Major in Spanish
The major in Spanish requires the completion of 33 credits.
Required Courses for Major:
SP 201 Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar I
SP 202 Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar II
Three courses in Spanish literature: one in Peninsular literature, one in Latin American literature, and one in either.
Three courses in culture, civilization, and contemporary issues: one dealing with Spain, one dealing with Latin America, and one dealing with either.
Three Spanish electives, beyond the 200 level.
Minor in Spanish
The minor in Spanish requires the completion of 18 credits.
Required Courses for Minor:
SP 151* Intermediate Spanish I
SP 152* Intermediate Spanish II
SP 201* Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar I
SP 202* Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar II
The balance of credits may be chosen from advanced-level courses.
*May be waived by the department for students starting at the advanced level or who are native speakers; however, students must complete 18 credit hours in Spanish.
Spanish majors seeking to pursue a 5th-Year Masters in Education must demonstrate oral and written proficiency in Spanish by their undergraduate senior year. The Department requires that these students take the ACTFL (American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Oral Proficiency Interview and the Writing Proficiency Test at the end of their junior year. If the student does not achieve a level of intermediate high in both tests, as required by the State of Connecticut, he/she must meet with an advisor and to discuss the possibility of studying abroad. Students in this situation may retake the exam during their senior year. Both exams can be taken at Sacred Heart University with one of the Spanish professors acting as proctor. For more information on these tests, check the ACTFL testing website at www.actfl.org
Associate in Arts General Studies
Emphasis Requirements
(18–20 credits)
SP 151 Intermediate Spanish I
SP 152 Intermediate Spanish II
SP 201 Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar I
SP 202 Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar II
and/or
SP 211 Conversation: Topics for Daily Living I
SP 212 Conversation: Topics for Daily Living II
and/or
Spanish electives