Offered by Department of Modern Languages

Spanish Major

Spanish
Bachelor of Arts

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BA Language requirement = 3-5
• Complete one beginning level college course or equivalent competency in a foreign language other than the language of the major
  OR
  Complete one intermediate or upper level college course or equivalent competency in a foreign language other than the language of the major.
• Major Option = 36
• Minor or 2nd Major = 24
• For specific requirements see #3 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 108-110
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 10-12
• Minimum total hours required for BA in Spanish = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

1. Spanish Option Requirements (24 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • SPAN 200GS, Intermediate Spanish I - 3 hours
     • SPAN 201GS, Intermediate Spanish II - 3 hours
     • SPAN 205GS, Culture, Conversation and Composition - 3 hours
     • SPAN 302, Spanish Phonetics/Phonology - 3 hours
     • SPAN 304, Advanced Conversation and Composition - 3 hours
     • SPAN 308, Advanced Spanish Grammar - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • SPAN 305, Spanish Civilization - 3 hours
     • SPAN 360, Latin American Civilization - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • SPAN 306, Survey of Spanish Literature I - 3 hours
     • SPAN 307, Survey of Spanish Literature II - 3 hours
     • SPAN 430, Survey of Latin American Literature - 3 hours
2. Spanish Option Electives (12 hours required)
   • Take 9 hours from:
     • SPAN 275, Spanish Study Abroad II - 3 hours
     • SPAN 276, Spanish Study Abroad II - 3 hours
     • SPAN 300-SPAN 499
   • Take 3 hours from:
     • SPAN electives above
     • FORL 300-FORL 499

Students with high school preparation or native competencies may enter the program at a higher level, reducing total hours for the program. Consult with the department chair for approval.