Spanish Major (BA)
As a Spanish major, you have the flexibility to pair a Spanish major with a minor in business management, legal studies, political science, and more. Bilingual proficiency propels your career in education, translating and interpreting, business, health professions, and beyond.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Communicate effectively in spoken form in the target language.
- Communicate effectively in written form in the target language.
- Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics in the target language.
- Analyze artifacts from the target culture and compare and contrast the target culture with their own culture.
Requirements for the Spanish Major
At least 15 credits of upper-level courses in the major must be completed at UW-Parkside.
Students are expected to demonstrate basic standards of linguistic proficiency and content competency (cultural and literary) that have been established. Students must earn at least a 2.0 average in the major in order to graduate.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Language Courses 1 | 12 | |
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Spanish Grammar and Composition I | ||
| Spanish Grammar and Composition II | ||
| Elective Courses in Spanish | 21 | |
| Select 21 credits upper-level Spanish courses 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 33 | |
- 1
Students who place out of one of these courses may apply for an exception (executive action) by contacting your advisor.
- 2
Relevant courses from other disciplines can be approved by your advisor.
Students may be advised to take SPAN 307 Advanced Spanish Conversation if needed.
Degree Requirements (Bachelor's Degree)
In addition to individual program requirements, students must also fulfill the following requirements.
- Complete 120 credits of college work. This must include 36 credits in courses numbered 300 or above. Certain elementary courses are identified in the catalog and/or course schedule as not counting toward the 120 credits required for graduation. In addition, only the first 8 credits of physical education activity courses (100-level) may be counted toward graduation or grade point averages (GPA).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credits toward their undergraduate degree at UW-Parkside. Individual departments and programs may require that certain courses must be taken at UW-Parkside. Students must complete all course work to be counted toward graduation by the end of the semester/subscription period in which they graduate.
- Attain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale. Some programs have higher GPA requirements. Transfer students must also have a cumulative 2.00 GPA on the combination of transfer credits accepted and credits attempted at UW-Parkside.
- Complete an approved major program of study with the minimum major GPA as specified by the program or department. Usually, the minimum GPA is 2.00 on a 4.00 scale, but some majors require a higher GPA. Students who apply transfer credits to their majors must also meet the minimum major GPA requirement on the combination of transfer credits and UW-Parkside credits. At least 15 credits of upper level course work (courses numbered 300 or higher) must be completed at UW-Parkside. A student may not graduate with an incomplete grade in major course work if failure in that course would reduce the GPA in the major below the minimum GPA.
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Minimum Total Credits | 120 |
| Upper Level Credits (300 level or above) | 36 |
| Residency | 30 |
Cumulative Degree GPA: 2.0 minimum
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Skills | 7-8 |
| General Education | 36 |
| Foreign Language** | 6-8 |
| Ethnic Diversity | 3 |
| Total | 52-55 |
** Transfer students in sustainable management, and health information management and technology collaborative, online degree-completion programs, the business management online degree-completion program, and the flexible option degree-completion program will be exempt from the university’s foreign language requirement. See appropriate academic section for further information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Reading | 3 |
| Computational Skills | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| College Mathematics with Applications | ||
| College Algebra I | ||
| Total Credits | 7-8 | |