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 Two Year Plan: Modern Language (BA), Spanish Specialization
The following plan is possible on the presumption that an incoming student has an Associate of Arts (AA) degree and has completed the equivalent to Intermediate Spanish II (4th semester of Spanish) prior to enrolling at Truman State University.
FALL - Semester 1
- SPAN 330: WE/Spanish Grammar & Composition (3 cr)
- SPAN 340: Spanish Conversation (3 cr)
- LING 238: Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course
SPRING - Semester 2
- SPAN 353: Intro to Hispanic Literature (3 cr)
- SPAN 364: Spanish Phonetics & Phonology (3 cr)
- SPAN 300-level elective (3 cr) OR SPAN 362: Civilization of Spain (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course
FALL - Semester 3
- SPAN 300-level elective (3 cr) OR SPAN 363: Latin American Civilization (3 cr)
- SPAN 400-level elective (3 cr)
- SPAN 450: Advanced Spanish Grammar & Composition (3 cr)
- SPAN 460: Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course
SPRING - Semester 4
- SPAN 400-level elective (3 cr)
- SPAN 461: WE/Survey of Spanish-American Literature (3 cr)
- CML 470: Modern Language Capstone Experience (2 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course
- Elective course (if needed)
NOTES:
- Most Spanish majors study abroad. Through participation in a Truman faculty-led summer program, a student can bring back 6 credit hours applicable to the major. This would make semester 3 more feasible, for example.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- 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 (advise@truman.edu) with any updates to the plan above.
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.