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Spanish, B.A.

Requirements

This four-year degree is a liberal arts degree that provides in-depth study into all facets of the spanish language and culture. There is no special application process, but students should declare their major by contacting the academic advisor for the Languages department.

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements: 35 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)  
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Choose one of the following: 3
  MAT 1030 Quantitative Reasoning QL (3)  
  MAT 1035 Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6)  
  STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics QL (3)  
  STAT 1045 Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)  
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4)  
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)  
  MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business QL (3)  
Choose one of the following: 3
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3)  
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3)  
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3)  
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3)  
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3)  
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3)  
Complete the following:  
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE 2
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE (2)  
Distribution Courses   
  Humanities Distribution (non-language courses only) 3
  Social/Behavioral Science 3
  Fine Arts Distribution 3
  Biology 3
  Physical Science 3
  Biology or Physical Science 3
Discipline Core Requirements: 18 Credits
  SPAN 3030 Spanish Conversation and Composition I 3
and SPAN 3040 Spanish Conversation and Composition II WE (6)  
or SPAN 3050 Advanced Spanish LH WE (3)  
  SPAN 351G Culture and Civilization--Spain GI 3
or SPAN 352G Culture and Civilization--Spanish America GI (3)  
  SPAN 3060 Oral Proficiency (1)  
or Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)   
  SPAN 4050 Topics in Grammar Usage and Style WE 3
  SPAN 4900 Capstone Seminar 3
  Any two upper division Spanish literature courses 6
Elective Requirements: 67 Credits
  Complete 18 credits of any upper-division SPAN or LANG courses not previously taken. 18
  Any course 1000 level or higher (includes SPAN 1010-SPAN 1020-SPAN 2010-SPAN 202G) 49

Graduation Requirements:

  1. 120 credit hours (minimum of 40 upper division)
  2. Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0, with no grade lower than a "C" for all core and SPAN elective requirements.
  3. Completion of General Education requirements.
  4. Completion of Spanish major core and elective requirements.
  5. Residency hours--minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
  6. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
  7. Students should frequently review their program with faculty or department advisor.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC 3
General Elective 4
American Institutions-AS 3
General Elective 3
HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
  Semester total: 15
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Quantitative Literacy MAT 1010 recommended 3
Biology 3
Social/Behavior Science-SS 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
Humanities-HH 3
Physical Science 3
PHIL 2050 or 205G Ethics and Values IH GI 3
Fine Art-FF 3
SPAN (3030 and 3040) or SPAN 3050 Spanish Conversation and Composition I and  Spanish Conversation and Composition II WE or Advanced Spanish LH WE 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
Third Science 3
SPAN 4050 Special Topics in Grammar Usage and Style WE 3
SPAN 351G or 352G Culture and Civilization--Spain GI or Culture or Civilization--Spanish America GI 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 5 Course Title Credit Hours
SPAN 3610 or 3620 or 3630 or 3640 Spanish Peninsular Literature to 1800 or Spanish Peninsular Literature from 1800 or Spanish American Literature to 1880 or Spanish American Literature from 1880 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 6 Course Title Credit Hours
SPAN 3610 or 3620 or 3630 or 3640 Spanish Peninsular Literature to 1800 or Spanish Peninsular Literature from 1800 or Spanish American Literature to 1880 or Spanish American Literature from 1880 3
SPAN Elective (upper-division) 3
SPAN Elective (upper-division) 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 7 Course Title Credit Hours
SPAN Elective (upper-division) 3
SPAN Elective (upper-division) 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 8 Course Title Credit Hours
SPAN 4900 Capstone Seminar 3
SPAN Elective (upper-division) 3
SPAN Elective (upper-division) 3
SPAN Elective (upper-division) 3
General Elective 3
SPAN Elective SPAN 3060 or Spanish Oral Proficiency Interview Optional) 1
  Semester total: 15
  Degree total: 120

Department

Languages and Cultures

The Languages and Cultures department is in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Languages and Cultures department, visit their website.

Languages and Cultures department

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Student will be able to negotiate meaning with individuals via speaking,writing, reading or signing at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels.
  2. Students will be able to interpret meaning in either oral, written or visualform with no recourse to active negotiation of meaning with the writer, speaker, or producer at theAdvanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels.
  3. Students will be able to create messages that can be interpreted bymembers of the target language with no recourse to active negotiation of meaning with the writer,speaker, or producer at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels.
  4. Student will be able to use cultural knowledge to conform linguistically andbehaviorally in many social and work-related interactions at the Advanced Rating of the ACTFLCultural Awareness descriptor.
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