Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Spanish (BA)
Hours Required
A minimum of 120 semester credit hours (SCH): 45 hours must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements as specified in the "Requirements for Graduation" section of this catalog.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| [University Core Curriculum] | ||
| Select 42 SCH as outlined in the suggested plans and as specified in the "Requirements for Graduation" | 42 | |
| Life & Physical Science Lab | ||
| Select 1 SCH compatible with a Life & Physical Science course | 1 | |
| Foreign Language 1 | ||
| Select 6 SCH from the same foreign language | 6 | |
| Major | ||
| Select 36 SCH including: | 36 | |
| Spanish Academic Writing | ||
| Intro to Literature in Spanish | ||
| The Spanish American Novel | ||
| Cervantes & Don Quijote | ||
| History of Spanish Language | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
18 SCH selected from any other 3000-4000 SPAN courses | ||
| Minor | ||
| A minimum of 18 SCH from one discipline at least 12 of which must be at the 3000-4000 level. See Appendix C. Instead of a minor, students may complete 18 SCH of electives, 12 SCH of which must be at the 3000-4000 level, from any discipline, except the major field, outside the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Students who do not elect to have a minor curriculum may use up to 9 hours of the resulting general electives in their major curriculum. | 18 | |
| General Elective | ||
| Select 17 SCH, at least 12 of which must be at the 3000-4000 level, from any discipline outside the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. | 17 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
- 1
6 SCH in coursework from a foreign language (may not be in English or Spanish).
Following is a suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment; responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements, meeting all course prerequisites, and writing intensive course (WIN) requirements for graduation. See Academic Regulations-Undergraduate online.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | English Composition I | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | The US to 1877 | 3 |
| UNIV 1201 | Learn a Global Context I | 2 |
| Mathematics Core Course | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 1 | 3 | |
| General Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1302 | English Composition II | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | The US Since 1877 | 3 |
| UNIV 1302 | Signature Course | 3 |
| Foreign Language 1 | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| PSCI 2305 | American National Government | 3 |
| SPAN 2350 | Intro to the Hispanic World | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Science | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Science Lab | 1 | |
| Minor/General Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PSCI 2306 | American State Government | 3 |
| SPAN 3305 | Spanish Academic Writing | 3 |
| Life & Physical Science | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Science Lab | 1 | |
| Minor/General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective 2 | 2 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| SPAN 3310 | Intro to Literature in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN - Advanced SPAN Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Advanced General Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Advanced Minor/General Elective | 3 | |
| Advanced Minor/General Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SPAN 4303 | The Spanish American Novel | 3 |
| SPAN 4312 | History of Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPAN - Advanced SPAN Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Advanced General Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Advanced General Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| SPAN 4308 | Cervantes & Don Quijote | 3 |
| SPAN 4399 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| SPAN - Advanced SPAN Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Advanced General Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Advanced Minor/General Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SPAN - Advanced SPAN Elective 3 | 3 | |
| SPAN - Advanced SPAN Elective 3 | 3 | |
| SPAN - Advanced SPAN Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Advanced Minor/General Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
- 1
6 SCH in coursework from a foreign language (may not be in English or Spanish).
- 2
Select 17 SCH, at least 12 of which must be at the 3000-4000 level, from any discipline outside the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
- 3
Advanced Spanish electives, select 12 SCH at the 3000-4000 level.
NOTE: Students who do not elect to have a minor curriculum may use up to 9 hours of their available electives in additional courses in their major curriculum.
Actual degree plans may vary depending on the availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.