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Bachelor of Science in Spanish - Online Collaborative

Degree Requirements

Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Spanish must complete 120 total credit hours including:

  • General Education Core (30 cr.)
  • Spanish Core (33 cr.)
  • Concentration (18 cr.)
  • Electives as needed to complete 120 total credit hours

  • A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400 level
  • Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C or higher
  • Courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted
  • A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required

 Spanish Core (33 cr.)

  • SPAN-S 200 Second-Year Spanish I
  • SPAN-S 250 Second-Year Spanish II
  • Complete one of the following
    • SPAN-S 275 Hispanic Culture and Conversation
    • SPAN-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction
  • Complete one of the following
    • HISP-S 308 Composition and Conversation in Spanish
    • SPAN-S 311 Spanish Grammar
    • SPAN-S 313 Writing Spanish I
    • SPAN-S 312 Written Composition in Spanish
  • Complete one of the following
    • SPAN-S 301 Hispanic World I
    • SPAN-S 302 Hispanic World II
    • SPAN-S 360 Introduction to Hispanic Lit
  • Complete 15 credit hours from the following
    • SPAN-S 319 Spanish for Healthcare Personnel
    • SPAN-S 429 Medical Interpreting
    • SPAN-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
    • SPAN-S 323 Introduction to Translation
    • SPAN-S 423 The Craft of Translation
    • SPAN-S 326 Intro to Spanish Linguistics
    • SPAN-S 426 Intro to Spanish Linguistics
    • SPAN-S 468 Varieties of Spanish
    • SPAN-S 363 Intro a la Cultura Hispanica
    • SPAN-S 370 Service Learning in the Dominican Republic
    • SPAN-S 381 Hispanic Civilization I
    • SPAN-S 382 Hispanic Civilization II
    • SPAN-S 383 Hispanic Civilization III
    • SPAN-S 384 Hispanic Civilization IV
    • SPAN-S 411 Spanish Culture and Civilization
    • SPAN-S 412 Latin American Culture and Civilization
    • SPAN-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the U.S.
    • SPAN-S 490 Special Topics in Spanish
    • SPAN-S 493 Internship Program in Spanish
    • SPAN-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium
  • SPAN-S 498 Spanish Capstone

Concentration

Complete requirements for one of the offered concentrations.


Medical Communication (18 cr.)

  • SPAN-S 319 Spanish for Healthcare Personnel
  • SPAN-S 429 Medical Interpreting
  • AHLT-R/HIM-M 195 Medical Terminology
  • AHLT-B 311/BUS-H 320 Systems of Healthcare Delivery
  • SPCH-S/CMCL-C 427 Cross Cultural Communication
  • SPEA-H 452 Health Disparities

Spanish for Business (18 cr.)

  • SPAN-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
  • Complete one of the following
    • SPAN-S 323 Introduction to Translation
    • SPAN-S 410 Contemporary Hispanic Culture and Conversation
  • BUS-D 300/D301 International Business Administration
  • SPCH-S 333 Public Relations
  • SPCH-S 335 Presentation in Professions
  • SPCH-S/CMCL-C 427 Cross Cultural Communication

Hispanic Cultures for Travel and Tourism (18 cr.)

  • Complete two of the following
    • SPAN-S 363 Intro a la Cultura Hispanica
    • SPAN-S 390 Special Topics in Spanish
    • SPAN-S 370 Service Learning in the Dominican Republic
    • SPAN-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium
  • SPCH-S/CMCL-C 427 Cross Cultural Communication
  • TESM-T 107 Tourism Planning and Development
  • TESM-T 207 Tourism, Policy, and Sustainability
  • TESM-T 234 Cultural Heritage Tourism

Hispanic Cultures in the U.S. (18 cr.)

  • Complete two of the following
    • SPAN-S 363 Intro a la Cultural Hispanica
    • SPAN-S 318 Writing Spanish for Heritage Speakers
    • SPAN-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the U.S.
    • SPAN-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
    • SPAN-S 440 Hispanic Sociolinguistics
    • SPAN-S 468 Varieties of Spanish
  • Complete two of the following
    • LATS-S 350 Contemporary Issues in Latino Studies
    • LATS-L 396 Topics in Latino Studies
    • LATS-L 228 U.S. Latino/a Identities
    • SPAN-S 284 Women in Hispanic Culture
    • SPAN-S 290 Topics in Hispanic Culture
    • SPAN-S 303 The Hispanic World
    • SPAN-S 390 Special Topics in Spanish
    • SPAN-S 260 Introduction to Hispanic Film
    • SPAN-S 231 Spanish-American Fiction in Translation
  • Complete two additional courses from either list

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