Foreign Languages, Applied Language - Spanish Concentration, B.S.

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
615-898-2981
Theresa Mcbreen, program coordinator
Theresa.Mcbreen@mtsu.edu

The major in Foreign Languages with an Applied Language - Spanish concentration consists of 27 semester hours (excluding 1010). The concentration is designed to prepare students for careers in emergent and in-demand fields that require or are enriched by proficiency in a second language. It is also intended to prepare students to thrive in an increasingly global economy and multicultural society.

Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Foreign Languages, Applied Language - Spanish Concentration, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	27 hours
Corollary Course of Study	24 hours
Electives	25-28 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

General Education

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (27 hours)

SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II 3 credit hours OR
SPAN 1040 - Intensive Elementary Spanish 6 credit hours
SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credit hours
SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credit hours
SPAN 3010 - Advanced Spanish 3 credit hours
SPAN 3020 - Advanced Spanish 3 credit hours
3000- or 4000-level SPAN electives 9 credit hours
3000- or 4000-level SPAN elective or one of the following: FL 1000 , FL 3100 , HUM 3000 3 credit hours

Corollary Course of Study (24 hours)

A double major satisfies the requirement for corollary courses. Corollary courses must be mapped out and approved by a faculty advisor in the appropriate section of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures .

Electives (25-28 hours)

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, Applied Language - Spanish

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish I 3 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
*NOTE: SPAN 1040 (6 credit hours) may be taken in lieu of SPAN 1010 and SPAN 1020; only 3 hours may be counted toward the degree.

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II 3 credit hours
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
*NOTE: SPAN 1040 (6 credit hours) may be taken in lieu of SPAN 1010 and SPAN 1020; only 3 hours may be counted toward the degree.

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Corollary course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Corollary courses 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

SPAN 3010 - Advanced Spanish 3 credit hours
SPAN 3000-4000 level major course 3 credit hours
Corollary courses 6 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

SPAN 3020 - Advanced Spanish 3 credit hours
SPAN 3000-4000 level major course 6 credit hours
Corollary course 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

SPAN 3000-4000 level major course or FL 1000 , FL 3100 , or HUM 3000 3 credit hours
Corollary courses 6 credit hours
Electives 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 13 Hours

Senior Spring

General electives 15 credit hours