Spanish, Minor

Location(s): On Campus

The Spanish program at Wesleyan prepares students with a firm foundation of skills and knowledge to take advantage of opportunities for Spanish-speaking employees and volunteers in the United States. Such opportunities expand each year with the ever-increasing Hispanic population and the opening of more free trade zones within the Americas. A major or minor in Spanish complements study in majors such as Business Administration, Education, History, Politics, and Global Affairs or preparatory programs for law, seminary, human services, and the medical field.

Minor Requirements: Spanish.

A minor in Spanish consists of a minimum of 24 hours distributed as follows:

SPA 101: Elementary Spanish I Credit: 3
SPA 102: Elementary Spanish II Credit: 3
SPA 211: Intermediate Spanish Credit: 3
SPA 212: Intermediate Spanish Credit: 3
SPA 250: Spanish Phonetics Credit: 3
Any three Spanish courses at the 300 level or above - Credit: 9

Note:

*Declared Spanish minors who have placed out of SPA 101 , SPA 102 , SPA 211 , or SPA 212 may retroactively receive up to 9 hours credit for these courses by completing the next three levels of Spanish. Upon completion of a course, the student must fill out the departmental form in order to receive credit. For example, a student who places into SPA 211 may earn credit for SPA 101 by completing SPA 211 , then may earn credit for SPA 102 by completing SPA 212 . Students may not surpass the College limit of 30 credit hours by examination. Students who place into 300-level courses must take a fourth 300-level course to complete the 21 hours of the minor.

** Some 300-level courses have SPA 318 as a prerequisite. All minors are highly encouraged to take SPA 318 .

***The student must maintain a C average (minimum 2.0) in the minor.

Resources for Non-Majors.

Spanish courses are open to all students based on level of placement. Students are encouraged to take subsequent courses as they meet the prerequisites. Spanish courses provide an excellent complement to nearly all majors because the growing Hispanic population in the country makes the ability to communicate with non-English speakers desirable in practically all fields-medicine, law, business, industry, and government.