Minor Requirements
16 credits
Students who have previously taken Spanish must complete the Spanish placement test to determine entry level.
Students must take language courses in ascending sequence; students may not count for Spanish minor credit a lower language course than one they have already completed. Students who choose to take a course at The College of Idaho that is lower than a transfer course from another institution forfeit the equivalent transfer credits toward the minor (e.g., a student may not count SPA-101 from The College of Idaho and SPA-101 credits from another institution).
At minimum, one-third of coursework for the minor must be completed at The College of Idaho.
Students are strongly encouraged to participate in at least one term of study abroad or to live in a community where Spanish is the dominant language. Prior to studying abroad, students should work with SPA faculty to determine appropriate transfer credit. Approved programs may transfer courses that appear on a transcript as if the student were in residence at the College (such as study abroad coursework). Please note that all students are required to complete at least one 3-credit 300- or 400-level Spanish course from the College’s in-house Spanish program in order to demonstrate competency in program learning outcomes.
Complete the following language courses (or, for students who place out of a lower-division class, substitute with additional credits below).
Complete 13 credits.
| SPA-101 | Spanish Language & Culture I | 3 credits |
| SPA-102 | Spanish Language & Culture II | 3 credits |
| SPA-201 | Spanish Language and Culture III | 3 credits |
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| SPA-202 | Spanish Language and Culture IV | 3 credits |
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| SPA-235 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 3 credits |
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| SPA-200 | First Year Spanish Grammar Review | 1 credit |
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| SPA-300 | Second Year Grammar Review | 1 credit |
Complete 3 credits.
| SPA-301 | Topics in Literature and Culture | 3 credits |
| SPA-302 | Topics in Culture and Community | 3 credits |
| SPA-303 | Health Humanities in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 credits |
| SPA-312 | Immersion Experience in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3-6 credits |
Additional Credits (As Needed)
Students who place out of language credits will still be required to complete all 16 credits of the Spanish minor. Students who place out of lower-division language courses may substitute them with up to one additional 300-level course from the list below and one SPA-199T (Special Topics course).
| SPA-301 | Topics in Literature and Culture | 3 credits |
| SPA-302 | Topics in Culture and Community | 3 credits |
| SPA-303 | Health Humanities in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 credits |
| SPA-312 | Immersion Experience in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3-6 credits |
| SPA-399T | Special Topics in Spanish | 1-3 credits |
Any remaining credits needed to meet the 16-credit requirement must be taken from SPA courses numbered 400 or higher.