Spanish Major

Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements

First Year Course Requirements

1. ENG 101

   Craft of Language
   3

World History Course Area

1. HIS 101

   Globalization in World History

   or: HIS 102 Movements in World History

   or: HIS 103 Empires in World History
   3

Philosophy Requirements

Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course.

1. Philosophy Level One

   Not resolved to a course
   3
2. Philosophy Level Two

   Not resolved to a course
   3

Theology & Religious Studies Requirements

If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course.

1. Theology

   Not resolved to a course
   3
2. Religious Studies

   Not resolved to a course
   3

Diversity & INT 151 Requirements

A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years

1. Diversity

   Not resolved to a course
   3
2. INT 151

   Inequality in American Society
   1

Math & Natural Science Requirements

If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements.

1. Mathematics

   Not resolved to a course
   3-4
2. Natural Science

   Not resolved to a course
   4

Social Science Requirement

If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements.

Non-Native Language Requirement

A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement.

Literature Requirement

If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.

Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement

If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.

Overlay Requirements

1. Writing-Intensive

   Not resolved to a course
   3

If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition).

1. Mission-Overlay

   Not resolved to a course
   3

Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science.

Recommended CCC Courses

Philosophy Level One

1. LIN 101/PHL 102

   Language and Communication (Will count for PHL Level 1 Non-Ethics or Social Science)

   Not resolved to a course

Social Science

1. LIN 101/PHL 102

   Language and Communication (Will count for PHL Level 1 Non-Ethics or Social Science)

   Not resolved to a course

Writing Intensive

1. SPA 302

   Spanish Composition
   3

Mission-Overlay

Second Spanish Course at the 3xx or 4xx level must be certified as CCC-Mission (Ethics and Social Justice, Global Citizenship)

Major Requirements

1. SPA 201

   Intermediate Spanish I

   As published: “Intermediate Spanish I (depending on placement)”
   3
2. SPA 202

   Intermediate Spanish II

   As published: “Intermediate Spanish II (depending on placement)”
   3
3. SPA 301

   Spanish Conversation

   As published: “Spanish Conversation (depending on placement)”

   or: SPA 303 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
   3
4. SPA 302

   Spanish Composition

   As published: “Spanish Composition 1”
   3
5. SPA 380

   Intro to Spanish Linguistics

   or: SPA 466 Spanish Dialectology
   3
6. The remaining SPA credits must include at least 2 4xx level SPA courses (a total of 10 SPA courses).

   Not resolved to a course
   15

Students must also complete a World Language Capstone, which is an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Spanish. For more information, please refer to the World Languages International website (https://www.languagetesting.com/academic-testing-instruments) and follow the links to Oral Proficiency Interview > Schedule a Test (and then select language).