The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Four Year Plan: Modern Language (BA), Spanish Specialization, Starting in 330
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- SPAN 330: WE/Spanish Grammar and Composition (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Semester 2
- SPAN 340: Spanish Conversation (3 cr)
- LING 238: Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6-9 cr)
Semester 3
- SPAN 353: Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3 cr)
- SPAN 363: Latin American Civilization (3 cr)
- Class toward minor or area of interest (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Semester 4
- SPAN 364: Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3 cr)
- Class toward minor or area of interest (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Choose SPAN 300-level elective:
- SPAN 362: Civilization of Spain (3 cr), OR
- SPAN 360: US Latino Culture in Historical Context (3 cr), OR
- SPAN 366: Spanish for Business (3 cr)
Semester 5
- SPAN 450: Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition (3 cr)
- SPAN 460: Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- Class toward minor or area of interest (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 6
- SPAN 461: WE/Survey of Spanish American Literature (3 cr)
- SPAN 400-level elective (3 cr)
- Class toward minor or area of interest (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Semester 7
- SPAN 400-Level elective (3 cr)
- Class toward minor or area of interest (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (6-9 cr)
Semester 8
- CML 470: Modern Language Capstone Experience (2 cr)
- Class toward minor or area of interest (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (9 cr)
NOTES:
- Most Spanish majors study abroad. In this case, the student could choose to participate in a faculty- led summer program to Spain or Costa Rica after the freshman or sophomore year for 6 hours of major credit and 6 hours of elective credit OR s/he could study abroad for an entire semester and transfer 9 hours of credit into the major. The remaining credit earned could be applied to a second major, a minor, or used as general elective credit.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
- Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
- The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 8-7-24
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.
Sample Plans for Related Majors
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