Spanish Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The 49-credit major requires the completion of a minor.
Grade Requirements: the minimum cumulative GPA for this program is ≥2.7.
| Required Courses | ||
| SPAN 201 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE | 5 |
| SPAN 202 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE | 5 |
| SPAN 203 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE | 5 |
| SPAN 310 | ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION | 3 |
| SPAN 311 | ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Choose two of the following courses: | 10 | |
| HISPANIC LINGUISTIC STUDIES | ||
| HISPANIC CULTURAL STUDIES | ||
| HISPANIC LITERARY STUDIES | ||
| Electives–select courses above SPAN 300 | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | MATH 107 | 5 |
| SPAN 1013 | 5 | SPAN 1023 | 5 | SPAN 1033 | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| SPAN 201 (Humanities & Arts BACR 1) | 5 | SPAN 202 (Humanities & Arts BACR 2) | 5 | SPAN 203 (Global Studies - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| SPAN 310 | 3 | SPAN 311 | 3 | SPAN 322, 323, or 324 | 5 |
| SPAN 322, 323, or 324 | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 | Spanish Elective2 | 3 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 2 | ||
| 17 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| Spanish Elective2 | 5 | Senior Capstone - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Spanish Elective2 | 5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 | Spanish Elective2 | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Electives–select 18 credits in courses above SPAN 300.
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Students who complete four years of a single language in high school can start taking Span 201. Students who earn a Seal of Biliteracy should take the placement test to determine which course is best for them based on their proficiency. Students who speak Spanish at home must take the placement test before taking any course.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BA in Spanish from EWU should be able to:
- speak at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish;
- write at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish;
- read at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish;
- demonstrate listening comprehension at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish;
- analyze in Spanish Hispanic artistic products taking into consideration historical, political, economic, and other social issues.