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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Spanish, B.A.


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

Core Requirements (46 to 49 credits)


Major Requirements


34 credits:

Electives


37 credits

Note


​A major in Spanish consists of 34 credits beginning at the 200 level including prior-learning credits. In addition, majors must complete SPAN 302 Grammar and Composition (3)    (Advanced Grammar), two courses in which they study Spain and two courses in which they study Latin America. Normally, majors must take at least 22 credits in Spanish at Mount St. Mary’s, of which a minimum of six credits must be taken during the senior year for those students who have a single major, and three credits for those with a double major. In addition students must complete a Capstone project by the fall of their senior year. Students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits before being allowed to start their Capstone project. Students who study abroad with one of the Spanish professors may complete their Capstone project earlier than senior year. Students should consult with a Spanish professor to discuss how to complete their Capstone Experience. A student who received a 5 on the AP Grammar exam can be exempted from taking SPAN 302 Grammar and Composition (3)    and replace it with another 300/400- level course.

 

To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Sample Four Year Sequence


Freshman Year

Fall Semester

FSYM 101 The First Year Symposium (3)  

Foundation of Social Science (3)

SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish I (3)  **

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits 

Spring Semester

WCIV 102 Origins of the West (3)  

PHIL 103 Foundations of Philosophy (3)  

SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish II (3)  

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits 

 

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

WCIV 201 The Western Imagination: the Renaissance to the Great War (3)  

PHIL 203 Philosophy in the Modern Age (3)  

SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I (3)  

MATH 211 Mathematical Thinking (3)  (either semester)

Elective (3)

15 credits 

Spring Semester

AMER 202 America in the World (3)  

THEOL 220 Belief in Today’s World (3)  

SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II (3)  

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits

 

Junior Year

Fall Semester

XXMO 300 Modernity in Lit. or Art (3)

THEOL 320 Encountering Christ (3)  

SPAN 301 Introduction to Hispanic Studies (3)  

SPAN 300/400-Level SPAN Elective (3)

GNSCI XXX Lab Science (4) (either semester)

16 credits

Spring Semester

XXGE XXX Global Encounters (3)

THEOL/PHIL 300 Ethics and The Human Good (3)

SPAN 302 Grammar and Composition (3)  

SPAN 300/400-Level SPAN Elective (3)

SPAN 300/400-Level SPAN Elective (3)

15 credits

 

Senior Year

Fall Semester

SPAN 498 Senior Seminar (1)  

SPAN 300/400-Level SPAN Elective (3)

SPAN 300/400- Level SPAN Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

16 credits 

Spring Semester

SPAN 300/400-Level SPAN Elective (3)

SPAN 300/400-Level SPAN Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits

 

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