Spanish, B.A.
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
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
| General Education Requirements | 35 Credits | |
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| or ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC | |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning QL (3) | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6) | ||
| Introduction to Statistics QL (3) | ||
| Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5) | ||
| College Algebra QL (4) | ||
| College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5) | ||
| College Algebra for Business QL (3) | ||
| Complete one of following: | 3 | |
| American Civilization AS (3) | ||
| US History to 1877 AS and US History since 1877 AS (6) | ||
| American Heritage AS (3) | ||
| American National Government AS (3) | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Complete one of the following | 3 | |
| Spanish Conversation and Composition I and Spanish Conversation and Composition II WE (6) | ||
| Advanced Spanish LH WE (3) | ||
| SPAN 351G | Culture and Civilization--Spain GI | 3 |
| or SPAN 352G | Culture and Civilization--Spanish America GI | |
| Complete one of the following: | ||
| Oral Proficiency (1) | ||
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
- 120 credit hours (minimum of 40 upper division)
- Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0, with no grade lower than a "C" for all core and SPAN elective requirements.
- Completion of General Education requirements.
- Completion of Spanish major core and elective requirements.
- Residency hours--minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
- Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
- 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.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 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 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| Quantitative Literacy (MAT 1010 recommended) | 3 | |
| Biology | 3 | |
| Social/Behavior Science-SS | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Semester 3 | ||
| Humanities-HH | 3 | |
| Physical Science | 3 | |
| PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205G | Ethics and Values IH or Ethics and Values IH GI | 3 |
| Fine Art-FF | 3 | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Spanish Conversation and Composition I and Spanish Conversation and Composition II WE | ||
| Advanced Spanish LH WE | ||
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| Third Science | 3 | |
| SPAN 4050 | Topics in Grammar Usage and Style WE | 3 |
| SPAN 351G or SPAN 352G | Culture and Civilization--Spain GI or Culture and Civilization--Spanish America GI | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Semester 5 | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Spanish Peninsular Literature to 1800 | ||
| Spanish Peninsular Literature | ||
| Spanish American Literature to 1880 | ||
| Spanish American Literature | ||
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Spanish Peninsular Literature to 1800 | ||
| Spanish Peninsular Literature | ||
| Spanish American Literature to 1880 | ||
| Spanish American Literature | ||
| SPAN Elective (upper-division) | 3 | |
| SPAN Elective (upper-division) | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Semester 7 | ||
| SPAN Elective (upper-division) | 3 | |
| SPAN Elective (upper-division) | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| SPAN 4900 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| SPAN Elective (upper-division) | 3 | |
| SPAN Elective (upper-division) | 3 | |
| SPAN Elective (upper-division) | 2 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| SPAN Elective (SPAN 3060 or Spanish Oral Proficiency Interview Optional) | 1 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.