Spanish, B.A.

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 Cap graduation image - Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.

The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.

Course Requirements

Core Curriculum
Core 1: Critical Thinking
FYS 100First Yr Sem Critical Thinking3
MTH 121 Bison image  Cap graduation image Concepts and Applications (CT)3
Critical Thinking Course3
Core 2
ENG 101 Bison image Beginning Composition3
ENG 201 Bison image  Cap graduation image Advanced Composition3
CMM 103 Bison image  Cap graduation image Fund Speech-Communication3
MTH 121 Bison image  Cap graduation image Concepts and Applications (CT)3
Core II Natural/Physical Science4
Core II Humanities (WI)3
Core II Social Science3
Core II Fine Arts3
Additional University Requirements
Writing Intensive3
Writing Intensive3
Multicultural or International3
SPN 490 Bison image Spanish Capstone Experience3
College-Specific
SPN 101Introductory Spanish3
SPN 102Introductory Spanish II3
SPN 203Intermediate Spanish III3
SPN 204Intermediate Spanish IV3
300/400 COLA Literature3
COLA Literature3
COLA Humanities3
COLA Social Science3
COLA Social Science3
COLA Social Science3
COLA Natural/Physical Science4
COLA International Credit3
COLA Multicultural Credit3
Major-Specific
SPN 102Introductory Spanish II3
SPN 203Intermediate Spanish III3
SPN 204 Cap graduation image Intermediate Spanish IV3
300/400 SPN Elective3
300/400 SPN Elective3
300/400 SPN Elective3
400 SPN Elective3
400 SPN Elective3
400 SPN Elective3
Spanish Capstone3
300/400 Free Elective3
300/400 Free Elective3
300/400 Free Elective3
300/400 Free Elective3
Free Elective3
Free Elective3

Major Information

  • The total number of free electives will depend on the amount of double and triple counting of requirements.
  • See course attributes each semester for courses that meet multiple requirements.
  • Questions about requirements should be directed to the College of Liberal Arts (304-696-2350). Core II and COLA requirements may not be double counted.
  • Forty-eight credit hours (sixteen 3-hour courses) must be at the 300/400 level.
  • Students must earn a C or better in ENG 201 Advanced Composition and all foreign language courses.
  • Minimum of 120 hours to graduate.
  • A major in one of the modern foreign languages consists of ten courses, typically thirty semester hours, in the same language. Courses taken at Marshall are three credit hours each. Courses that transfer from study abroad may transfer as four credit hours, but each of these courses is to be considered equivalent to one three-hour Marshall course. Courses numbered 101 do not count toward the major.

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 Cap graduation image - Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.

Semester Plan

The study of foreign languages emphasizes the development of critical thinking skills—increased powers of observation, analysis, logical reasoning, memory, and adaptability—that are immediately transferable to other areas of higher education and to a diversity of careers. In learning to understand, speak, read, and write a foreign language a student acquires direct access to another view of the world at a time when intercultural understanding, at both the national and international levels, has become an urgent priority.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First SemesterCredit Hours
SPN 101 Introductory Spanish 3
CMM 103 Bison image  Cap graduation image Fund Speech-Communication 3
ENG 101 Bison image Beginning Composition 3
FYS 100 First Yr Sem Critical Thinking 3
Core II Social Science 3
UNI 100 Freshman First Class 1
 Credit Hours16
Second Semester
SPN 102 Introductory Spanish II 3
Core II Physical/Natural Science 4
MTH 121 Bison image  Cap graduation image Concepts and Applications (CT) 3
Critical Thinking 3
COLA Social Science 3
 Credit Hours16
Second Year
First Semester
SPN 203 Intermediate Spanish III 3
ENG 201 Bison image  Cap graduation image Advanced Composition 3
Writing Intensive 3
Multicultural/International 3
COLA Social Science 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
SPN 204 Cap graduation image Intermediate Spanish IV 3
Core II Fine Arts 3
Core II Humanities 3
COLA Physical/Natural Science 4
Free Elective 3
 Credit Hours16
Third Year
First Semester
300/400 SPN Elective 3
300/400 SPN Elective 3
COLA International 3
COLA Multicultural 3
Free Elective 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
300/400 SPN Elective 3
400 SPN Elective 3
300/400 Free Elective 3
COLA Social Science 3
Writing Intensive 3
 Credit Hours15
Fourth Year
First Semester
400 SPN Elective 3
400 SPN Elective 3
300/400 Free Elective 3
300/400 Free Elective 3
300/400 COLA Literature 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
SPN 490 Bison image Spanish Capstone Experience 3
COLA Literature 3
COLA Humanities 3
300/400 Free Elective 3
 Credit Hours12
 Total Credit Hours120