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World Languages & Literatures: Spanish - Bachelor of Arts 2022-23 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2022-23 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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First Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5
SPAN 201 4 SPAN 202 4 SPAN 203 4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 BA Fine & Performing Arts 3-4
Total Fall Credits 13 Total Winter Credits 13 Total Spring Credits 12-13

Second Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses  Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4
SPAN 301 4 SPAN 302 4 SPAN 303 4
BA Science/Social Science 3-4 BA Science/Social Science 3-4 BA Science/Math 3-4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 15-16 Total Winter Credits 15-16 Total Spring Credits 14-16

Second Year Note: SPAN 301-303 may be taken in any order, though it is preferable to take them in numerical sequence.

Second Year Milestone: Complete SPAN 301/302/303 (by end of Spring term).

Third Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4
SPAN 3XX or 4XX 4 SPAN 3XX or 4XX 4 Advisor Approved Elective 4
Linguistics Course 4 SPAN 341, 342, 343, 344 or 345 4 SPAN 4XX 4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 16 Total Winter Credits 16 Total Spring Credits 16

Third Year Milestones: Complete at least one - SPAN 341/342/343/344/345 and one SPAN 3XX.

Fourth Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Advisor Approved Elective 4 SPAN 4XX Elective (not 401-410) 4 Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis 6
SPAN 4XX Elective (not 401-410) 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4 SPAN 4XX 4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 3
General Elective 4 General Elective 4    
Total Fall Credits 16 Total Winter Credits 15-16 Total Spring Credits 13

Fourth Year Note: A minimum of 4 SPAN classes at the 400 level are required for the major.

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • SPAN 201: Students not prepared to begin the major at the 200 level will begin with 100 level classes.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • SPAN 3XX or 4XX, SPAN 4XX and SPAN 4XX Elective (not 401-410): Check with your advisor about needed prerequisites when registering for 400 level classes.
  • Linguistics Course: SPAN 325, WLL 390 or LING 390 recommended. See WLL department Advisor regarding other course options for this requirement. 
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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