Spanish Major Requirements

(Also see Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree.)

All students must take the Spanish language placement exam before registering for a Spanish course. Speakers with prior language proficiency should consult with the Spanish Language Program Director about the waiver of language courses . Courses below Advanced Spanish I can be waived by the placement exam; however, if students place above the level of Advanced Spanish I, they will need to take an additional course to replace Advanced Spanish I. 

All major requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better and may not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. One course taught in English may be counted towards the major requirements. Courses taught in English can be identified by the MLL-ENGL POS-Tag. At least 15 credits must be completed at the 300 level or higher.  At least 18 credits of the eight electives and the Advanced Spanish I course requirements must be completed at JHU on the Homewood campus.    

The program strongly recommends that Spanish majors study abroad, either for a semester in the Hopkins in Madrid program or for a summer or winter intersession term in our programs in Salamanca (Spain) and Coronado (Costa Rica). The Hopkins in Madrid Program, which is for advanced language students, allows students to complete a significant number of major requirements while abroad. Hopkins is also affiliated with a number of other study abroad programs. Students wishing to understand how transfer courses taken elsewhere apply towards the major should contact Loreto Sánchez- Serrano.

Students may include a focus on Spanish for the professions in their Spanish major - see footnotes below.

Writing and Communication in the Major

Students must complete at least 6 credits of Writing and Communication Foundational Ability coursework in one major. For this major, students would be able to fulfill this requirement by selecting 6 credits of elective courses in the major that are designated as Writing and Communication courses.

Language Instruction
AS.210.111Spanish Elements I4
AS.210.112Spanish Elements II4
AS.210.211Intermediate Spanish I3
AS.210.212Intermediate Spanish II3
AS.210.311Advanced Spanish I (or an additional course) 13
Eight Elective Courses
Four courses numbered AS.215.1xx - AS.215.4xx or AS.210.3xx-AS.210.4xx (taught in Spanish) 212
Three courses numbered AS.215.2xx - AS.215.4xx9
One course numbered AS.215.4xx3
Total Credits41
1

If AS.210.311 is waived, courses numbered 215.1xx-4xx or 210.3xx-4xx taught in Spanish apply.  The AS.210.xxx courses that currently apply includes: AS.210.312, AS.210.313, AS.210.314, AS.210.315, AS.210.316, AS.210.317, AS.210.318, AS.210.319, AS.210.411, and AS.210.412

2

Spanish for the professions track: Students may specialize in Spanish for the professions by taking three of the following in order to fulfill part of the requirements of the Spanish major: (1) one course from AS.210.314 Spanish for International Commerce or AS.210.313 Medical Spanish or AS.210.315 Spanish for International Relations or AS.210.318 Spanish for Engineering or AS.210.319 Spanish for Public Health; and (2) both courses AS.210.411 Contacts and Contrasts in Spanish for the Professions and AS.210.412 Community Based Learning - Spanish Language Practicum.

Sample Program of Study

This plan assumes the student is starting at the beginning level of the language. 

First Year
First SemesterCreditsSecond SemesterCredits
AS.210.1114AS.210.1124
 4 4
Second Year
First SemesterCreditsSecond SemesterCredits
AS.210.2113AS.210.2123
 3 3
Third Year
First SemesterCreditsSecond SemesterCredits
AS.210.3113AS.215.1xx-4xx course3
 AS.215.1xx-4xx course3
 3 6
Fourth Year
First SemesterCreditsSecond SemesterCredits
AS.215.1xx-4xx course3AS.215.4xx course3
AS.215.2xx-4xx course3AS.215.2xx-4xx course3
AS.215.2xx-4xx course3AS.215.2xx-4xx course3
 9 9
Total Credits 41

Honors in the Major

Honors in Spanish requires a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, and GPA of 3.7 or higher major required courses.