Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

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In the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, you’ll further develop conversation, composition and grammar skills. You’ll study Spanish literature, culture and civilization. In addition, you’ll choose from a variety of electives that will further deepen your knowledge of the Spanish language.

Some of the topics you’ll learn about include:

  • Global and local themes depicted in authentic literature, film, art, podcasts and other cultural products
  • Political, social, intellectual and artistic development of Spanish American culture
  • Political, social, intellectual and artistic development of Spanish culture

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What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Spanish Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

The 60-credit major does not require the completion of a minor.

Grade Requirements: the minimum cumulative GPA for this program is ≥2.7.

Required Courses
SPAN 201INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 202INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 203INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 310ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION3
SPAN 311ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION3
Choose two of the following courses: 10
HISPANIC LINGUISTIC STUDIES
HISPANIC CULTURAL STUDIES
HISPANIC LITERARY STUDIES
Electives–select courses above SPAN 30029
Total Credits60

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015MATH 1075
SPAN 201 (Humanities & Arts BACR 1)5SPAN 202 (Humanities & Arts BACR 2)5SPAN 2035
Social Science BACR 115Social Science BACR 215Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
SPAN 3103SPAN 3113Spanish Elective 23
Natural Science BACR 115Spanish Elective24Natural Science BACR 215
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Diversity - graduation requirement15Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective2Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective3Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective2
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
SPAN 323 or 324 (Global Studies - graduation requirement)5Spanish Elective24SPAN 3225
Spanish Elective24Spanish Elective23SPAN 491 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)4
Spanish Elective23Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Spanish Elective25
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective3Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective3Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective1
 15 15 15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
Spanish Elective23Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective2  
 15 15 15
Total Credits 180
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Electives–select 29 credits in courses above SPAN 300.

University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB


General Education Requirements (GER)

  • Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
    • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
    • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0

Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences


University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List


Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:

  1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
  2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.

Students who earn a BA in Spanish from EWU should be able to: 

  • speak at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish;
  • write at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish;
  • read at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish;
  • demonstrate listening comprehension at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish;
  • analyze in Spanish Hispanic artistic products taking into consideration historical, political, economic, and other social issues. 

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015MATH 1075
SPAN 201 (Humanities & Arts BACR 1)5SPAN 202 (Humanities & Arts BACR 2)5SPAN 2035
Social Science BACR 115Social Science BACR 215Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
SPAN 3103SPAN 3113Spanish Elective 23
Natural Science BACR 115Spanish Elective24Natural Science BACR 215
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Diversity - graduation requirement15Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective2Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective3Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective2
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
SPAN 323 or 324 (Global Studies - graduation requirement)5Spanish Elective24SPAN 3225
Spanish Elective24Spanish Elective23SPAN 491 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)4
Spanish Elective23Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Spanish Elective25
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective3Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective3Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective1
 15 15 15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
Spanish Elective23Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective2  
 15 15 15
Total Credits 180
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Electives–select 29 credits in courses above SPAN 300.

The 45-credit major requires the completion of a minor.

Grade Requirements: the minimum cumulative GPA for this program is ≥2.7.

Required Courses
SPAN 201INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 202INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 203INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE5
SPAN 310ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION3
SPAN 311ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION3
Choose two of the following courses:10
HISPANIC LINGUISTIC STUDIES
HISPANIC CULTURAL STUDIES
HISPANIC LITERARY STUDIES
Electives–select courses above SPAN 30014
Total Credits45

Sample Courses

SPAN 201. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: HONS 201.
Pre-requisites: SPAN 103 or equivalent.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Students will develop the ability to communicate in Spanish at the intermediate/advanced ACTFL level, both orally and in writing. Students will also broaden their cultural awareness and critical thinking skills as they study, discuss, read and write about global and local themes depicted in authentic literature, film, art, podcasts and other cultural products. Students will use Spanish creatively in daily discussions and also when engaged in presentational, writing and real world tasks.

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