Spanish, B.A.

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Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

Major Requirements (39-53 units)

(see Advising Notes 1, 2, and 3 below)

Lower Division: (14 units)

(see Advising Notes 3 and 4)

SPAN 1A - Elementary Spanish Units: 4
SPAN 1B - Elementary Spanish Units: 4 (Area C1)
SPAN 2A - Spanish for Communication Units: 3 (Area C1)
SPAN 2B - Spanish for Communication Units: 3 (Area C1)
SPAN 3 - Reading and Writing Units: 3 (Area C1)
SPAN 4A - Spanish for the Bilingual Student Units: 3 (Area C1)
SPAN 4B - Spanish for the Bilingual Student Units: 3 (Area C1)
SPAN 5 - Spanish for Conversation Units: 3

Upper Division: (39 units)

SPAN 119 - Advanced Grammar Units: 3
SPAN 121A - Composition A Units: 3
SPAN 121B - Composition B Units: 3
SPAN 140 - Introduction to Literary Analysis Units: 3
SPAN 142 - Introduction to Spanish Literature Units: 3
SPAN 143 - Introduction to Spanish-American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 170 - Senior Seminar in Spanish Studies Units: 3
Electives (exclude SPAN 110T ) Units: 12

Select From (6 units)

SPAN 145 - Mexican Literature Units: 3
SPAN 147 - Twentieth Century Spanish-American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 148T - Major Themes in Hispanic Literature Units: 3
SPAN 149 - The Golden Age Units: 3
SPAN 150 - Twentieth Century Spanish Literature Units: 3
SPAN 165 - Modernismo - 1950 Units: 3
SPAN 166 - Spanish American Poetry and the Political Imagination Units: 3

Other Degree Requirements

In addition to the major program requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements such as:

American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 )
General Education Requirements (48 units)
Multicultural and International (MI)
Upper-division Writing
Sufficient Elective Units to Meet Required Total Units (varies); it is recommended that units in this area be utilized to complete a second major or minor.

A full description of the University’s graduation requirements can be found in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

Total Units: 120*

*General Education, MI, and Upper-division Writing courses can be double counted with major requirements. These courses include SPAN 1B , SPAN 2A , SPAN 2B , SPAN 3 , SPAN 4A , and/or SPAN 4B (Area C1 and third course in Area C1/Area C2). See advisor for details.

Advising Notes

CR/NC grading is not permitted for courses in the Spanish major except for those taken Credit by Examination.
Students must receive a minimum grade of C in each upper-division course used toward the Spanish major.
A maximum of two courses from one department may be used simultaneously to satisfy the General Education requirement and the major requirements. If the Spanish major is the secondary major in a double major (see double major), this limitation does not apply. Consult a faculty advisor for additional details.
Spanish majors who have studied Spanish in high school or who by culture or experience can speak Spanish at a certain level of proficiency must consult with a Spanish advisor to determine which lower-division courses, if any, may be waived. (Also see Credit Allowance in Foreign Language.) Spanish majors who are eligible to enroll immediately in SPAN 1B , SPAN 2A , SPAN 2B , SPAN 3 , or SPAN 5 are not required to make up the lower-division units waived. Waiver of required units for the major does not reduce the total number of units required for the awarding of the bachelor’s degree. All Spanish majors are required to take SPAN 4A and SPAN 4B as prerequisites to upper-division Spanish courses. These prerequisites can be challenged through Credit by Examination.