Prerequisites

Spanish majors will have completed the equivalent of first year college level Spanish in high school, at a community college, or by completing SPAN 101  and SPAN 102  at CI, prior to beginning the Spanish major.

Lower Division Requirements - 8 units

Students must take eight units of second-year Spanish courses:

• SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Units: 4

• and

• SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Units: 4

• or

• SPAN 211 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I Units: 4

• and

• SPAN 212 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II Units: 4

Upper Division Requirements - 26 units

Students with intermediate-high language proficiency may begin the major by taking upper-division courses. Student proficiency will be determined according to the proficiency guidelines developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, and will be assessed by the Spanish faculty. For these students, a total of 34 units of upper-division courses are required to complete the Spanish major.

All Spanish majors must complete at least 11 units of 400 - level courses with a SPAN prefix.

Core - 14 units

All students must take one course from each of the following categories.

Additional General Education & other Graduation Requirements -86 units

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division) including all General Education  (GE) and Graduation Requirements  .  The following areas must be included:

• Additional Lower Division A-E (GE) Requirements not met within the major
• Nine units of Upper Division Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE (UDIGE), courses are numbered 330-349 and 430-449. Six units may be within the major, 3 units must be outside the major (C or better grade)
• Multicultural Requirement (C or better grade)
• Language Requirement (C or better grade)
• American Institutions Requirement
• Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation