The Spanish major consists of a minimum of eleven semester courses above the level of
Intensive Intermediate Spanish. A minimum of seven of the eleven courses required for the major must be taken on campus in the Department. Spanish majors must take at least one course a semester in the major, regardless of the number of courses they have already taken. At least seven of the courses must be upper division courses, numbered above 201. At least one course must be at the 300-level or above and at least one must be at the 400-level or above. These courses may be chosen among the Department offerings in Hispanic literature, Hispanic culture and civilization, and/or Spanish linguistics. Some majors may have to take up to fourteen courses to complete the requirements.
Related area courses available through other departments, including the Latin American Area Studies Program, may interest some majors. A certificate in Latin American Studies is available and may be arranged with the adviser and director of the Center for Latin American Studies.
As of Fall 2008, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese has reconfigured its major. Starting with the entering Class of 2012, these requirements will apply.
12 General Education Courses
Alternatively, students can take upper-level linguistics courses (200 or above) instead of any of these literature or culture courses.
**Spanish majors who complete the Business Coursework Program, the Pre-Medical Program, or a second major are exempt from the second language requirement.
This version of the major has been replaced by the reconfiguration described above.
12 General Education courses
2 semesters of a literature survey from among the following courses: Survey of Spanish Literature (SPAN 241, SPAN 242), Survey of Spanish American Literature (SPAN 261, SPAN 262).
1 semester Spanish Phonetics (SPAN 211), Spanish Structure (SPAN 212), or Individual and Societal Bilingualism (SPAN 311). (Satisfies one semester of the two-semester college General Education Requirement in Social Science).
4 semesters Spanish courses at the level of 201 or above, including at least one course at the 400 level or above.
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Spanish majors are required to study in Spain or Spanish America for a semester or, preferably, for an academic year. Although Advanced Spanish II is the minimum required course, it is highly recommended that students complete Academic Writing before enrolling in a study-abroad program. No credit is given for language courses taken abroad. Students must get the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies for their courses before going overseas. With the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Spanish majors may substitute summer study in Georgetown University’s programs in Quito, Ecuador or Barcelona, Spain for a semester abroad. Students participating in overseas studies may take courses in Hispanic Art, Anthropology, Economics, History, Philosophy, and other appropriate related areas. These courses can be used to fulfill upper division Spanish requirements, provided the courses are taught in Spanish and deal with Spain or Spanish America. A maximum of two courses per semester taken abroad can be counted toward the major. One of these can be a program course reserved for foreign students in general or American students in particular. (Students going to the Dominican Republic may take two such courses.) Upon returning, students will show their syllabi of courses taken abroad to the Director of Undergraduate Studies in order to receive credit.
Students who double major in two languages may choose to split their year abroad. That is, they may study one semester in a Spanish-speaking country and one semester in a country where the other major language is spoken. In this case, they can receive credit for a maximum of one course taken in the non-Spanish-speaking country, with the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Double-majors who spend only one semester abroad will not receive credit for courses taken in a non-Spanish-speaking country.
A maximum of four courses taken at other institutions can be transferred toward the major. Transfer students must have the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in order to get credit for courses taken at another institution.
Students can receive AP credit for up to two courses (the equivalent of Intensive Advanced I and II). They can therefore receive credit for a maximum of two courses taken abroad.
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The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers qualified undergraduate students the opportunity to earn both a Bachelors and a Masters degree at an accelerated pace by counting two graduate-level courses taken in the undergraduate program toward the Masters degree. Students with a minimum of a 3.5 in the major are eligible to apply for the program at the end of their junior year. Interested applicants should consult with the Director of Graduate Studies. Applications are available in the Spanish Department.
The Spanish Department welcomes students from other majors who wish to complete a Spanish minor. The minor consists of a minimum of six courses. Students who begin their minor at a level higher than Intensive Advanced Spanish will nevertheless have to take six courses to complete the requirements unless they receive transfer or AP credit.
As of Fall 2008, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese has reconfigured its minor. Starting with the entering Class of 2012, these requirements will apply:
3 courses 201-level or above in literature, culture or linguistics, one of which must be numbered 300 or above.
XI. Required courses for students entering Georgetown before Fall 2008
This version of the minor has been replaced by the reconfiguration described above.
XII. Overseas Study (minors)
Spanish minors are encouraged to study abroad. Although Advanced Spanish II is the minimum required course, it is highly recommended that students complete Academic Writing before enrolling in a study-abroad program. Students must get the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies for their courses before going overseas. With the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Spanish minors may substitute summer study in Georgetown University’s programs in Quito, Ecuador or Barcelona, Spain for a semester abroad. Students participating in overseas studies may take courses in Hispanic Art, Anthropology, Economics, History, Philosophy, and other appropriate related areas. These courses can be used to fulfill upper division Spanish requirements, provided the courses are taught in Spanish and deal with Spain or Spanish America. A maximum of one course per semester taken abroad can be counted toward the minor. One of these can be a program course reserved for foreign students in general or American students in particular. (Students going to the Dominican Republic may take two such courses.) Upon returning, students will show their syllabi of courses taken abroad to the Director of Undergraduate Studies in order to receive credit. No credit will be given toward the minor for courses taken in non-Spanish-speaking countries.
XIII. Transfer/AP Credit
Students can receive AP credit for up to two courses (the equivalent of Intensive Advanced I and II) toward the minor.
(For course listing for Spanish see http://explore.georgetown.edu/courses/)