Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements SPANBA
The Bachelor of Arts in Spanish offers students an in-depth encounter with the rich and diverse realm of Spanish and Spanish American literature, culture and linguistics through the Spanish language. Students can explore such topics as Hispanic language, cultures, and societies, Hispanic film studies, the novel and short story, theater, poetry, translation, and gender in literature.
Requirements
The major requires at least 33 credit hours*, including the requirements listed below.
- Second-Year Spanish II. One (1) course:
- HISP-S 250 Second-Year Spanish II
- HISP-S 251 Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers
- Spanish Grammar in Context**. One (1) course:
- HISP-S 280 Spanish Grammar in Context
- HISP-S 281 Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers
- Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures. One (1) course:
- HISP-S 324 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
- Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics. One (1) course:
- HISP-S 326 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
- Introduction to Hispanic Literature. One (1) course:
- HISP-S 328 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
- Spanish Track Requirement. Complete one (1) of the Spanish Tracks (see list below).
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.
Notes
Major Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
HISPsubject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement (unless otherwise noted) :
- Any HISP-S 100–199
- HISP-S 208 The Language of Leadership
- HISP-S 220 US Latino Literatures
- HISP-S 260 Trends in Hispanic Cinema
- HISP-S 265 Topics in Hispanic Literature in Translation
- HISP-S 284 Women in Hispanic Culture
- HISP-S 290 Topics in Hispanic Culture
- HISP-S 293 Spanish Across the Curriculum
- HISP-S 421
- HISP-S 499 Honors Research in Spanish
- SPAN-S 203 Second Year Spanish 1
- SPAN-S 303 The Hispanic World
- The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements, but will count toward the College Breadth requirement
- Any HISP-P 100–499
- HISP-S 100 Elementary Spanish I *
- HISP-S 105 First-Year Spanish *
- HISP-S 150 Elementary Spanish II *
- HISP-S 200 Second-Year Spanish I *
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will count toward the College Breadth requirement.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Minor in Spanish (SPANMIN)
Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.