Spanish (B.A.) Requirements for the Double-Major in Spanish
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate fluency in Spanish sufficient for Students must meet (1) the liberal arts core requirements of the interaction in professional and personal environments. University, (2) the requirements of another academic degree 2. Students will identify similarities and differences between program, and (3) complete all of the requirements of the Spanish major (listed previously) plus one elective credit, for a total of 30 Anglo and Hispanic cultures. hours of study in Spanish language. 3. Students will identify literary periods and important Hispanic writers and associate them with historical and cultural Spanish Minor contexts. The Spanish minor is an especially attractive option for those 4. Students will engage in critical thinking about how knowledge students who have previously studied the language. Those of Hispanic cultures changes our perspectives about the students who earn credit for SPA 101 through SPA 202 have only two additional courses to take to complete the minor. Faculty world. heartily encourage students to take the CLEP exam or enroll in 5. Students will reflect on how, through our own broadened second year studies at their earliest convenience so that they can understanding of world events, we as a Christian people use their prior learning to its best advantage. respond to others whose perspectives differ from our own. Students must meet (1) the liberal arts core requirements of the Vocational Applications: The U.S. Census Bureau reports that, as University, (2) the requirements of another academic degree of July 2007, the Hispanic population of the U.S. has surpassed 45 program, and (3) complete 20 hours of requirements for the million people. At 15 percent of the total population, Hispanics Spanish minor: represent the largest and fastest-growing minority in the United ❏ SPA101 Introductory Spanish I 4 States. Spanish language ability will be useful in every conceivable ❏ SPA102 Introductory Spanish II 4 public and private enterprise in the future—teachers, interpreters, translators, healthcare workers, law enforcement, members of the ❏ SPA201 Intermediate Spanish I 3 judicial system, workers for church missions and social justice… ❏ SPA202 Intermediate Spanish II 3 the list is endless. ❏ SPA301 Introduction to Hispanic Literature I or 3 Requirements: In addition to meeting the total credit and liberal SPA302 Introduction to Hispanic Literature II 3 arts core requirements of the University, students must complete ❏ Three Spanish elective credits 3 a minimum of 34 semester hours of Spanish courses. Advanced Placement Opportunities in Spanish Total: 20 Students enrolling in Spanish who have studied previously are Spanish Education (B.A.) encouraged to begin their university studies at advanced levels. Student Learning Outcomes: See Spanish (B.A.) and Secondary See “Credit for Prior Learning” on the Spanish Department's Education Major. usiouxfalls.edu webpages or speak with a Spanish professor for more information about appropriate placement. In an effort Vocational Applications: The Spanish Education major is designed to facilitate advanced placement, enrollment for the following to prepare students to teach at the K-12 level. Spanish courses is openly available on the Personal Access to Requirements: In addition to meeting the liberal arts core the Web (PAW) without documentation of prerequisites: SPA101, requirements of the University, the student must complete all SPA111, SPA112, SPA102, SPA201. the requirements for the secondary education certification, the requirements of the Spanish major (34 semester hours) and SPA Spanish Major 325 World Language Methods (3 s.h.). Because of the breadth Required courses: of the teacher preparation program, students should identify ❏ SPA101 Introductory Spanish I 4 their interest in certification for K-12 Spanish teaching early. It is ❏ SPA102 Introductory Spanish II 4 essential that students work with advisors in both the Spanish and ❏ SPA201 Intermediate Spanish I 3 Eduction departments beginning in their first year of university ❏ SPA202 Intermediate Spanish II 3 study. ❏ SPA301 Introduction to Hispanic Literature I ❏ SPA302 Introduction to Hispanic Literature II ❏ SPA350 Spanish Composition ❏ Two courses in the Spanish 400 series in Integrated Literature and Civilization ❏ Elective courses (including study abroad) Total: 34
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Program requirements: ❏ SPA101 Introductory Spanish I ❏ SPA102 Introductory Spanish II ❏ SPA201 Intermediate Spanish I ❏ SPA202 Intermediate Spanish II 6 ❏ SPA301 Introduction to Hispanic Literature I 5 ❏ SPA302 Introduction to Hispanic Literature II ❏ SPA325 World Language Methods ❏ SPA350 Spanish Composition 3 3 3
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