Minor Requirements
16 credits
Students who have previously taken Spanish must complete the Spanish placement test to determine entry level.
Students must take languages courses in ascending sequence; students may not take for 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.
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. However, all students are required to complete at least one three-credit 300- or 400-level Spanish course from the College’s Spanish program in order to demonstrate competency in program learning outcomes.
For more information on concurrent and transfer credit for Spanish courses, please see Spanish Placement, Transfer and Concurrent Credit.
Complete or place out of the following language courses:
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 |
| - | or | |
| SPA-235 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 3 credits |
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| SPA-200 | First Year Spanish Grammar Review | 1 credit |
| - | or | |
| 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-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. Depending on where the student places in Spanish, the student will be required to take up to 6 additional credits from the courses below.
| SPA-301 | Topics in Literature and Culture | 3 credits |
| SPA-302 | Topics in Culture and Community | 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 courses numbered SPA-400 or higher.