Spanish B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 46

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Catalog Year: 2021-22

Note: Students are required to maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in all upper-division courses presented in fulfillment of requirements for the Spanish major.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Core Courses		16
Upper-Division Core Courses		12
Additional Upper-Division Spanish Electives		18
Teaching Spanish Track
Total Hours		46

Lower-Division Core Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
SPNS 101	Elementary Spanish I	4
SPNS 102	Elementary Spanish II	4
SPNS 201	Intermediate Spanish I	4
SPNS 202	Intermediate Spanish II	4
Total Hours		16

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Core Courses

Note: SPNS 301 may be taken concurrently with any other 300-level Spanish course

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
SPNS 301	Spanish: Oral and Written Expr	3
SPNS 315	Major Authors	3
SPNS 499	Capstone	3
WLC 391	Special Topics in World Languages and Cultures	3
Total Hours		12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Additional Upper-Division Spanish Electives

Note: 6 credits need to be 400 level content courses: SPNS 400, SPNS 432, SPNS 465, SPNS 466, SPNS 491, SPNS 492 or SPNS 494. The remaining 12 credits could be completed by taking any combination of the upper-division elective courses.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 18 credits of upper-division courses in Spanish.		18
Total Hours		18

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Teaching Spanish Track

Notes:

This teaching track contains different/additional course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the teaching track of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the teaching track of a major or minor in that content area.
- Secondary Education Licensure Program
- Licensure Degree Requirements
To complete this teaching track, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. You do not fill out a major/minor form for graduation or the major/minor/concentration section of the major change form. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
Tracks will not appear on your UM transcript, diploma, university lists, student data system, or university publications. They are used for advising purposes only. You do not fill out a major change for a track.
Spanish qualifies for a single field endorsement. However, there is a limited demand in the majority of Montana high schools for teachers with a single endorsement in Spanish. Students are encouraged to complete the requirements for a second teaching endorsement in another field in more demand in high schools.
Study in a Spanish language country, provided either through the University's Study Abroad Program or an experience considered to be equivalent, also is required.

Teaching Spanish Track Requirements

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
LING 270S	Intro to Linguistics	3
MCLG 410	Methods Teaching Foreign Language	3
SPNS 305	Spanish Phonetics	3
SPNS 400	Introduction to Spanish Linguistics	3
SPNS 408	Spanish: Adv Comp & Conversat	3
Total Hours		15

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach Spanish, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department.