Complete or place out of the following language courses (33 credits):
Major Requirements
Students who have previously taken Spanish must complete the Modern Foreign Language 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 major must be completed at The College of Idaho.
Students who elect a major in Spanish 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 WLC 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.
Spanish majors may not minor in Spanish (Humanities & Fine Arts PEAK).
Spanish Language & Culture Sequence (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 |
| SPA-202 | Spanish Language and Culture IV | 3 credits |
| - | or | |
| SPA-235 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 3 credits |
| SPA-300 | Second Year Grammar Review | 1 credit |
Take one of the following (3 credits):
| SPA-305 | Prfssns & Prcts in Spanish-Spkng World | 3 credits |
| SPA-306 | Cultures and Polemics in Spanish | 3 credits |
Take one of the following (3 credits):
Courses taken for the previous requirement will not count towards this requirement.
| SPA-305 | Prfssns & Prcts in Spanish-Spkng World | 3 credits |
| SPA-306 | Cultures and Polemics in Spanish | 3 credits |
| SPA-307 | Lit of Caribbean North/Central America | 3 credits |
| SPA-308 | Peninsular and South American Literature | 3 credits |
Upper-division Spanish Electives (9 credits)
Complete at least 9 SPA credits numbered 310+. Students who place out of language credits will still be required to complete all 33 major credits and must take the remaining credits in SPA-310+. SPA-411 will be considered elective credit rather than counting towards the 9 SPA credits numbered 310+.
Electives (4 credits)
Complete up to 4 elective credits. Elective courses may include SPA courses, HIS-230, HIS-378, HIS-382, HIS-385, HIS-386, HIS-387, HIS-388, or ATH-249. SPA elective courses must be in addition to other requirements.
Capstone
A requirement for the capstone will be to have completed at least one high-impact learning experience during the student’s undergraduate curriculum. High-impact learning experiences include: SPA faculty-led study abroad; SPA Service Learning; SPA Internship; Study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country. See WLC Chair or SPA advisor, as alternative options may be available.
| SPA-490 | Spanish Major Capstone | 1 credit |