Degree Requirements
Total program: 40 semester hours
Prerequisite Requirements
8 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 210 | Intermediate Spanish I: Short Stories | 4 |
| SPAN 211 | Intermediate Spanish II: Short Films | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 8 | |
Core Requirements
25-28 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 240 | Language and Culture | 4 |
| or ENG 270 | The Foundations of Linguistics | |
| SPAN 414 | Spanish Composition & Advanced Grammar | 4 |
| SPAN 320 | Hispanic Civilization and Culture I | 4 |
| or SPAN 321 | Hispanic Civilization and Culture II | |
| SPAN 330 | Second Language Teaching | 4 |
| SPAN 350 | The Indigenous Writer-Translator | 4 |
| SPAN 499 | Senior Project | 1-4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
SPAN 430 | Caribbean Literature | |
SPAN 431 | Word & Image: Mexico 1920-1940 | |
SPAN 432 | Hispanic Reading III | |
SPAN 433 | Hispanic Reading IV | |
| Total Semester Hours | 25-28 | |
Electives
Additional upper division Spanish courses to complete a total of 40 semester hours, many of which may be taken abroad. Literature in translation courses do not apply toward the major, with the exception of SPAN 386 Chicano Literature.
Study Abroad
Spanish majors are strongly encouraged to supplement their La Verne language program with study in an approved program in a Spanish-speaking country.