Spanish Major and Minor

Requirements for the Major:

36 credit hours (9 courses) distributed in the following manner:

Spanish 300: "Reading in Spanish: Texts and Contexts"
Two survey courses (Spanish 301 and 302)
Four courses at the 400 level
Two additional courses, which may include any course at the 300 or 400 level

Requirements for the Minor:

20 credit hours (5 courses) distributed in the following manner:

Spanish 300: "Reading in Spanish: Texts and Contexts"
Spanish 301 or 302
One course at the 400 level
Two additional courses, which may include any course at the 300 or 400 level
Additional stipulations for the major and minor in Spanish:

Declaring a major or minor. You must consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) in the Spanish department before declaring a major or minor. The DUS will assign an advisor to majors, with whom you must meet each term before registering for courses.

Fulfilling the writing requirement. Under the General Education program, you may use one course in a non-English language to satisfy the writing requirement over the four years of your undergraduate program. Spanish courses that satisfy the WR are 300, 301, 302 and the honors courses.

Taking courses abroad. Students in the major or minor may receive credit for up to 12 credit hours (3 courses) taken in an approved study program abroad. This number does not include Emory Spanish courses taught abroad during summer or semester courses. Both majors and minors must take at least one 400-level seminar at Emory, regardless of their study abroad credits approved.

Getting approval for study-abroad courses. If you plan to take some of your Spanish major or minor courses on a study abroad program (except for the Salamanca program), you must get preapproval from the DUS for these courses the semester before you leave. Then, upon your return, you must bring all written papers and syllabi back to the DUS for final approval. No exceptions will be made to this procedure.

Elective option. One course taught in Portuguese at the 300 or 400 level may satisfy, respectively, one of the electives or seminars for the Spanish major and one of the electives for the Spanish minor.

Honors thesis. Advanced students in Spanish are encouraged to write an honors thesis in their senior year. Honors students register for Spanish 495A in the fall semester and Spanish 495B in the spring semester. Spanish 495B may count as one of the four 400-level seminars required for the major, but 495A may not.