Spanish, BA

Major requirements

Prerequisites

Required Courses for the Spanish major (10 classes or 30 credits) for students starting with SPAN 104

Basic level courses (4 classes -12 credits)

1. SPAN 0104

   INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 4
   3
2. SPAN 0120

   CONVERSATION
   3
3. SPAN 0125

   GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION

   As published: “GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION or”
   3
4. SPAN 0126

   SPANISH ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS
   3
5. PORT 0101

   ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE 1 or

   Not resolved to a course
6. PORT 1010

   PORTUGUESE FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS 1

   Not resolved to a course

Mid-level courses (4 classes-12 credits)

1. SPAN 1055

   INTRODUCTION HISPANIC LITERATURE 1

   As published: “INTRODUCTION HISPANIC LITERATURE 1 or”
   3
2. SPAN 1056

   READING, WRITING, & HEALTH IN SPANISH
   3
3. SPAN 1250

   HISPANIC CIVILIZATIONS
   3
4. SPAN 1260

   OVERVIEW OF SPANISH LITERATURE

   As published: “OVERVIEW OF SPANISH LITERATURE or”
   3
5. SPAN 1280

   OVERVIEW OF LATIN AMERICAN LIT
   3
6. SPAN 1300

   SPANISH PHONETICS AND PHONEMICS

   As published: “level course”
   3

Upper-level courses (2 classes-6 credits)

1. SPAN 14XX or above

   Not resolved to a course
2. SPAN 14XX or above

   Not resolved to a course

Required Courses for the Spanish major (10 classes or 30 credits) for students starting with SPAN 120, 125, 126

Basic level courses (3 classes - 9 credits)

1. SPAN 0120

   CONVERSATION
   3
2. SPAN 0125

   GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION

   As published: “GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION or”
   3
3. SPAN 0126

   SPANISH ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS
   3
4. PORT 0101

   ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE 1 or

   Not resolved to a course
5. PORT 1010

   PORTUGUESE FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS 1

   Not resolved to a course

Mid-level courses (4 classes-12 credits)

1. SPAN 1055

   INTRODUCTION HISPANIC LITERATURE 1

   As published: “INTRODUCTION HISPANIC LITERATURE 1 or”
   3
2. SPAN 1056

   READING, WRITING, & HEALTH IN SPANISH
   3
3. SPAN 1250

   HISPANIC CIVILIZATIONS
   3
4. SPAN 1260

   OVERVIEW OF SPANISH LITERATURE

   As published: “OVERVIEW OF SPANISH LITERATURE or”
   3
5. SPAN 1280

   OVERVIEW OF LATIN AMERICAN LIT
   3
6. SPAN 1300

   SPANISH PHONETICS AND PHONEMICS

   As published: “level”
   3

Upper-level courses (3 classes-9 credits)

1. SPAN 14XX or above

   Not resolved to a course
2. SPAN 14XX or above

   Not resolved to a course

Required Courses for the Spanish major for students (10 classes or 30 credits) starting with SPAN 1055 or above

Basic level courses (1 class - 3 credits)

1. PORT 0101

   ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE 1 or

   Not resolved to a course
2. PORT 1010

   PORTUGUESE FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS 1

   Not resolved to a course

Mid-level courses (4-5 classes-12-15 credits)

1. SPAN 1055

   INTRODUCTION HISPANIC LITERATURE 1

   As published: “INTRODUCTION HISPANIC LITERATURE 1 or”
   3
2. SPAN 1056

   READING, WRITING, & HEALTH IN SPANISH
   3
3. SPAN 1250

   HISPANIC CIVILIZATIONS
   3
4. SPAN 1260

   OVERVIEW OF SPANISH LITERATURE

   As published: “OVERVIEW OF SPANISH LITERATURE or”
   3
5. SPAN 1280

   OVERVIEW OF LATIN AMERICAN LIT
   3
6. SPAN 1300

   SPANISH PHONETICS AND PHONEMICS

   As published: “level”
   3

Upper-level courses (4-5 classes-12-15 credits)

1. SPAN 14XX or above

   Not resolved to a course
2. SPAN 14XX or above

   Not resolved to a course

Additional information and requirements

1. Spanish majors and Spanish or Hispanic Languages and Cultures minors may complete a 3-credit community-based internship, an independent study or an honors thesis as part of the requirements for their major or minor.

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2. W requirement: Spanish majors must complete one writing-intensive (W) course in the major. The following courses satisfy this requirement.

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3. SPAN 1055

   INTRODUCTION HISPANIC LITERATURE 1
   3
4. SPAN 1056

   READING, WRITING, & HEALTH IN SPANISH
   3
5. Grade requirements: Students must maintain an average GPA of 2.0 or above in all department courses. No courses with a grade of C- or lower will count toward the major.

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6. Satisfactory/No-Credit option: Majors may take one required course on an S/NC basis.

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7. Language of instruction: Spanish majors can take up to one course offered by the department that is taught in English. In order to have it count toward minor requirements, written assignments must be submitted in Spanish.

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8. Study Abroad: At least one term of study abroad is recommended.

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9. Credits in residence: To complete the Spanish major, students are required to take at least half of the credits required for the major while in residence in the Dietrich School.

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10. Placement into language courses: For the Spanish placement test, please contact the Spanish Language Coordinator, Dolores Lima, dlima@pitt.edu. For the Portuguese placement test, please contact the Portuguese Language Coordinator, Adam Demaray, a.demaray@pitt.edu.

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11. Credit by examination: Students may receive credit by examination for some Spanish language courses. Similar credits may be earned in Portuguese.

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