2025-2026 Academic Catalog

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Code	Title	Credits
Required Minor Courses
At least 9 hours of the 18 hours required for the minor must be at the 3000 level or above.
Select one of the following:		6
SPAN 2105 & SPAN 2106	Intermediate Spanish and Intermediate Spanish ¹
SPAN 2124 & SPAN 2106	Intermediate Spanish for Building Construction and Intermediate Spanish ¹
SPAN 2114	Accelerated Intermediate Spanish ¹
Required Advanced Courses
SPAN 3105	Grammar, Composition and Conversation ^1,2	3
SPAN 3106	Grammar, Composition and Conversation ^1,2	3
Subtotal		12
Select two of the following:		6
SPAN 2764	Introduction to Latino American Studies ²
SPAN 3154	Spanish for the Natural Sciences ²
SPAN 3224	Topics in Latinx Culture ²
SPAN 3304	Introduction to Hispanic Literature ²
SPAN 3404	Early Peninsular Culture and Literature ²
SPAN 3414	Topics in Modern Cultures of Spain ²
SPAN 3444	Topics in Early Spanish American Cultures ²
SPAN 3464	Topics in Modern Mexican and Central American Cultures ²
SPAN 3474	Topics in Modern Hispanic Caribbean Cultures ²
SPAN 3484	Topics in Modern Andean and Southern Cone Cultures ²
SPAN 3494	Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics ²
SPAN 3514	Spanish for Medical Professions ²
SPAN 3524	Introduction to Spanish Translation
SPAN 3534	Spanish for Business Professions ²
SPAN 3544	Sounds of Spanish ²
SPAN 3554	Teaching Spanish
SPAN 3564	Community through Service: Latino NRV ²
SPAN 3574	Spanish for Legal Professions ²
Subtotal		6
Total Credits		18

¹: Students who place out of SPAN 2105, SPAN 2106, SPAN 3105 and/or SPAN 3106 should take other Spanish courses at the 3000 or 4000 level to satisfy those credit requirements.
²: Courses may count toward Pathways, depending on students’ enrollment date at Virginia Tech.

Students must earn 18 SPAN credits regardless of initial course placement. If you have AP or IB Spanish credit, see your Spanish Advisor.

A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in each course completed for the Spanish minor. A minimum in-minor GPA of 2.0 is required. Only courses listed on this checksheet or approved substitutions are to be included in the Spanish minor GPA. Courses for the major, minor, or Curriculum for Liberal Education cannot be taken Pass/Fail (exception: SPAN 3125 & SPAN 3126).
AP exam credit or IB diploma credit may possibly be used to satisfy certain requirements for the minor; please see your Spanish Advisor as soon as possible to make these substitutions.
The Department of MCLL accepts CLEP credit for SPAN courses; however, the CLEP test must be taken prior to the student completing a higher language course. Once students successfully complete a VT SPAN course, we do not allow them to go back and take the CLEP test to gain credit for lower-level courses.
Priority is given to Spanish majors and minors for registration in Spanish courses.

Students may transfer no more than 18 of the last 45 cr. 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 18 hours required for the minor must be completed at VT. For a Spanish minor, that is at least 5 credits (2 classes, essentially).
A form titled “Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere” must be filled out and signed by the student, Global Education Office, Spanish advisor, and the undergraduate academic dean’s office before the student departs on the study abroad program.
A maximum of 50% of the required credits for a degree program may be earned at a two-year college.