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

Program completers will demonstrate clear and precise reading skills in Spanish language with appropriate grammatical accuracy and cultural awareness.
Program completers will demonstrate clear and precise written expression in the Spanish language with appropriate grammatical accuracy and cultural awareness.
Program completers will demonstrate clear and precise oral expression in Spanish language with appropriate grammatical accuracy and cultural awareness.

Major Requirements - Restricted Electives

Complete 18 units selected from:

HIST 31 Mexican-American History Units: 3
HUM 4 Introduction to Linguistics Units: 3
or
ANTHR 4 Introduction to Linguistics Units: 3
SPAN 1 Elementary Spanish I Units: 5
SPAN 2 Elementary Spanish II Units: 5
SPAN 3 Intermediate Spanish I Units: 5
SPAN 3A Spanish for Spanish Speakers I Units: 5
SPAN 4 Intermediate Spanish II Units: 5
SPAN 4A Spanish for Spanish Speakers II Units: 5
SPAN 5 Advanced Spanish Introduction to Literature I Units: 5
SPAN 6 Advanced Spanish Introduction to Literature II Units: 5

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.

Minimum Major Units Required: 18

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

Minimum Degree Units Required: 60

Related Program

Spanish, AA-T

For more information:

Contact the Languages, Library, and Learning Resources Division