The following is intended as a brief overview of the Spanish major curriculum. For full details regarding required classes, please see the Academic Catalog.
| Course Number | Course Name | Hours |
| University Core | University Core Requirements | 36 |
| Spanish Core Requirements | 18 | |
| SPA 101* | Elementary Spanish I | 3 |
| SPA 102* | Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
| SPA 201* | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
|
SPA 202* or SPA 209* |
Intermediate Spanish II or Intermediate Spanish Conversation |
3 |
| Spanish Electives | Six hours of electives in Spanish are required | 6 |
| Group 1 Requirements | Spanish Conversation, Grammar, and Civilization | 6 |
|
SPA 309 or SPA 310 |
Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition I or Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition II |
3 |
|
SPA 315 or SPA 316 or SPA 350 or SPA 440 |
Spanish Civilization or Latin American Civilization or Advanced Spanish Grammar or Special Topics in Spanish Civilization |
3 |
| Group 2 Requirements | Spanish Literature and Film | 6 |
|
SPA 401 or SPA 402 or SPA 403 or SPA 404 |
Survey of Spanish Literature or Selected Topics in Spanish Literature or Survey of Latin American Literature or Open Topics in Latin American Literature |
3 |
|
SPA 415 SPA 425 SPA 440 |
Survey of Film in the Spanish-Speaking World or Survey of Spanish Short Story or Special Topics in Spanish Literature |
3 |
| Group 3 Requirements | Spanish Linguistics and Special Content | 6 |
|
SPA 375 or SPA 440 |
Spanish Phonetics and Phonology or Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics |
3 |
|
SPA 385 or SPA 420 or SPA 441 |
Advanced Medical Spanish or Spanish for Business or Methods and Materials in Teaching Foreign Languages |
3 |
| Minor Requirements | Students must complete 18 hours of a minor | 18 |
| Senior Seminar | MLG 470 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
| General Electives | Sufficient elective hours must be taken to meet the minimum hour requirement for graduation in this program; electives should be chosen in consultation with an advisor | 39 |
| Total Hours | 130 |
*Ordinarily, 36 semester hours are required for a major in Spanish. However, students whose background in a language enables them to begin their course of study beyond the intermediate level will be considered to have satisfied the requirements for a major when they have completed 24 semester hours.
Students who elect to major in Spanish must complete a minor as specified in a related department with the approval of their advisor. Education courses required for an educator license will not satisfy the requirements for a minor in the Department of Modern Languages. A minor in English or TESOL is recommended for students planning to teach.
All students majoring in Spanish are strongly encouraged to spend at least one term studying overseas through an approved study-abroad program.
