UNDERGRADUATE

Prerequisites for declaring the major

Before declaring the major, students must complete four Spanish language courses in order to gain the indispensable skills to effectively read, write and discuss in a foreign language. Students with any previous knowledge of Spanish must take a placement test. Please note that a grade of ‘B+’ or higher in SPAN 0004 is required in order to declare the major.

Courses

Basic Level (2 courses, 6 credits)	Credits
- Spanish 0020 Conversation	3
- Spanish 0025 Grammar and Composition	3
Mid Level (6 courses, 20 credits)	Credits
- Spanish 0050 Hispanic Civilizations	3
- Spanish 0055 Introduction to Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies	3
- Portuguese 0001 Elementary Portuguese	5
- Spanish 1400 Latin American Literature	3
- Spanish 1600 Spanish Literature	3
- any Spanish 1300-level course except 1303	3
Upper Level (4 courses, 12 credits)	Credits
- Spanish 1303 Senior Capstone Seminar	3
- Three electives from the following course series: 14XX, 16XX, 17XX, 18XX , or Portuguese 0002 (no more than one course in any one of the above series will count towards the major requirement). These courses include, for example, Colonial Literature and Cultures, Latin American Novel, U.S. Latino Literature and Film, African Presence in Hispanic Literature and Culture, Don Quixote, Modern Spanish Novel and Film, etc.	9
Total Credits	38

Program W requirement

Spanish 0055 (Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies) satisfies this requirement.

Grade requirements

Students must maintain an average grade of C or higher in all department courses. No course with a grade below “C” will count towards the major requirements.

Satisfactory/Audit option