Spanish Major (BA)
College: College of Arts & Humanities
As a Spanish major, you have the flexibility to pair a Spanish major with a minor in business management, legal studies, political science, and more. Bilingual proficiency propels your career in education, translating and interpreting, business, health professions, and beyond.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Communicate effectively in spoken form in the target language.
- Communicate effectively in written form in the target language.
- Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics in the target language.
- Analyze artifacts from the target culture and compare and contrast the target culture with their own culture.
Requirements for the Spanish Major
At least 15 credits of upper-level courses in the major must be completed at UW-Parkside.
Students are expected to demonstrate basic standards of linguistic proficiency and content competency (cultural and literary) that have been established. Students must earn at least a 2.0 average in the major in order to graduate.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Language Courses 1 | 12 | |
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Spanish Grammar and Composition I | ||
| Spanish Grammar and Composition II | ||
| Literature Courses | 6 | |
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Spanish and Spanish-American Literature to 1700 | ||
| Spanish Literature Since 1700 | ||
| Spanish American Literature Since 1700 | ||
| Elective Courses in Spanish | 12 | |
| Select 12 credits upper-level Spanish courses 2 | ||
| One 400-level Spanish course | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
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Students who place out of one of these courses may apply for an exception (executive action) by contacting your advisor.
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Relevant courses from other disciplines can be approved by your advisor.
Students may be advised to take SPAN 307 Advanced Spanish Conversation if needed.
General University Degree Requirements (Bachelor's Degree)
In addition to individual program requirements, students must also fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Skills | 7-8 |
| General Education | 36 |
| Foreign Language** | 6-8 |
| Ethnic Diversity | 3 |
| Total | 52-55 |
** Transfer students in sustainable management, and health information management and technology collaborative, online degree-completion programs, the business management online degree-completion program, and the flexible option degree-completion program will be exempt from the university’s foreign language requirement. See appropriate academic section for further information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Reading | 3 |
| Computational Skills | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| College Mathematics with Applications | ||
| College Algebra I | ||
| Total Credits | 7-8 | |
Degree Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Minimum Total Credits | 120 |
| Upper Level Credits (300 level or above) | 36 |
| Residency | 30 |
Cumulative Degree GPA: 2.0 minimum
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| MATH 102 | Quantitative Reasoning | 4 |
| ENGL 100 | Fundamentals of English | 3 |
| Introductory Language | 4 | |
| COMM 107 | Communication and the Human Condition | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Reading | 3 |
| COMM 105 or COMM 205 |
Public Speaking for the 21st Century or Oral Interpretation |
3 |
| COMM 108 | Media and Society | 3 |
| Introductory Language | 4 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 27 | |