Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language with a concentration in Spanish

The degree program requires a minimum of 120 credits, with at least 31 of those credits in upper-level courses in Spanish, and fulfillment of the general education requirements of the College of Humanities and Sciences for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Students majoring in Spanish are required to take:

• SPAN 300 AND SPAN 301

Students also must complete an additional 15 credits of 300-level course work in Spanish, including:

• One civilization course (SPAN 320 or 321)
• One survey of literature course (SPAN 330 or 331)
• One advanced conversation course (SPAN 305, 307 or 311)*
  Among these three advanced conversation courses, students can take only one of the three courses to meet core major and minor requirements.
• Two of the following courses to fulfill the remaining 6 credits of 300-level elective requirements: SPAN 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 332

*SPAN 305 Advanced Conversation, SPAN 307 Spanish Conversation and Film and SPAN 311 Spanish Through the Media cannot be taken by native speakers of Spanish, non-natives raised in a Spanish-speaking country or near-native speakers. Under the consideration of the Spanish coordinator and class instructor, SPAN 307 and SPAN 311 can be taken by Spanish-speaking students raised in the U.S. who have not had enough practice of academic discourse in Spanish.

Following successful completion of at least three courses (9 credits) of Spanish at the 300 level, students select three courses (at least 9 credits) of course work in Spanish at the 400 or 500 level. Of the three 400-level elective courses, all majors must take at least two SPAN 400-level courses of literature, civilization or cinema at VCU.

Only three credits can be selected from the following courses to fulfill Spanish major requirements: SPAN 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 414, 491 (if topic is either Translation II or Interpretation II), 494 or 533.

To complete the major, students must take SPAN 495, a one-credit portfolio seminar. Exemptions are made on a case-by-case basis. SPAN 495 is in addition to the other three courses (at least 9 credits) of course work in Spanish at the 400 or 500 level.

Transfer students who intend to major in Spanish must take a minimum of two 400- or 500-level courses in Spanish at VCU. Both credit and distribution requirements for the major must be satisfied.

Minor

A minor in Spanish requires at least 18 credits in the language, none of which may be earned at the 100 level. Only six credits may be earned by completing 201, 202 or 205. At least 12 credits must be taken at the 300 level or above, six of which must be completed at VCU.

Note: Language Placement Test results cannot substitute for completion of course work.