Spanish Language, AA

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The Spanish Language Associate in Arts degree provides a base of knowledge and skills that will serve as a foundation for further study and/or pursuit of a career. The major prepares students to pursue an undergraduate major in Spanish. Majors will develop proficiency in the four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will comprehend authentic written materials at the intermediate or advanced level, and they will be able to compose short texts with appropriate use of grammar, syntax and vocabulary. Majors will also show cultural awareness, including an understanding of the regional, national and ethnic diversity of the areas in which the language is spoken.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Demonstrate proficient written expression in the Spanish language with appropriate grammatical accuracy, cultural awareness and a clear understanding of linguistic structures.
Demonstrate proficient oral expression in the Spanish language with appropriate grammatical accuracy, cultural awareness and a clear understanding of linguistic structures.

Major Requirements - Core

Complete 8 units selected from:

SPAN 1 Elementary Spanish I Units: 4
SPAN 2 Elementary Spanish II Units: 4

Major Requirements - Restricted Electives

Area A

Complete 4 units selected from:

SPAN 3 Intermediate Spanish I Units: 4
SPAN 3A Spanish for Spanish Speakers I Units: 4

Area B

Complete 6 units selected from:

ANTHR 4 Introduction to Linguistics Units: 3
ENGL 35 Chicano Literature Units: 3
ETHNS 34 Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies Units: 3
HIST 31 Mexican-American History Units: 3
SPAN 4 Intermediate Spanish II Units: 4
SPAN 4A Spanish for Spanish Speakers II Units: 4
SPAN 20 Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies through Literature Units: 5

Minimum Major Units Required: 18

Complete all courses with a grade of “C” or better.

General Education

Complete one of the following general education patterns:

Students are advised to double-count courses in the major or area of emphasis to also satisfy general education when possible. Course subject credit will be awarded in satisfaction of both major/area of emphasis and lower division general education requirements, but the units will only be counted once in computing the total number of units for the degree.