Spanish, B.A.
Upon successful completion of the program of studies for Spanish, the student will receive a B.A. in Spanish and will have given evidence of the following outcomes and goals:
- Perform literary analysis in the target language with appropriate bibliography and MLA citations.
- Create written discourse at an advanced low level on the ACTFL scale.
- Demonstrate cultural competency in Latin American, Spanish, or Latino/a cultures.
- Identify, analyze, and critique social, political, and economic hierarchies grounded in race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and nationality.
To earn this degree, students must successfully complete at least 120 credits, including General Education requirements and the major requirements below.
Major Sequence
33 semester hours of courses given in Spanish above the 100 level are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Code | Title | Credits |
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300 Level | ||
Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
Modern Hispanic Cinema | ||
Spanish for Careers in Business | ||
Advanced Language Study I | ||
Advanced Language Study II | ||
Hispanic Women in Life & Literature | ||
Civilization and Culture | ||
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
Spanish Civilization | ||
Latin America: Past & Present | ||
Contemporary Latin American Culture | ||
Literature & Literary Analysis | ||
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
Survey Spanish Literature II | ||
Lat Am Lit I | ||
Lat Am Lit II | ||
Capstone Course | ||
SP450 | Literary Seminar | 3.0 |
Spanish Electives (above the 100-level) | 18.0 | |
Total Credits | 33.0 |
For Teacher of Spanish (K-12) certification, 30 credits are required in language, conversation, composition, phonology, literature, civilization and SP361 with a minimum of 12 credits in 300- and 400-level courses. Also required are the PRAXIS II test, Spanish Content Knowledge (0191), minimum score: 159, an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), minimum score: Advanced Low.
Transfer students should have a minimum of 15 credits of the required 33 credits from Georgian Court. Prior approval by the student’s major advisor must be obtained in order to take any of the major requirements at another institution.
Majors may use only one course within the major to fulfill the language requirement in the core curriculum.
First Year | ||
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Fall Semester | Credits | |
GEN101 | Pathway to the Bridge 1 | 2.0 |
EN111 or EN221 |
Academic Writing and Research I 1 or Honors Argument: Rhetoric & Research |
3.0 |
Quantitative Analysis 1 | 3.0-4.0 | |
V&P Arts 1 | 3.0 | |
SP Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
Credits | 14.0-15.0 | |
Spring Semester | ||
GEN199 | WI:Discovering Self in the Universe 1 | 3.0 |
Literature or Nat. Science 1 | 3.0-4.0 | |
SP Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
SP Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
Elective | 3.0 | |
Credits | 15.0-16.0 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
Literature or Nat. Science 1 | 3.0-4.0 | |
Social Science 1 or History 1 | 3.0 | |
SP Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
SP Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
Elective | 3.0 | |
Credits | 15.0-16.0 | |
Spring Semester | ||
PL245 | Philosophical Inquiry (or Religious Studies) 1 | 3.0 |
Social Science 1 or History 1 | 3.0 | |
Select one of the following: 2 | 3.0 | |
Modern Hispanic Cinema | ||
Spanish for Careers in Business | ||
Advanced Language Study I | ||
Advanced Language Study II | ||
Hispanic Women in Life & Literature | ||
Elective | 3.0 | |
Elective | 3.0 | |
Credits | 15.0 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
PL245 | Philosophical Inquiry (or Religious Studies) 1 | 3.0 |
Social Science 2 1 | 3.0 | |
Select one of the following: 2 | 3.0 | |
Modern Hispanic Cinema | ||
Spanish for Careers in Business | ||
Advanced Language Study I | ||
Advanced Language Study II | ||
Hispanic Women in Life & Literature | ||
SP Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
Elective | 3.0 | |
Credits | 15.0 | |
Spring Semester | ||
Select one of the following: 1 | 3.0 | |
Ethics |
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Shaping Lives: Women & Gender | ||
WI:Visioning a Future | ||
Select one of the following: 1 | 3.0 | |
Ethics |
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Shaping Lives: Women & Gender | ||
WI:Visioning a Future | ||
Select one of the following: 2 | 3.0 | |
Survey Spanish Literature II | ||
Lat Am Lit I | ||
Lat Am Lit II | ||
Elective | 3.0 | |
Elective | 3.0 | |
Credits | 15.0 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
Select one of the following: 1 | 3.0 | |
Ethics |
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Shaping Lives: Women & Gender | ||
WI:Visioning a Future | ||
Select one of the following: 2 | 3.0 | |
Spanish Civilization | ||
Latin America: Past & Present | ||
Contemporary Latin American Culture | ||
Select one of the following: 2 | 3.0 | |
Survey Spanish Literature II | ||
Lat Am Lit I | ||
Lat Am Lit II | ||
Elective | 3.0 | |
Elective | 3.0 | |
Credits | 15.0 | |
Spring Semester | ||
SP450 | Literary Seminar | 3.0 |
Select one of the following: 2 | 3.0 | |
Spanish Civilization | ||
Latin America: Past & Present | ||
Contemporary Latin American Culture | ||
Elective | 3.0 | |
Elective | 3.0 | |
Elective | 3.0 | |
Credits | 15.0 | |
Total Credits | 119.0-122.0 |
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