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Spanish Major and Minor, Department of Modern Languages
UW La Crosse
1. Admissions Requirements
There are currently none, but a GPA requirement in SPA 303
and SPA 304 is under consideration to be proposed for entry into
both the major and minor. Only 300 and 400 level courses count
toward a Spanish major or minor.
2. General Education Requirements
Since SPA 101, 102, 201 and 202 are General Education listed
courses and must be taken either as university level courses or
acquired by means of retroactive credits from high school study, I
suppose they should be listed in this category. Aside from these
courses, there are no General Education requirements in the
Spanish major or minor.
3. Pre-requisite Courses
In order to enroll in SPA 303 or 304, students normally take all
or most of the sequence SPA 101, 102, 201 and 202 in high school,
in college or through a combination of both. Occasionally, a course
in this sequence is skipped. High school study allows for
placement at various course levels and the subsequent granting of
retroactive credits for placement at various levels when a grade of
“B” or better is earned in the first university-level Spanish course
taken for a grade. It could be argued, therefore, that there are 16
credits in pre-requisite courses involved in the Spanish major or
minor program requirements, however, many students complete all
or most of these credits through high school study of Spanish.
4. Core Courses
SPA 303 and 304 are both four credit courses and could be
considered to function as core courses, although we list them as
required courses for the major and minor. Bth courses are required
to be taken by both majors and minors as pre-requisites to all other
Spanish courses at the 300 and 400 levels. We call them “bridge
courses.”
5. Major Courses
We have four categories of required courses and several options
within three of the categories. Please refer to attached “Check List
for the Spanish Major.”
Check List for Spanish Major
Spanish Major in all Colleges (except
with Business Concentration): 30 credits
(above 202 level)
A. Required courses, 21 credits
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303 Integrated Skills
Development I (4) (Fall/Spring)
304 Integrated Skills
Development II (4) (Fall/Spring)
305 Introduction to Hispanic
Literature (3) (Fall/Spring)
either 320 Spanish
Civilization (3) (Fall) or 321
Latin American Civilization (3)
(Fall/Spring)
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326 Current Events (1)
(Fall/Spring)
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331 Spanish Phonetics (3)
(Fall/Spring)
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430 Advanced Spanish
Grammar & Syntax (3) (note
offered every semester)
B. Literature courses (choose 1 course),
3 credits
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401 19th Century Spanish
Literature (3) (every 3 years)
402 Spanish Literature II (3)
(every 3 years)
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403 Studies in Hispanic
Literature (every 2 years)
420 Latin American
Literature I (3) (Fall)
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421 Latin American
Literature II (3) (Spring)
425 Latino Literature in the
U.S. (3)
440 The Spanish Novel (3)
441 The Spanish Theater
(3)
C. Choose another 3 credit course from
the following: a second 400 level
literature course, 320 or 321 (whichever not
taken under A), 351, 390 or 410
D. Electives, minimum 3 credits (cannot
count courses from Categories A, B, C)
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315 Business Spanish (3)
(Spring, odd numbered years)
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either 320 Spanish
Civilization (3) (Fall) or 321
Latin American Civilization (3)
(Currently Fall/Spring)
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326 Current Events (1)
(repeatable for credit twice in this
category)
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351 Films in Spanish (4)
390 Topics in Hispanic
Culture
394 Translating Literature
(3)
410 Advanced Spanish
Conversation (3)
450 National/International
Internship (1-4)
ENG 475 Introduction to
Linguistics (3) (Spring)
491 Films and Literature
(3)
495 Senior Seminar in
Hispanic Studies (2)
498 Independent Study*
(1-3)
499 Independent Study*
(1-3) *Prerequisite for Independent
Study: two advanced courses, Junior
standing, repeatable for credit
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Any other literature courses
listed in B
NOTE: Only one course from MLG offerings may
apply for electives (491 or 475)
TOTAL: 30 CREDITS
Majors with Junior standing and 3.60
GPA in coursework at the 300 or 400 level
may apply for Honors in Spanish
Ancillary courses that would be excellent
for Spanish majors
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Anthropology 350,
Language & Culture
English 330, The English
Language
English 440, Contemporary
World Literature
English 441, Contemporary
World Literature II
English 460, Literature of
American Ethnic & Minority
Cultures
Geography 302, Geography
of Latin America
History 362, 19th Century
Latin America
20th Century Latin America
Political Science 339, Latin
America
Any course in Minority
Studies
History Courses: Spanish or
Latin America
English Course in U.S.
