Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

The Spanish Bachelor of Arts program is available on both the Tahlequah and the Broken Arrow campuses. All courses from the elementary through the advanced levels are available in Tahlequah; only the advanced courses are taught in Broken Arrow. All 3000 and 4000-level courses are taught in a blended format via web conferencing with students at both sites.

For more information about degree requirements, visit the NSU catalog.

• Program Mission Statement
• Spanish B.A. Degree Requirements and Course Rotation
• For more information about the Spanish program on either campus, please contact the program coordinator, Dr. Beth Green-Nagle  nagle@nsuok.edu
• Student Organizations: NSU Spanish Club and the Tau Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi (Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica)

Spanish B.A. Degree Roadmap Document (pdf)

Useful Links

• Why learn Spanish?
• Why learn a language in college?
• Heritage Learners
• College Brochure Programs in Spanish

Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Spanish Bachelor of Arts degree program is to assist students in acquiring an advanced level of proficiency (as defined by ACTFL, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) in all four language domains and in interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational forms of communication.

The program also has the goal of helping students gain a high level of familiarity with both the products and practices of Hispanic cultures so that they can interact successfully with members of these cultures and appreciate their history and achievements.

Finally, the Spanish Bachelor of Arts program seeks to prepare students to utilize their language skills professionally and to become lifelong language learners.

Spanish B.A. Degree Requirements and Course Rotation

The Spanish Bachelor of Arts major consists of 40 credit hours of courses in language, linguistics, culture, and literature. The program also includes a senior seminar course in which students complete and present a research project and prepare a portfolio of their work from selected upper-division courses. Students should consider pairing the Spanish major with one or more minors or a second major in another area of professional interest such as criminal justice, social work, business, or health care.

Any student planning to major in Spanish, whether in the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Arts in Education degree program, should begin language studies during his or her first semester at NSU. Students who took Spanish in high school should speak with the program coordinator about proper course placement, and if they took two or more years of the language, they should consider taking the CLEP exam to obtain college credit. Native or heritage speakers of Spanish should also take the CLEP exam.

SPAN 2123, Intermediate Spanish II, is the prerequisite for 3000-level Spanish courses and 4000-level courses require additional prerequisites. Please consult the NSU catalog or the Spanish program coordinator for more information.

This table will help you plan the courses you can take each semester. Please see the Spanish program coordinator if you have any questions.

Number	Course	Semesters Offered
SPAN 1113	Elementary Spanish I1	Every Semester
SPAN 1123	Elementary Spanish II1	Every Fall & Spring
SPAN 2113	Intermediate Spanish I	Every Fall
SPAN 2123	Intermediate Spanish II	Every Spring
SPAN 2313	Intermediate Spanish Conversation	Every Spring
SPAN 3113	Advanced Composition & Conversation I	Every Fall
SPAN 3123	Advanced Composition & Conversation II	Every Spring
SPAN 3223	Latino Cultures of the US	Every Fall
SPAN 3503	Introduction to Hispanic Literature	Every Spring
SPAN 4123	Advanced Spanish Grammar	Every Spring
SPAN 4213	Culture & Civilization of Spain	Alternate Spring (Even Years)
SPAN 4223	Culture & Civilization of Spanish America	Alternate Spring (Odd Years)
SPAN 4503	Survey of Spanish Literature	Alternate Fall (Even Years)
SPAN 4553	Survey of Spanish-American Literature	Alternate Fall (Odd Years)
SPAN 4573	Survey of Spanish Linguistics	Every Fall
SPAN 4043	Methods of Teaching World Languages	Every Fall
SPAN 4951	Senior Seminar	Every Fall & Spring

¹Program prerequisites. May be satisfied by attaining the required score on the CLEP exam or by earning a grade of C or above in SPAN 2113. SPAN 1113 may be used to satisfy the Global Perspectives component of the general education requirement.