Spanish, B.A.

Visit the Languages and Cultures Department page for more information on the program and access to advising.

Program Description

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.

Program Requirements

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. Successful completion of at least two Writing Enriched courses.
8. 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.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Negotiate meaning with individuals via speaking, writing, reading or signing at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels.
2. Interpret meaning in either oral, written or visual form with no recourse to active negotiation of meaning with the writer, speaker, or producer at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels.
3. 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. Use cultural knowledge to conform linguistically and behaviorally in many social and work-related interactions at the Advanced Rating of the ACTFL Cultural Awareness descriptor.