Requirements: 30 credits of which 20 shall be numbered above 299

SPAN2010. Intermediate Spanish (4)

SPAN2020. Intermediate Spanish (4) 

SPAN3010. Advanced Conversation and Composition (3); or,

SPAN3220. Spanish for Business (3)

SPAN3420. Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (3)

One course selected from Spanish or Hispanoamerican civilization: 

SPAN3310. Hispanic Civilization (3) (may be repeated); or,

SPAN3094. Topics in Hispanic Culture, Literature or Linguistics (3) (may be repeated) (cultural topic)

One course selected from Spanish or Hispanoamerican literature: 

SPAN3510. Survey of Hispanic Literature (3) (may be repeated); or,

SPAN3094. Topics in Hispanic Culture, Literature or Linguistics (3) (may be repeated) (literature topic)

SPAN3630. Teaching Foreign Language in the Secondary School (2)

Eight credits in Spanish numbered above 2999 (8)

Additionally, Spanish Education majors are required to do the following:

1. Cultural immersion experience
2. Maintain a journal of cultural observations and resources related to their cultural immersion experience
3. Maintain a portfolio of 3 major papers representing the areas of linguistics, civilization, and literature
4. Demonstrate oral proficiency (ACTFL advanced level or better on a modified oral proficiency examination)

Cultural Immersion Experience: Students who have not lived in a cultural setting where Spanish is the primary language are required to study, travel, or work in such a setting for an extended period of time. Examples of acceptable experiences are a college-level summer school session, or academic-year program in a school such as the Universidad Internacional in Cuernavaca, Mexico, or the Latin American Studies Program in San Jose, Costa Rica. Approved Off-Campus (OC prefix) courses or approved transfer courses from travel-study programs may be substituted for courses listed in the categories above. Prior approval of a travel-study program must be obtained from the chair of the department.