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Spanish Major & Minor Requirements

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Requirements for Major

  • A minimum of eight units at the 201 level or above, including Spanish 301, 315.
  • Residence in the Gerstacker International House for one semester.
  • Transfer students must complete at least three 300- or 400-level courses (not including Spanish 301) at Albion College.
  • A maximum of one unit from Advanced Placement credit can count toward the major.
  • Standard requirements for majors are at the beginning of the Foreign Languages section.
  • Courses required for the major must be taken for a numerical grade.
    Note prerequisites for all 300- and 400-level classes.

Requirements for Major With Elementary Education Certification

  • A minimum of eight units at the 201-level or above, including Spanish 301 and either 305 or 306.
  • With departmental permission, courses taken abroad may replace courses from this sequence.
  • Courses required for the major must be taken for a numerical grade.
  • Completion of all other requirements for teacher certification.
    Note prerequisites for all 300- and 400-level classes.
  • Study abroad is strongly recommended, and may soon be required by the State of Michigan.

 

Requirements for Minor

  • A minimum of six units at the 201-level or above, including Spanish 301, 315.
  • Students whose placement test results exempt them from courses at the 200-level must fulfill the six-unit requirement beginning at the 300-level. These students do not receive retroactive college credit for 201 or 202.
  • A maximum of one unit from Advanced Placement credit can count toward the minor.
  • Courses required for the minor must be taken for a numerical grade.
    Note prerequisites for all 300- and 400-level classes.

Requirements for Major and Minor With Secondary Education Certification

  • A teaching major consists of a minimum of eight units at the 201-level or above. Spanish 301, 305 or 306, and 315 are required.
  • A teaching minor consists of a minimum of five units at the 201-level or above. Spanish 301, 305 or 306, and 315 are required.
  • With departmental permission, courses taken abroad may replace courses from this sequence.
  • Courses required for the major or minor must be taken for a numerical grade.
  • Completion of all other requirements for teacher certification.
    Note prerequisites for all 300- and 400-level classes.
  • Study abroad is strongly recommended, and may soon be required by the State of Michigan.

 

Requirements for “Certificate of Language Proficiency”

  • A minimum of six units, including Spanish 301 and one other 300-level course. Students may test out of courses (see detailed description at the beginning of the Foreign Languages section).

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