Spanish

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The Spanish program is designed to ensure that the student acquires appropriate fluency in the language, as well as a panoramic knowledge of the culture, history and traditions of the Spanish-speaking countries.

The major in Spanish studies is designed to prepare students for the professional world in which Spanish language plays an essential role. The Spanish studies provide the opportunity to acquire functional fluency in the language as well as a working knowledge of the cultures and peoples of the Spanish-speaking world. Students are urged to study for at least one summer, fall, or spring term in a Spanish-speaking country.

The minor in Spanish studies is designed to enrich and enhance a student’s major area of study by providing the opportunity to acquire functional fluency in the language as well as a working knowledge of the cultures and peoples of the Spanish-speaking world. Students are urged to study for at least one summer, fall or spring term in a Spanish-speaking country.

Student Placement in Spanish

Students with previous instruction or knowledge of Spanish are required to take the departmental Spanish placement test. Those students who, based on the placement test results, make a grade of B or better in any of the following courses (132, 231, 232, 375) will receive institutional credit for each level of the language that has been skipped up to a maximum of 12 credit hours. While these institutional credit hours will count toward total hours needed for graduation, they will not count toward completion of the general education requirements. In other words, regardless of what language level students place into, they will still need to take the corresponding course to meet foundation and distribution requirements.

Advanced Placement Credit

Students may receive College Board Advanced Placement credit (AP), International Baccalaureate Program credit (IB) or College Level Examination Program credit (CLEP) in Spanish. The total advanced placement credit in Spanish at TLU University shall not exceed 12 hours.

Programs

• Major in Spanish Studies, B.A.
• Spanish Education Major, EC-12 LOTE: Spanish Specialization, B.S.

• Spanish Studies Minor

Courses

• SPAN 131 - Spanish Lang & Culture I
• SPAN 132 - Spanish Lang & Culture II
• SPAN 133 - Spanish for Health Professions
• SPAN 231 - Spanish Lang & Culture III
• SPAN 232 - Spanish Lang & Culture IV
• SPAN 338 - L Amer Lit in English Transltn
• SPAN 375 - Oral Communication in Spanish
• SPAN 376 - Written Communication in Spanish
• SPAN 377 - Spnsh Lit: Origins-Golden Age
• SPAN 378 - Spanish Lit 18th Century to Present
• SPAN 379 - Special Topic - Spanish L&C
• SPAN 434 - Lat Amer Lit:Origins - Present
• SPAN 473 - Art & Lit of Mexican Revolution
• SPAN 475 - Research Seminar
• SPAN 477 - Women Writers of Latin America

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