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Spanish Degree Requirements

Major Core To Graduate
Spanish (Traditional) 39 42 120
Spanish Secondary Education 39 + 42 42 120
 Spanish (Applied) 30   120

Traditional Spanish language majors must complete 39 semester hours in the major language, excluding 100-level courses. This major is designed for students whose primary career goal is to work in Spanish-related fields (e.g. translation, international aid or business, communications, writing, etc.) or to go on to graduate school in Spanish. Courses emphasize fluency in the language as well as learning about Hispanic cultures, literatures, and histories.

The Applied major is a 30-credit version of the major for students with another primary goal who want to add a double-major in Spanish. This is for pre-professional students seeking fluency in Spanish language and culture so that they may better communicate with future clients.

Spanish/Secondary Education is for students who intend to teach Spanish in middle or high school; it has the same grounding in language fluency and cultural competency as the Traditional major but adds coursework in teaching methods.

Program Learning Outcomes:

The Learning Outcomes of this degree are to enable students to:

  1. engage in conversations, obtain information, express feelings and opinions according to their level of study.
  2. present information, concepts, and ideas on a variety of topics in the target language
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied and thereby appreciate the value and dignity they share with others
  4. understand and interpret works of literary or artistic value
  5. utilize resources essential for research, academic success, and lifelong learning

Requirements for All Spanish/Spanish Secondary Education Majors

All majors are required to consult their advisers prior to registration each semester. The responsibility of fulfilling the department’s requirements, however, rests with the student.

Additionally: Secondary Education majors must consult with Marywood’s Department of Education in order to fulfill the education sequence, screenings, and QPA requirements in an orderly and accurate manner.

In order for the department to recommend a major for graduation, 50 percent of the student’s major courses must have been taken at Marywood with a minimum QPA of 2.33 in the major. (Note: QPA requirements for Secondary Education are higher and follow Department of Education guidelines).Similarly, 50 percent of courses used to fulfill minor requirements must have been taken at Marywood University with a minimum QPA of 2.33 in the minor.

Transfer students at the junior level who are Spanish majors are required to take a minimum of 15 Spanish language credits at Marywood.