Spanish Major Requirements
(Also see Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree.)
The Spanish Major consists of 9 courses. 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 major advisor about the waiver of language courses. Note, however, that a waived language course may not be used to substitute for one of the nine required courses of the major. All major requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better and may not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Students may include a focus on Spanish for the professions in their Spanish major - see footnotes below. 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. Of the nine courses for the major, five must the taken on the Homewood JHU 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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AS.210.311 | Advanced Spanish I (or an additional course) 1 | 3 |
| Four courses numbered AS.215.2xx - AS.215.4xx or AS.210.3xx-AS.210.4xx (taught in Spanish) 2 | 9 | |
| Three courses numbered AS.215.2xx - AS.215.4xx | 9 | |
| One course numbered AS.215.4xx | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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If AS.210.311 is waived, courses numbered 215.2xx-4xx, 211.xxx with POS-Tag GRLL-SPAN, 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
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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 Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.210.111 | 4 | AS.210.112 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.210.211 | 3 | AS.210.212 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.210.311 | 3 | AS.215.2xx-4xx course | 3 |
| AS.215.2xx-4xx course | 3 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.215.2xx-4xx course | 3 | AS.215.4xx course | 3 |
| AS.215.2xx-4xx course | 3 | AS.215.2xx-4xx course | 3 |
| AS.215.2xx-AS.215.4xx | AS.215.2xx-4xx course | 3 | |
| 6 | 9 | ||
| Total Credits 38 | |||
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.