All students must complete the University's Liberal Education requirements.

Collegiate Requirements:

All CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator. The major designator for the Spanish Studies BA is SPAN.
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of any second language, with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) must complete the First-Year Experience course sequence.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) students earning a BA, BS, or BIS degree must complete CLA 3002 Career Kickstarter.
All students must complete a capstone in at least one CLA major. The requirements for double majors completing the capstone in a different CLA major will be clearly stated. Students must also complete all major requirements in both majors to allow the additional capstone to be waived. Students completing an additional degree must complete the Capstone in each degree area.

The Spanish Studies B.A. is completed with a minimum of 34-54 credits and 11-15 courses:

0-20 credits (0-4 courses) of preparatory coursework (SPAN 1001-1004 or equivalent)
34 credits (11 courses) beyond the preparatory courses

Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of Spanish with a grade of C-, or better, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college. The Spanish Studies BA requires at least 5-6 semesters of language above and beyond the CLA second language requirement.

Majors are required to study abroad in a Spanish speaking country or territory for at least 6 weeks or take a semester-long service learning course. Students who have prior immersion experience of at least 6 months in a Spanish-speaking community can petition for an exemption.

At least 17 upper-division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

The Spanish Studies BA may be combined with the Portuguese Studies minor, and/or the Spanish Language Advanced Level Proficiency Certificate, and/or the Medical Spanish Minor.

View sample plans for this program here: https://sampleplan.umn.edu/node/1666

Spanish Studies B.A.

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