OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 120
Minimum Cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0
Minimum number of credits required to complete the major: 36
Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward major: None.
Other GPA requirements to graduate: Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in the courses in the major field that are credited toward the major.
Required Course(s) for fulfilling Capstone Experience: SPA 495 and SPA 4XX; HON 498 /HON 499 may be used as a capstone course for the language major as long as the student uses the language in which he or she is majoring. The Honors thesis and/or presentation should be done in the language or the majority of the work should be done in the language. The thesis proposal form must be signed by the chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics.
Courses satisfying the writing intensive requirement within the major: SPA 305 , SPA 306 , SPA 307 , SPA 309 , SPA 414 and SPA 444
Residency requirement: Majors in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences require a minimum of 15 institutional credits in the major.
Contact Information: Carlos Villacorta, Department Chair, Associate Professor of Spanish, 201 Williams Hall, (207) 581-2072, carlos.villacorta@maine.edu
The requirements listed on this page are specific to this particular major. Students are also responsible for meeting any graduation requirements set out by their college. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) should make sure to review those requirements as stated on the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences page of the catalog.
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Information about the Spanish major
- Demonstration of listening comprehension, oral, reading, and writing proficiency (students who have not received at least a “B” in SPA 305 or SPA 306 may be required to take a test in languages skills)
- Demonstration of comprehensive coverage of literature and civilization through successful completion of appropriate course work
- A minimum of 36 credit hours, 30 of which must be beyond the intermediate level (300 or higher) and MLC 210 .
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