Spanish, B.A.

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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.

Major Requirements

30 credits:

SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Credits: (3)
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Credits: (3)
SPAN 302 - Grammar and Composition Credits: (3)

Upper Level Spanish Electives

Students must complete an additional 21 credits of Spanish at the 300 level or above, including one on Spain and one on Latin America.

Spain (3 Credits)

Students must complete 3 credits focusing on Spain at the 300 level or above.

SPAN 320 - Spanish Culture Credits: (3)
SPAN 321 - Arte Espanol Credits: (3)
SPAN 330 - Spanish Civilization I Credits: (3)
SPAN 331 - Spanish Civilization II Credits: (3)
SPAN 332 - Cine y ficcion espanola Credits: (3)
SPAN 350 - Survey of Spanish Literature I Credits: (3)
SPAN 351 - Survey of Spanish Literature II Credits: (3)
SPAN 352 - Spanish Women Writers Credits: (3)
SPAN 376 - Study Abroad: Toledo Credits: (3)
SPAN 377 - Study Abroad: Spain Credits: (6)

Latin America (3 credits)

Students must take three credits focusing on Latin America at the 300 level or above.

SPAN 305 - Advanced Spanish in Ecuador Credits: (3)
SPAN 325 - Latin American Culture Credits: (3)
SPAN 327 - Contemporary Latin America Credits: (3)
SPAN 335 - Latin American Civilization Credits: (3)
SPAN 345 - Costa Rican Culture Credits: (3)
SPAN 353 - Latin American Women Writers Credits: (3)
SPAN 355 - Survey of Latin American Literature Credits: (3)
SPAN 360 - Fantastic Genre Credits: (3)
SPAN 362 - Ficcion Latinoamericana Credits: (3)
SPAN 364 - Cine y Ficcion Latinoamericano Credits: (3)

Additional Spanish Electives

SPAN 399 - Special Topics in Spanish Credits: (1-4)
SPAN 365 - Topics in Hispanic Literature Credits: (3)
SPAN 310 - Spanish for the Professions Credits: (3)
SPAN 315 - Topics in Hispanic Culture Credits: (3)
SPAN 301 - Introduction to Hispanic Studies Credits: (3)
SPAN 303 - Advanced Spanish Conversation Credits: (3)
SPAN 340 - Espanol Callejero Credits:

Core Requirements (46 to 49 credits)

The First Year Symposium (3 credits)

Complete the First Year Symposium

FSYM 101 - The First Year Symposium Credits: (3)
Students who cannot complete First Year Symposium must pass one of the following composition courses:
COMM 200 - Foundations of Writing Credits: (3)
COMM 125 - Essentials of Speaking and Writing Credits: (3)
GENED 104 - Work and Education Credits: (3)

World Language Requirement (3-6 Credits)

Complete either 6 credits at the 101 and 102 level or 3 credits at the 200 level or above

Introductory Language (For students beginning at the 101 level)
- XXXX 101 (3)
- XXXX 102 (3)
Advanced Language (For students who begin at the 201 level or above)
- XXXX 201/301 (or higher).

Foundations of Social Science (3 Credits)

Choose 3 credits from among the following:

CJUST 110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
ECON 101 - Foundations of Economics: Macroecon Credits: (3)
ECON 102 - Foundations of Economics: Microecon Credits: (3)
EDUC 100 - Foundations of American Education Credits: (4)
PSCI 100 - Foundations of American Government Credits: (3)
PSYCH 100 - Foundations of Psychology Credits: (3)
SOC 100 - Foundations of Sociology Credits: (3)

Modernity in Literature or the Arts (3 Credits)

Choose from among one of the following:

ARMO 300 - Modernity in Visual Art Credits: (3)
ENMO 300 - Modernity in Literature Credits: (3)
MUMO 300 - Modernity in Music Credits: (3)
THMO 300 - Modernity in Theatre Credits: (3)

Laboratory Science (3-4 Credits)

Choose one laboratory science course:

BIOL 110 - Introduction to Biology I Credits: (4)
BIOL 111 - Introduction to Biology II Credits: (4)
BIOL 298 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4)
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credits: (4)
PHYS 101 - College Physics I Credits: (4)
PHYS 201 - General Physics I Credits: (4)
GNSCI XXX: General Science Course: Credits (3)

Global Encounters (3 Credits)

Choose one Global Encounters course:

XXGE Global Encounters
- Global Encounters courses are offered in many departments, including Business, Communication, English, Education, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Theology.

Ethics and the Human Good (3 Credits)

Complete one of the following:

PHIL 300 - Ethics and the Human Good Credits: (3)
THEOL 300 - Ethics and the Human Good Credits: (3)

Ethical Leaders (0 Credits)

The Ethical Leadership Experiential Learning Core Requirement invites students to integrate their own personal call to leadership with a mature reflection on one or more of the core virtues of Justice, Courage, Integrity, and Humility. Students will accomplish this by engaging in and reflecting upon the practice of virtue ethics within the context of one or more experiential learning activities.