Florida Atlantic University  Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE MINOR
for Heritage/Native Speakers and Non-Heritage Speakers
Students need to declare Spanish minor and seek advising at Language, Linguistics and Comparative Literature Department
to develop their personalized academic plan for completion of the minor. Appointments with LLCL advisor available online at
http://alsas.fau.edu/tracweb40/default.html or by calling 561-297-3800. Walk – in Advising: THURSDAYS 10 a.m. – 12 & 1 – 4 p.m.
SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE MINOR (for Non-Heritage Speakers)
SUBJECT
COURSE
TITLE
PREREQUISITES COMMENTS
CR
GR
WHEN
SEMESTER
TAKEN
OFFERED
PREREQUISITES FOR MINOR
Students need to take on-line Spanish Language Placement Test before registration for language courses http://www.fau.edu/spanish/SPN.php
SPN
1120
Beginning Spanish Language and Culture 1
4
Students, who CLEP/AP 4 credits of Spanish language, need to start with SPN 1121
SPN
1121
Beginning Spanish Language and Culture 2 SPN 1120 or permission of instructor
4
SPN
1150
Intensive Beginning Spanish
Combines SPN 1120 and SPN 1121
8
Students, who CLEP 8 credits of Spanish language, need to start with SPN 2220.
MINOR REQUIREMENTS (5 courses, 15-19 credits; each course must be passed with a grade of C or better)
SPN
2220
Intermed. Spanish Language and Culture 1
Prerequisite: SPN 1121 or permission of instructor
4
SPN
2221
Intermed. Spanish Language and Culture 2
Prerequisite: SPN 2220 or permission of instructor
4
SPN
3400
Advanced Spanish: Grammar
Prereq: SPN 2221 or permission
4
SPN
3500
Spanish Peninsular Culture and Civilization
Prereq. Or Coreq: SPN 3400 or permission
3
SPN
3501
Latin American Culture and Civilization
Prereq. Or Coreq: SPN 3400 or permission
3
SPN
3440
Commercial Spanish 1
Prereq: SPN 2221 or permission
3
SPN
3441
Commercial Spanish 2
Prereq: SPN 2221 or permission
3
SPN
3410
Advanced Spanish: Conversation
Prereq SPN 2221
3
SPT
4800
Spanish Translation
Prereq: SPN 3400 or permission
3
SPW
3012
Intro. to Peninsular Spanish Literature
Prereq: SPN 3400 or permission
3
SPW
3020
Introduction to Spanish American Literature
Prereq: SPN 3400 or permission
3
To complete Spanish Minor for Non-Heritage Speakers students are required to pass with a grade C or better two courses in Intermediate
Spanish Language (SPN 2220 and SPN 2221), one course in Advance Spanish Language (SPN 3400), one course in Spanish Culture (SPN
3500 or SPN 3501) and one elective upper division Spanish course from the list. Students with advance knowledge of Spanish Language
(beyond intermediate level) need to contact LLCL advisor for the list of five courses to take for the minor. Students who plan to study abroad
need to approve courses with LLCL advisor before taking them.
SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE MINOR (for Heritage/Native Speakers)
SUBJECT
COURSE
TITLE
SEMESTER
OFFERED
PREREQUISITES FOR MINOR
SPN
1340
Beg. Spanish for Heritage speakers
PREREQUISITES COMMENTS
CR
GR
WHEN
TAKEN
Credit may not be awarded for SPN 1340 and SPN
4
1120 or SPN 1121.
Some heritage speakers can begin the minor with SPAN 2314 or SPN 3343 by testing out of those courses based on the results of Spanish Placement
Test for Heritage/Native speakers
Students, who CLEP/AP 8 credits of Spanish language, need to start with SPN 2341.
MINOR REQUIREMENTS (5 courses, 15-19 credits; each course must be passed with a grade of C or better)
SPN
2341
Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Prereq: SPN 1340 or perm. Credit may not be
4
awarded for SPN 2341 and SPN 2220 or SPN
2221.
Required; Prereq: SPN 2341 or permission
SPN
3343
Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers
4
SPN
3500
Spanish Peninsular Culture and Civilization
Prereq. Or Coreq: SPN 3343 or permission
3
SPN
3501
Latin American Culture and Civilization
Prereq. Or Coreq: SPN 3343 or permission
3
SPN
3440
Commercial Spanish 1
Prereq: SPN 2221 or permission
3
SPN
3441
Commercial Spanish 2
Prereq: SPN 2221 or permission
3
SPN
3401
Advanced Spanish: Composition
Prereq: SPN 3343 or permission
3
SPT
4800
Spanish Translation
Prereq: SPN 3343 or permission
3
SPW
3012
Intro. to Peninsular Spanish Literature
Prereq: SPN 3343 or permission
3
SPW
3020
Introduction to Spanish American Literature
Prereq: SPN 3343 or permission
3
SPW
3/4000 level literature course in Spanish
Prereq: SPW 3012 or SPW 3020 or permission
3
To complete Spanish Minor for Heritage/Native Speakers students are required to pass with a grade C or better one course in Intermediate
Spanish Language (SPN 2341), one course in Advance Spanish Language (SPN 3343), one course in Spanish Culture (SPN 3500 or SPN 3501),
one course in Introduction to Spanish Literature (SPN 3012 or SPN 3020) and one elective upper division Spanish course from the list.
Students with advance knowledge of Spanish Language (beyond intermediate level) need to contact LLCL advisor for the list of five courses
to take for the minor. Students who plan to study abroad need to approve courses with LLCL advisor before taking them.