Spanish (BA)

Placement in language courses is based on one year of high school language being equivalent to one semester of college work. For example, four years of high school Spanish place the student in the first semester of the third year. Native Spanish speakers, near-native Spanish speakers, or students who have received advanced education abroad must substitute select classes.

Admission Requirements

• None

Degree Requirements

• 36 credits in Spanish must be taken at the 3XXX level or above.
• At least 6 of the 36 Spanish credits must be at the 4XXX level.
• At least 30 credit hours must be taken in Modern Language courses taught in Spanish.
• Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) in each upper division Spanish course.
• Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3XXX-4XXX level courses taken from the UCF Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.
• Language credit by exam will not be given in courses lower in level than those in which students are presently enrolled. Native speakers will be allowed Credit by Examination in literature courses only.
• Co-op or internship credit cannot be used in this major.
• Students must see their departmental advisor to obtain proper counseling and have their schedule approved before registering for courses in their major.
• Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.

Degree Requirements

Core Requirements: Advanced Level

• Complete 1 of the following
  • Complete the following:
    • SPN3300 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition (3)
    • SPN3420 - Advanced Spanish Writing and Composition (3)
    • SPN3760 - Advanced Spanish Oral Communication (3)
  • A native or near-native Spanish speaker must substitute an alternate upper division Spanish course in consultation with a departmental advisor.

Restricted Electives

• Complete 1 of the following
  Linguistics and Cognitive Studies
  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete at least 2 of the following:
      • SPW3100 - Survey of Spanish Literature I (3)
      • SPW3101 - Survey of Spanish Literature II (3)
      • SPW3130 - Survey of Latin-American Literature I (3)
      • SPW3131 - Survey of Latin-American Literature II (3)
    • Complete at least 3 of the following:
      • SPN4780 - Spanish Phonetics (3)
      • SPN4800 - The Syntax of Spanish (3)
      • SPN4801 - Spanish Morphology (3)
      • SPN4850 - Structure of the Spanish Language (3)
      • SPN4852 - Bilinguismo (3)
    • Complete at least 1 of the following:
      • SPN4510 - Spanish Civilization and Culture (3)
      • SPN4520 - Latin American Civilization and Culture (3)
    • Earn at least 9 credits from the following types of courses: Additional Spanish electives: Any 3XXX, 4XXX, SPN, SPW, SPT courses not already used in the major *Maximum of 9 hours of 5XXX level courses accepted
  Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete at least 3 of the following:
      • SPW3100 - Survey of Spanish Literature I (3)
      • SPW3101 - Survey of Spanish Literature II (3)
      • SPW3130 - Survey of Latin-American Literature I (3)
      • SPW3131 - Survey of Latin-American Literature II (3)
    • Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Spanish literature beyond the survey level: Any two 4XXX level SPW course not already used in the major
    • Complete at least 1 of the following:
      • SPN4780 - Spanish Phonetics (3)
      • SPN4800 - The Syntax of Spanish (3)
      • SPN4801 - Spanish Morphology (3)
      • SPN4850 - Structure of the Spanish Language (3)
      • SPN4852 - Bilinguismo (3)
    • Complete at least 1 of the following:
      • SPN4510 - Spanish Civilization and Culture (3)
      • SPN4520 - Latin American Civilization and Culture (3)
    • Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Additional Spanish electives: Select any 3XXX, 4XXX, 5XXX SPN, SPW, SPT courses not already used in the major *Maximum of 9 hours of 5XXX level courses accepted

Grand Total Credits: 36