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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree, including the hours in the Core Curriculum requirements, is 120. Thirty-nine of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level.

The Signature Experience, included in the required thirty-nine hours, serves as a peak in the student’s educational program by providing various opportunities in which to display or practice knowledge gained at UTSA. The Signature Experience can be realized as one of a number of study or practical options, such as an independent study, internship, and study abroad.

The prerequisite for Spanish courses at the 3000 and 4000 levels is SPN 2023, SPN 3003, or an appropriate placement test score. Information regarding the test may be obtained by contacting the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. All courses are taught in Spanish unless otherwise noted.

Students seeking teacher certification should consult the College of Education and Human Development Advising and Certification Center for information.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

Core Curriculum Component Area Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements
Communications English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours)
All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II
Mathematics Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section on the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Natural Sciences Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Science (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics, plus three additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed below under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
World Society and Issues (3 semester credit hours)
SPN 2003 Spanish for Elementary Education,
SPN 2013 Intermediate Spanish I,
SPN 2023 Intermediate Spanish II,
SPN 2513 Spanish for Special Purposes, or
SPN 2523 Hispanic Culture and Communication,
will satisfy this core requirement.

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Degree Requirements

  1. 39 semester credit hours in the major, all of which must be at the upper-division level, as follows:

    1. 9 semester credit hours of required courses (recommended for early completion):

      SPN 3043 Advanced Reading
      SPN 3063 Grammar and Composition
      SPN 4003 Advanced Language Skills

    2. 6 semester credit hours selected from the following:

      SPN 3013 Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation
      SPN 3113 Linguistic Structures of Spanish
      SPN 4113 Topics in Spanish Linguistics

    3. 9 semester credit hours selected from the following:

      SPN 3413 The Literature of Spain from the Middle Ages to 1700
      SPN 3423 The Literature of Spain from 1700 to the Present
      SPN 3463 Latin American Literature to Modernism
      SPN 3473 Latin American Literature since Modernism
      SPN 4203 Topics in Hispanic Literatures

    4. 6 semester credit hours selected from the following:

      SPN 3613 Spanish Culture and Civilization
      SPN 3623 Latin American Culture and Civilization
      SPN 4303 Topics in Hispanic Cultures

    5. 9 semester credit hours of Spanish electives, 3 semester credit hours of which must be at the 4000 level

    6. 3 semester credit hours as Signature Experience. The course can be applied to section A 5 as part of the elective hours or to the support work in section B. The following courses can be used as the Signature Experience:

      FL 3033, 6 Advanced Language Study Abroad
      SPN 4913 Independent Study
      SPN 4933 Internship in Spanish
      SPN 4953 Special Studies in Spanish
      SPN 4993 Honors Research

      Study abroad experience with transfer credits from another university

  2. 12 additional semester credit hours of coursework in a single area or a combination, selected from the following in consultation with the undergraduate advisor: upper-division Spanish, literature, culture, linguistics, comparative studies in the humanities, foreign language (FL: translation, cross-cultural communication, study abroad, etc.), media studies, another foreign language, history, anthropology, art, or other related areas.

  3. 27 semester credit hours of electives

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