Bienvenidos
Master your language skills and build cultural knowledge. Enhance your career options or become a language professional. We have PSU and faculty-led Education Abroad and Global Internships. You can do your Capstone in Spanish in PDX.
Degree Programs
We offer a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, a Minor in Spanish, a Master of Arts in Spanish, and a Master of Arts in World Languages and Literatures with a secondary language concentration in Spanish. We also offer a Certificate in Intercultural Competence for the Workplace, a Certificate in Pedagogy in World Languages, and a Certificate in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies.
Upcoming Spanish Courses
Use the Schedule of Classes to help you plan your course schedule.
Advising and Placement
Visit the Spanish Advising and Placement page for instructions on how to:
- Take a placement test, if you have previously taken Spanish and have questions about which course is appropriate for you
- Request a faculty advisor for majors and minors, if you plan to major or minor in Spanish
- Access the Spanish major/minor advising worksheets
Spanish Tutoring Services
The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers drop-in tutoring services for 100- and 200-level language students. See the schedule here. Non-PSU students, please see our list of community tutors and translators here.
Spanish Scholarships
The Department of World Languages and Literatures has 20 scholarships available to students, including ones for specific languages and study abroad.
Second Language Requirement
Spanish meets the Second Language Admission Requirement and the Second Language Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Master of Arts (MA) Requirement.
Heritage Spanish
Enrich your language skills with an instructor who targets key areas of development specifically for heritage speakers of Spanish. Study among others developing their voice on the same borderlands between English and Spanish. Heritage Spanish courses are designed for students who grew up in an environment where the language was spoken frequently (who have had contact with it at home), and who want to improve their reading, writing, and conversation skills. Learn more about Spanish for Native and Heritage Speakers. Take the Heritage Spanish placement exam. Learn more about the Heritage Spanish Literary Contest.
Heritage Spanish Literary Contest
Study Abroad
PSU's Education Abroad offers more than 200 programs in 80 countries. There are many opportunities for study abroad in Spanish speaking countries. The Spanish section encourages Spanish majors and minors to take part in these valuable learning opportunities. Students who wish to fulfill major or minor requirements abroad should meet with the Spanish adviser prior to traveling. The Spanish section strongly advises majors to delay fulfilling the electives requirements until after studying abroad. Additionally, students are advised to find a program offering courses that study Spanish language, literature, and culture. Not all courses taught in Spanish will count toward the Spanish major (e.g. Biology taught in Spanish does not count toward a Spanish major just as Biology taught in English does not count toward an English major). One Spanish major requirement that may not be fulfilled abroad is the 8 credits numbered higher than 410. Those credits must be completed at PSU.
Internships
Students interested in completing an internship through Education Abroad in a Spanish speaking country are eligible to earn up to 4 credits of Spanish 404. If the student earns this credit for a grade of P/NP, it will be arranged through the Education Abroad department. Note that courses graded P/NP cannot be applied to the major or minor; all major and minor courses must have a grade of "C" or higher. Students wishing to earn a letter grade must make arrangements in advance with the head of the Spanish section. Check with your adviser or the WLL office for contact information.