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Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages

Spanish Major

Program Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Degree Core Requirements
First Year Experience
RLCL 1004	Introduction to Religion and Culture (or another FYE course completed for another major) ¹	3
Language (e.g., Oral, Written, Interpretive)
SPAN 3126	Spanish for Oral Proficiency ²	3
SPAN 3304	Introduction to Hispanic Literature ¹	3
Other Language-program-specific Courses (e.g., Literature, Culture, Linguistics)
SPAN 3105	Grammar, Composition and Conversation ¹	3
SPAN 3106	Grammar, Composition and Conversation ¹	3
Select two of the following:		6
SPAN 4104	Advanced Grammar and Style
SPAN 4114	Topics in Spanish Linguistics
SPAN 4124	Spanish Translation: Theory and Technique
SPAN 4304	Topics in Early Modern Literature and Culture
SPAN 4314	Studies in 18th and 19th Century Literature
SPAN 4324	Studies in 20th and 21st Century Hispanic Literature
SPAN 4334	Special Topics in Hispanic Life, Literature, and Language
SPAN 4344	Hispanic Literature and the Representation of History
SPAN 4974	Independent Study ³
Subtotal		21
Major Requirements
Select five courses from the following two groups		15
Group 1
Select at least two of the following:
SPAN 3404	Early Peninsular Culture and Literature ⁴
SPAN 3414	Modern Peninsular Culture and Literature ⁴
SPAN 3444	Early Spanish-American Culture and Literature ⁴
SPAN 3464	Topics in Modern Mexican and Central American Cultures ⁴
SPAN 3474	Modern Spanish-Caribbean Culture and Literature ⁴
SPAN 3484	Modern Andean and Southern Cone Culture and Literature ⁴
Group 2
Select at least one of the following:
SPAN 3494	Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics ⁴
SPAN 3514	Spanish for Medical Professions ⁴
SPAN 3524	Introduction to Spanish Translation
SPAN 3534	Spanish for Business Professions ⁴
SPAN 3544	Sounds of Spanish ⁴
SPAN 3554	Teaching Spanish
SPAN 3564	Community through Service: Latino NRV ⁴
SPAN 3574	Spanish for Legal Professions
Subtotal		15
Free Electives
Complete remaining credit hours needed to satisfy degree requirement of 120 credits		39
Subtotal		39
Pathways to General Education
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
Select six credits in Pathway 1f		6
Select three credits in Pathway 1a		3
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
Select six credits in Pathway 2		6
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 3		6
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 4		6
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking
Select six credits in Pathway 5f		6
Select three credits in Pathway 5a		3
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
Select three credits in Pathway 6a and three credits in Pathway 6d		6
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States
Select three credits in Pathway 7 (may be double counted with another core concept)		3
Subtotal		45
Total Credits		120

¹: May not count toward Pathways.
²: Requires an oral exam for admission.
³: Requires consent of the Spanish Program for admission.
⁴: May count toward Pathways.

Satisfactory Progress Toward Degree

By the time a student majoring in Spanish has completed 72 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, and course withdrawal), the student must have completed satisfactorily the following courses in Spanish: SPAN 3105 Grammar, Composition and Conversation, SPAN 3106 Grammar, Composition and Conversation, SPAN 3304 Introduction to Hispanic Literature, and one of the following: SPAN 3404 Early Peninsular Culture and Literature, SPAN 3414 Modern Peninsular Culture and Literature, SPAN 3444 Early Spanish-American Culture and Literature, SPAN 3464 Topics in Modern Mexican and Central American Cultures, SPAN 3474 Modern Spanish-Caribbean Culture and Literature, SPAN 3484 Modern Andean and Southern Cone Culture and Literature, SPAN 3494 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics, SPAN 3514 Spanish for Medical Professions, SPAN 3524 Introduction to Spanish Translation, SPAN 3534 Spanish for Business Professions, SPAN 3544 Sounds of Spanish, SPAN 3554 Teaching Spanish, SPAN 3564 Community through Service: Latino NRV. Satisfactory completion means a C or better in each required course in the major.

Graduation Requirements

Additional Notes

Total hours required: 120 credit hours required for graduation
All courses are 3 credits.
Free electives: Complete remaining credit hours needed to satisfy degree requirement of 120 credits.
Students must earn 36 credit hours for the Spanish major regardless of initial course placement.
If you have AP or IB Spanish credit, see your Spanish Advisor.
GPA requirements: A minimum grade of "C" is required in each of these courses. A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 as well as an in-major GPA of 2.0 are required. All courses listed above are considered in-major courses.
Priority is given to Spanish majors and minors for registration in Spanish courses.
Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details.

Transfer Credit

Students may transfer no more than 18 of the last 45 credits of coursework. Study Abroad credits fall under this rule if they are not VT-sponsored study abroad programs.
At least 25% of the 120 hours required for the degree and 25% of the required hours for the major must be completed at VT.
A form titled “Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere” must be filled out and signed by the student, the student’s Spanish Advisor, and the Director of the Office of Education Abroad before the student departs on the study abroad program.
A maximum of 50% of the required credits for a degree may be earned at a two-year college.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details.