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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Spanish (BA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
SPN 601DFirst-Year Spanish I (General Education)6
2nd Semester
SPN 610DFirst-Year Spanish II (General Education)6
Mathematics (Core) 0203
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
U.S. History (Core) 0603
3rd Semester
SPN 311Intermediate Spanish (General Education)3
SPN 314Spanish Conversation and Culture (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core, General Education) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
4th Semester
SPN 327CAdvanced Grammar and Writing in Context (Major)3
or SPN 327N Academic Writing for Heritage Speakers
or SPN 327V Advanced Writing and Service Learning
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Social Science course (General Education)3
5th Semester
SPN 328CIntroduction to Literatures and Cultures (Major, General Education)3
Upper-division SPN course (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
6th Semester
SPN 330LIntroduction to Language and Linguistics in Society (Major)3
Upper-division SPN course (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
Free elective (Elective)3
7th Semester
Upper-division SPN course (Major)3
Upper-division SPN course (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
SPN 379CCapstone Seminar in Literatures and Cultures (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
8th Semester
PRC 320ETopics in Brazilian Studies (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free electives (Elective)9
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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