B.A. Degree — Spanish Major

B.A. Degree — Spanish Major

Graceland’s Spanish major is designed to allow students to know and understand the Spanish culture of both Latin America and Spain. Spanish majors will be able to read, write and speak the language with a high degree of fluency and will be familiar with Hispanic literature and customs. The students will spend at least one semester during their junior or senior year in a Hispanic country in an accredited United States program or approved equivalent. Study programs and/or credits transferred to the college are subject to approval by the Chairperson of the Division of Humanities and the Registrar.

In addition to the general education requirements, Spanish majors must complete 30 semester hours of Spanish study beyond 1420. (Students with a background in Spanish at the time they enter college are required to take the Language Placement Examination. If their score places them into the third-year level, they will be allowed to graduate with a concentration of 24 semester hours.) The major in Spanish must include:

SPAN2380 Advanced Grammar, Conversation and Composition 3 s.h.
SPAN2500 Hispanic Culture 3 s.h.
SPAN3200 Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature 3 s.h.
SPAN3210 Survey of Latin American Literature 3 s.h.
* SPAN4200 Senior Seminar 2 s.h.
* Senior Presentation (Student enrolls in Individual Study SPAN4000) 1 s.h.
Electives in Hispanic Literature (May include Senior Seminar and, with approval of instructor, Senior presentation) 12 s.h.
Additional electives in Spanish 3-12 s.h.
Study abroad (up to one year, 6 s.h. and up.)

*Students may substitute Comprehensive Examination (0 s.h.) for Senior Seminar and Senior Presentation.