be used as credit substitutes for required Upper Division Foreign Language courses; FREN 3510 ; GERM 3520 , or GERM 4510 ; SPAN 3510 or SPAN 3550 . They may, however, serve as open electives in any curriculum or as credit substitutes for certain lower division Foreign Language courses.

Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit: 3.
SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit: 3. ⁱ
HIST 2210 - Early Western Civilization Credit: 3. or
HIST 2310 - Early World History Credit: 3.
MATH Credit: 3.
Natural Science Credit: 4.
UNIV 1020 - First-Year Connections Credit: 1. ¹

Total: 16

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit: 3.
SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish 2 Credit: 3. ⁱⁱ
HIST 2220 - Modern Western Civilization Credit: 3. or
HIST 2320 - Modern World History Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.²
Natural Science Credit: 4.

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit: 3.
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature Credit: 3.
HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit: 3.
Social/Behavioral Science Elective Credit: 3.
SPAN 3010 - Written Communication in Spanish Credit: 3. ⁱⁱⁱ

Total: 15

Second Semester

ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature Credit: 3.
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit: 3.
Social/Behavioral Science Elective Credit: 3.
Elective Credit: 3.
SPAN 3020 - Oral Communication in Spanish Credit: 3. ^iv

Total: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

HIST 4790-4799 (5790) - Latin American Studies Credit: 3.
or
two course lower level sequence in another foreign language taught in the foreign language
SPAN 3200 - Spanish for Business I Credit: 3.
SPAN 4030 (5030) - Advanced Spanish Conversation Credit: 3.
SPAN 4810 - Special Topics in Spanish Credit: 3.
SPAN 4910 - Directed Studies Credit: 1-6 per semester. Maximum 16. (Three credit hours required)
or
SPAN 4010 (5010) - Introduction to the Literature of Spain
SPAN 4020 (5020) - Introduction to the Literature of Spanish America
SPAN 4110 (5110) - Culture and Civilization of Spain
SPAN 4120 (5120) - Culture and Civilization of Spanish America

(if not already taken)

SPAN 4010 (5010) - Introduction to the Literature of Spain Credit: 3. or
SPAN 4020 (5020) - Introduction to the Literature of Spanish America Credit: 3.
Electives Credit: 6.

Total: 15

Second Semester

HIST 3710 - Survey of Spanish History Credit: 3.
or
two course lower level sequence in another foreign language taught in the foreign language
SPAN 4110 (5110) - Culture and Civilization of Spain Credit: 3. or
SPAN 4120 (5120) - Culture and Civilization of Spanish America Credit: 3.
Electives Credit: 9.

Total: 18

Senior Year

First Semester

Electives Credit: 10.

Any course not already taken from the following

SPAN 3200 - Spanish for Business I Credit: 3.
SPAN 4010 (5010) - Introduction to the Literature of Spain Credit: 3.
SPAN 4020 (5020) - Introduction to the Literature of Spanish America Credit: 3.
SPAN 4030 (5030) - Advanced Spanish Conversation Credit: 3.
SPAN 4110 (5110) - Culture and Civilization of Spain Credit: 3.
SPAN 4120 (5120) - Culture and Civilization of Spanish America Credit: 3.
SPAN 4810 - Special Topics in Spanish Credit: 3.
SPAN 4910 - Directed Studies Credit: 1-6 per semester. Maximum 16. (Required Credit: 3)

Total: 13

Second Semester

Electives Credit: 9.
SPAN 4920 - Senior Capstone Credit: 3. ⁴

Total: 12

Note:

*	Students are strongly encouraged to take at least six hours in a study-abroad program.
¹	This course not included in 120-hour curriculum.
²	ART 1035 , FREN 2510 , GERM 2520 , MUS 1030 , THEA 1030 or PHIL 1030 .
³	This course is not open to students with native or native fluency in Spanish. Majors with native or near native fluency in Spanish will substitute a different upper level course for this one.
⁴	Students pursuing Teacher Licensure must take SPAN 4925: Teaching Licensure Senior Capstone instead of SPAN 4920: Senior Capstone.
ⁱ	Foreign Language majors must pass SPAN 2010 with a minimum of C or better in order to enroll in SPAN 2020.
ⁱⁱ	Foreign Language majors must pass SPAN 2020 with a minimum of C or better in order to enroll in SPAN 3010.
ⁱⁱⁱ	Foreign Language majors must pass SPAN 3010 with a minimum of C or better in order to enroll in subsequent upper-division Spanish courses.
^iv	Foreign Language majors must pass SPAN 3020 with a minimum of C or better in order to enroll in subsequent upper-division Spanish courses.