A.A. DEGREE & CERTIFICATE IN SPANISH

Ø      All students planning to obtain an A.A. Degree or Certificate in Spanish must meet with a full-time instructor in the department to establish an individual plan during the first quarter of study.

Ø       In addition to the General Education Requirements as stated in the College Catalog, the student must complete a total of 39-41 units distributed among Sections 1 and 2 as stated below.

Ø       Students planning to obtain the Certificate in Spanish do not need to fulfill the General Education Requirements.

Ø       Students choosing to take Spanish courses on a credit/no credit basis should meet with a counselor to discuss the effect it will have on receiving a degree and transferability.

1.       Section 1: 
REQUIRED COURSES:  Six courses from the following list, 30 units total.  Any units over the 30 required from this section may be applied toward Recommended and/or Suggested Courses below.

                         SPA 101  Elementary Spanish                SPA 201  Intermediate Spanish        

SPA 102  Elementary Spanish                SPA 202  Intermediate Spanish        

SPA 103  Elementary Spanish                SPA 203  Intermediate Spanish

                         SPA 210  Advanced Spanish Grammar & Composition I

SPA 211  Advanced Spanish Grammar & Composition II

SPA 212  Introduction to Spanish Literature

NOTE: Students should be advised that the above required courses, taken out of sequence or taken by challenge exam, may not be transferable.  Students should contact the four-year schools to which they plan to transfer.

2.       Section 2: 
9-11 UNITS MINIMUM FROM THE FOLLOWING:

At least 3 units must be completed from the Recommended Courses, Section A.  The remaining units may be completed from Recommended and/or Suggested Courses, Sections A, B, or C.

A.      Recommended Courses:

SPA 105  Intermediate Conversational Spanish

SPA 110  Hispanic Civilization & Culture

SPA 151 Conversational Spanish

SPA 152 Conversational Spanish

SPA 153, Conversational Spanish

SPA 155  Bi-Cultural Conversation – Intermediate

SPA 170 A, B, C  Spanish for the Professions, Beginning Level*

SPA 171 A, B, C  Spanish for the Professions, Intermediate Level*

SPA 172 A, B, C  Spanish for the Professions, Advanced Level*

SPA 210  Advanced Spanish Grammar & Composition I**

SPA 211  Advanced Spanish Grammar & Composition II**

SPA 212  Introduction to Spanish Literature**

A maximum of 3 units from the courses in the 170 series may be used

**  SPA 210, 211 & 212 may NOT be double counted for the degree.

B.      Students may take Intensive Spanish Summer Institute (ISSI) courses up to 3.5 units.

                         SPA 121A         Low-Beginning Spanish          

SPA 121D         High-Beginning Spanish

SPA 122A         Low-Intermediate Spanish       

SPA 122D         High-Intermediate Spanish      

SPA 123A         Low-Advanced Spanish           

SPA 123D         High-Advanced Spanish          

SPA 124A         Superior Spanish

ISSI Mini-Courses  (.5 units each)

SPA 156A-G     Small Group Conversation

SPA 160A-H      Introduction to CALL

SPA 181A & D Spanish for the Medical Profession

SPA 183A         Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish

SPA 184 A        Comparative Grammar (Grammar Grand Slammer, Beginning - Low Intermediate)

SPA 185A         Comparative Grammar (Grammar Grand Slammer, High Intermediate - Superior)

SPA 186A         A Cure for "Subjunctivitis" (High Intermediate - Superior Level)

SPA 195A & D           Spanish for Teachers

C.      Suggested Courses:

ANT 101            Introduction to Archeology      

ART 107            Art of the Americas

ENG 107           Cross-Cultural Literature         

HIS 104 Early California History

HIS 110 Multicultural and Minority History of the United States

SPE 102           Intercultural Communications

3.    Elective units to bring the total to 90.         

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