Spanish, leading to a B.A. degree

Spanish Major Requirements

To declare a major in Spanish a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.000 in the intermediate language courses or demonstrate an equivalent mastery of the language.

Majors in Spanish complete nine courses beyond the SPN 204 Intermediate Spanish II  course, including:

• SPN 301 - Spanish Conversation & Composition Course unit(s): 1 OR
• SPN 303 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II Course unit(s): 1
• SPN 304 - Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Course unit(s): 1
• At least 4 courses at the 400-level or its equivalent
• One CUE course (can be counted as one of the courses at the 400-level)

Note

Heritage speakers of Spanish –students raised in a home where Spanish was spoken but who may have had little or no formal training in Spanish—are an important part of our learning community. We have a specially designed sequence of language courses for heritage speakers and provide opportunities in upper-level, community-engaged classes that leverage the intercultural and communicative gifts they bring.

We encourage our majors to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country; in addition to multiple semester-, summer-, or year-long programs in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Spain, Muhlenberg’s Spanish program offers short-term study abroad (MILA) programs in Panama and Puerto Rico. Courses taken abroad through other institutions are pre-approved for inclusion in the program through the advising process.   

All majors must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.00 in all courses required in the department.  The SPN 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition  course fulfills the College’s writing intensive course requirement, as does SPN 408 Translation .

The Spanish major program explores the language, cultures, and literatures of the Spanish-speaking world; language is very much central to our program. We also encourage our students to broaden their experience in Hispanic, Latin American, Caribbean, and LatinX cultures through courses taught in English in the departments of Art History (ARH), English (ENG), History (HST), Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLC), Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LAC), Media and Communication (COM), and Theatre (THR). Courses taught in English do not count towards a Spanish major, but often provide invaluable insight into the beauty and complexities of the world.