CSU Foreign Languages And Literatures Arts Options in Spanish

1. Admission to the program is contingent upon good academic standing and acceptance by the department.
2. The department will not accept D transfer credit in the major. All majors will be evaluated by examination upon completion of twenty-one semester hours in the program.
3. During the senior year, the student must successfully complete an oral examination. The examination is conducted by a departmental faculty panel on a Spanish literary classic. The student's performance will be evaluated on content, vocabulary, and fluency.

Completion of 120 semester hours of work: 6 hours in composition; 36 hours in general education (refer to liberal arts curriculum outline) consisting of 18 hours in the social sciences, 12 hours in natural sciences and 6 hours in mathematics; 42 hours in Spanish; 9 hours in cognate electives; 27 hours in general electives selected with the Spanish departmental advisor's approval; and passing the examination on the state and federal constitutions.

Specific Requirements

1. REQUIRED SPANISH COURSES - 27 credit hours.(SPAN151, 152; 201 OR 202; 206 or 207; 213 or 214; 215 or 216; 222 or 223; 250 or 251. Students must choose one course from this group: SPAN 219, 221, 230, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 266, 314, 315, 319, 320.
2. ELECTIVE SPANISH COURSES - 15 credit hours.
15 credit hours in Spanish to be selected with the approval of the academic advisor.
3. COGNATE ELECTIVE COURSES - 9 credit hours.9 credit hours of cognate electives to be divided among courses that will either complement the Spanish degree or will create a more intensified area expertise in a field related to the major. These electives may be taken from anthropology; political science; modern languages; art; music; educational leadership, curriculum, and foundations; history; or geography. Courses are to be selected with the approval of the academic advisor.
4. ELECTIVE COURSES - 27 credit hours.
Courses are to be selected with the approval of the departmental academic advisor.