The Curriculum:
The program has three components: Spanish language (written and oral); culture of Spain and Latin America; and major literary works in Spanish. The Spanish major consists of 36 hours, in all of which the grade of C or higher must be achieved.

The Spanish major consists of 36 hours as follows:

1.   Written and oral fluency in Spanish      (9 credits)
*Demonstrated by completing the following courses or their equivalent

SP 301:      Advanced Spanish I
SP 302:      Advanced Spanish II
SP 312:      Advanced Spanish Conversation (this course might be waived for students with demonstrated proficiency in oral Spanish— those students would take three additional credits in component 2 or 3)

2.   Cultural literacy (12 credits), including a familiarity with Hispanic cultures and fine arts, historical and sociopolitical matters, and/or linguistics.
*Demonstrated by completing 12 credits in courses on Spanish culture or Spanish American culture taught in Spanish.

Possible courses include: (3 credits)
SP 243                Culture of Spain
SP 270                History of the Romance Languages
SP 373                Latin American Culture I
SP 374                Latin American Culture II
SP 376                Spanish Caribbean

3.   Knowledge of major works of literature written in Spanish (12 credits)*Demonstrated by completing 12 credits in courses on Spanish or Spanish-American literature.

Possible courses include: (3 credits)
SP 317                Approaches to Literary Genres
SP 321                Masterpieces of Spanish Literature
SP 328                Spanish-American Literature from  Conquest to 1880
SP 329                Spanish-American Literature from  1880 to the Present
SP 335                19th-Century Literature of Spain
SP 348                Spanish Drama and Poetry of the Golden Age
SP 371                Contemporary Literature in Spanish

4.   SP 450          Senior Seminar      (3 credits)