Latino
Check List for Spanish Major with Business
Concentration
Spanish Major in Liberal Studies: 30 Credits (above 202
level)
A. Required Courses (24 credits)
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303 Integrated Skills Development I (4)
(Fall/Spring)
304 Integrated Skills Development II (4)
(Fall/Spring)
305 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
(3) (Fall/Spring)
315 Business Spanish (3) (Spring, oddnumbered years)
320 Spanish Civilization (3) (Fall)
321 Latin American Civilization (3)
(Fall/Spring)
326 Current Events (1)
331 Spanish Phonetics (3) (Fall/Spring)
B. Literature Courses (3 credits) (choose one)
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401 19th Century Spanish Literature (3)
(every 3 years)
402 Spanish Literature II (3) (every 3
years)
403 Studies in Hispanic Literature (3)
(every 2 years)
420 Latin American Literature I (3)
(Fall)
421 Latin American Literature II (3)
(Spring)
425 Latino Literature in the U.S. (3)
440 The Spanish Novel (3)
441 The Spanish Theater (3)
C. Electives (minimum 3 credits) (cannot count courses
from A & B)
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Current Events (1) (Spring/Fall)
(maximum of twice as elective)
351 Films in Spanish (4)
390 Topics in Hispanic Culture (3)
403 Studies in Hispanic Literature (3)
410 Advanced Conversation (3)
420 Latin American Literature I (3)
421 Latin American Literature II (3)
425 Latino Literature in the U.S. (3)
430 Advanced Grammar & Syntax (3)
(not offered every semester)
440 Spanish Novel (3)
441 Spanish Theater (3)
450 National/International Internship (14)
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ENG 475 Introduction to Linguistics (3)
(Spring)
491 Films & Literature (3)
495 Senior Seminar in Hispanic Studies
(2)
498 Independent Study* (1-3)
499 Independent Study* (1-3)
*Prerequisite for Independent Study: two advanced courses,
Junior Standing). Repeatable for credit
Any other literature courses listed in B
Application form for Honors in Spanish (consult your
catalog for the details of this program)
Requirements for Business Concentration 24 Credits
Required Courses
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Accounting 235 OR Accounting 221
Accounting 222
Economics 110
Economics 120
Economics 340
Management 308
Marketing 309
Marketing 341
AND one from the following:
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Economics 311
Finance 355
Management 430
Recommended Courses:
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Computer Science 101
Economics 375
Economics 442
Finance 440
Mathematics 175 or 205 or 250
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Two courses not chosen in second group
6. Minor Courses
We have one category of required courses and several options for
electives. Please refer to the “Check List for the Spanish Major.”
Checklist for Spanish
Minor (all colleges)
A.
Required courses: 12 Credits (above 202
level)
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B.
303 Integrated Skills Development
I (4) (Fall/Spring)
304 Integrated Skills Development
II (4) (Spring/Fall)
either 320 Spanish Civilization (3)
(Fall) or 321 Spanish American
Civilization (3) (Fall/Spring)
326 Current Events (1)
Electives: 6 Credits
NOTE: Please be careful to read the
prerequisites for each advanced course.
Education Majors with Minor in Spanish must
take SPA 331 (Phonetics)
TOTAL: 18 CREDITS
Foreign Study & Credit for the Spanish
Minor
A student pursuing a minor in Spanish at the
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse may earn up
to 66% of the credit hours for the minor in a
foreign country. Thirty-four per cent of the credit
hours must be earned at UW-L. Students
returning from study abroad must complete one
three-credit Spanish course at UW-L.
A student has the right to petition this policy. In
this event the Chair of the Department of Modern
Languages shall appoint a committee to evaluate
the case in terms of the following criteria:
1. Proficiency examination (oral and written),
and
2. Evaluation of the student’s performance
prior to the study experience in the foreign
country.
The committee shall submit its findings to the
department chair who in turn will report to the
student concerned.
C. Please Note:
At UW-L it is possible to pursue a minor in
International Studies with a Latin American
emphasis. Interested students may design an
individualized course of study in consultation
with the Director of International Studies
Curriculum. For more details pick up the
brochure on Latin American Studies.
7. Special Notations
These are spelled out in the current catalog and amended when
needed. Most of them relate to Teacher Education students and
their special requirements, to the Retroactive Credit policy and
Placement Testing, or to study abroad requirements and policies.