The Spanish curriculum is designed to develop oral and listening skills, a reading knowledge and writing proficiency in Spanish and to enhance an awareness and appreciation of Hispanic culture in order to provide insight and understanding of global interdependence.
The ability to speak and write well in Spanish prepares students for a wide variety of careers such as teaching, banking, business, communications, public relations, social work, travel agencies, and government.
Course placement is determined by an online placement test and a review of high school language courses. Students will not fulfill their competency requirement with a course that is at a lower level than what is determined by the department without prior approval of the department chair.
Spanish majors are highly encouraged to participate in study abroad. Cabrini College has programs of its own and also works with area colleges to provide other study abroad opportunities for students. The credits earned abroad will be applied toward the major or minor. Spanish majors or minors should design a course of study in consultation with the department chair prior to a study abroad experience or other off-campus offering.
Note: Spanish courses for the major are offered on a rotational basis. Students should consult with the department chair when planning their curriculum.
| Requirements for the major in Spanish* |
| View core curriculum requirements (34-48 credits). |
| Required Courses |
CREDITS |
| SPA 203-204 |
Conversation/Composition |
6 |
| SPA 303 |
History of Spanish Civilization |
3 |
| SPA 304 |
History of Latin American Civilization |
3 |
| SPA 408 |
Advanced Conversation |
3 |
| SPA 409 |
Advanced Grammar and Composition |
3 |
| Choose three of the following four courses: |
9 |
| SPA 301 |
Survey of the Spanish Literature I |
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| SPA 302 |
Survey of the Spanish Literature II |
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| SPA 307 |
Survey of Spanish American Literature I |
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| SPA 308 |
Survey of Spanish American Literature II |
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Spanish Electives |
6 |
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Electives, selected from any department(s) |
42-56 |
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Total credits for major |
33 |
*MAJOR: Spanish majors are encouraged to study abroad. The six credits earned abroad will be applied to fulfill required or elective credits.
*MINOR: 18 credits beyond SPA 201. Students wishing to minor in Spanish are encouraged to consult the department to design a program.
For teaching certification (K-12), 39 credits are required in professional education courses.
Click here for more information about teaching certification in Spanish.
Pass/Fail
To encourage maintenance of language skills, the pass/fail option is available to non-language majors or minors who have fulfilled the foreign language core requirement and who wish to pursue additional language courses.