In addition to adhering to General Education and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements, the Spanish major requires 54-56 units (some of which simultaneously meet general education requirements). Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis unless the course is only offered on a pass/no pass basis. Students must complete all major course prerequisites with a C- or better.
Complete two upper-division elective courses. Students may choose any courses from the following list, except for those they may have already taken to satisfy one of the requirements listed above.
* SPAN 180 and SPAN 181 would fulfill those requirements depending on the topic they cover. Students in the major would be notified about what requirements those courses fulfill each time they are offered.
Transfer Students
Transfer students who wish to major in Spanish should complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the Spanish major without specific major preparation. Below are the Transfer Selection Criteria for the Spanish Major.
Transfer Selection Criteria
To be admitted to the Spanish major transfer students must meet the following requirements:
Applicants will, at the time of admission have completed at minimum the following course (or its equivalent) with a “C‐” or better:
