Program Overview

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

The Bachelor of Arts in Spanish is a comprehensive program designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the Spanish language and culture.

Degree Requirements

The total program consists of 40 semester hours.

Prerequisite Requirements

• 8 semester hours
• Course List:
  • SPAN 210: Intermediate Spanish I: Short Stories (4 semester hours)
  • SPAN 211: Intermediate Spanish II: Short Films (4 semester hours)
• Total Semester Hours: 8

Core Requirements

• 25-28 semester hours
• Course List:
  • ANTH 240: Language and Culture (4 semester hours)
  • or ENG 270: The Foundations of Linguistics
  • SPAN 414: Spanish Composition & Advanced Grammar (4 semester hours)
  • SPAN 320: Hispanic Civilization and Culture I (4 semester hours)
  • or SPAN 321: Hispanic Civilization and Culture II
  • SPAN 330: Second Language Teaching (4 semester hours)
  • SPAN 350: The Indigenous Writer-Translator (4 semester hours)
  • SPAN 499: Senior Project (1-4 semester hours)
• Select one of the following:
  • SPAN 430: Caribbean Literature
  • SPAN 431: Word & Image: Mexico
  • SPAN 432: Hispanic Reading III
  • SPAN 433: Hispanic Reading IV
• Total Semester Hours: 25-28

Electives

Additional upper division Spanish courses are required to complete a total of 40 semester hours. Many of these courses may be taken abroad. Literature in translation courses do not apply toward the major, with the exception of SPAN 386: Chicana/o Movement through Literature.

Study Abroad

Spanish majors are strongly encouraged to supplement their La Verne language program with study in an approved program in a Spanish-speaking country.