Spanish, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	6-14
Upper Division Major Requirements	36
General Education and Graduation Requirements	70-78
Total Units	120

Requirements for the Major in Spanish - 42-50 units

A minimum grade of C- will be required in all courses applied to the Spanish major.

Lower Division Requirements - 6-14 units

Students must complete one series (6 units) of second-year Spanish courses, either SPAN 201 and 202 or SPAN 211 and SPAN 212.

Students who enter the Spanish program with the equivalent of first-year, college-level Spanish in high school or a community college may have satisfied the SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 requirement. For more information, see the Spanish Program Faculty Advisor or the following webpages:

AP, CLEP, IB, and U.S. Military Service Credit:
https://www.csuci.edu/registrar/transfer-credit-resources/external-exams.htm

For placement guidelines:
http://spanish.csuci.edu/plcguidcorsdesc.htm

Heritage speakers are encouraged to enroll in SPAN 211 and SPAN 212. Higher level speakers may begin at SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 with faculty advisor approval.

May need to complete the course(s) below - 0-8 units:
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Units: 4
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Units: 4
Complete one series - 6 units:
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Units: 3
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Units: 3
or
SPAN 211 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I Units: 3
SPAN 212 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 36 units

Required Courses - 30 units
SPAN 301 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition I Units: 3
SPAN 302 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition II Units: 3
SPAN 310 - Introduction to Prose, Poetry, and Drama Units: 3
SPAN 315 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics I Units: 3
SPAN 316 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics II Units: 3
SPAN 410 - Civilizations and Cultures of Spain Units: 3
SPAN 411 - Civilizations and Cultures of Latin America Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
CHS 331 - Transborder Theory and Writing in Chicana/o Studies Units: 3
ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
SPAN 430 - Her Story: Women Writers of the Spanish-Speaking World Units: 3
SPAN 460 - Masterpieces of Spanish Literature Units: 3
SPAN 461 - Masterpieces Of Latin American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 462 - Modern Mexican Literature Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
SPAN 498 - Service-Learning Capstone In Spanish Units: 3
SPAN 499 - Capstone in Spanish Units: 3

Elective Courses - 6 units

SPAN 304 - Spanish for Careers and Professions Units: 3
SPAN 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as ENGL 311) Units: 3
SPAN 320 - Introduction to Spanish Translation Units: 3
SPAN 321 - Introduction to Spanish-English Interpretation Units: 3
SPAN 334 - Spanish Language Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 334) Units: 3
SPAN 340 - Film of the Hispanic World (Cross-listed as ART 340) Units: 3
SPAN 420 - Specialized Spanish Translation Units: 3
SPAN 425 - Spanish Language Teaching and Learning Units: 3
SPAN 430 - Her Story: Women Writers of the Spanish-Speaking World Units: 3 (If not completed above)
SPAN 450 - Introduction to Literary Translation Units: 3
SPAN 451 - Introduction to Healthcare Interpreting Units: 3
SPAN 452 - Healthcare Terminology for Interpreters Units: 3
SPAN 460 - Masterpieces of Spanish Literature Units: 3 (If not completed above)
SPAN 461 - Masterpieces Of Latin American Literature Units: 3 (If not completed above)
SPAN 462 - Modern Mexican Literature Units: 3 (If not completed above)
SPAN 490 - Special Topics in Spanish Units: 3
SPAN 494 - Independent Study Units: 3

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.A.

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (21 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

American Institutions Requirements
GE Requirements
- General Education Area A-F Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-B , UDGE-C , and UDGE-D )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation