Spanish Minor Requirements (15 credits)

• Total Credits: 15
• Grade Point Average to Declare Spanish Minor: 3.0 Overall GPA
• Grade Point Average to Graduate with Spanish Major: 3.0 GPA within minor coursework
• USU Credit Requirement: At least half (50 percent) of the credits earned for this degree must be completed in upper-division USU courses having prefixes of SPAN or LING. All other credits (including transfer and study abroad credits) must be approved by the program’s academic advisor in order to be counted toward the minor. Students who have completed Bridge Program Language courses should contact their advisor as these courses may count toward elective credits and credits toward minor requirements.
• Minimum Grade Requirement: All courses taken for the Spanish minor require a minimum grade of C- or better. Courses taken for the Spanish minor may not be taken on a pass/fail basis (except courses designated as pass/fail, such as SPAN 3010 , SPAN 3520  and SPAN 4920 ).

A. Required Courses (12 credits)

Students should complete at least one course from Group I and Group II before taking SPAN 3300  (required course). Students should then take one course from Group III.

B. Elective Course (3 credits)

Select 3 credits from the following elective course options:

• LING 4100 - The Study of Language 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3010 - Hispanic Outreach Practicum 1-4 credit(s) ³
• SPAN 3040 - Advanced Spanish Grammar 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3060 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition (CI) 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3100 - Spanish for Healthcare Professionals 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3116 - Spanish Pop Culture: Film, Media and Entertainment 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3117 - Building Identities (Breaking Down Walls, Building Identities) 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3118 - Literature and Film: Contemporary Issues 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3400 - Introduction to Hispanic Cinema 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3510 - Business Spanish 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3520 - Business Spanish Practicum 1-4 credit(s)
• SPAN 3550 - Spanish Culture and Civilization (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3560 - Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Culture 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3570 - Hispanic American Culture and Civilization (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3600 - Survey of Spanish Literature I (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3610 - Survey of Spanish Literature II (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3620 - Survey of Hispanic American Literature I (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3630 - Survey of Hispanic American Literature II (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3640 - Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literature 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 3650 - Spanish Literature - Study Abroad 1-4 credit(s) ^2,3
• SPAN 3660 - Hispanic American Literature - Study Abroad 1-4 credit(s) ^2,3
• SPAN 3800 - Spanish III Study Abroad 1-4 credit(s) ^2,3
• SPAN 4200 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics 3 credit(s) ¹
• SPAN 4800 - Hispanic Culture and Civilization - Study Abroad 1-4 credit(s) ^2,3
• SPAN 4880 - Individual Readings 1-4 credit(s) ³
• SPAN 4920 - Spanish Language Tutoring 1 credit(s) ^1,3
• SPAN 5060 - Spanish for Professional and Academic Purposes 3 credit(s)

Note:

¹ This course or practicum is required for a teaching emphasis in the Spanish minor.

² Students desiring to apply study abroad credits toward these degrees must obtain approval from the LPCS office prior to participating.

³ This course is repeatable for credit.

Related Programs

• Spanish Minor, Teaching Emphasis: 20 credits + 29 STEP credits
  
• Spanish Minor, Teaching Emphasis without Licensure: 19 credits
• Spanish Major: 33 credits
• Spanish Major, Teaching Emphasis: 38 credits + 29 STEP credits
• Spanish Major, Teaching Emphasis without Licensure: 37 credits