Minor in Spanish, Bilingual Authorization and Spanish Option in Liberal Studies

Minor in Spanish (15-27 units)

A. Lower Division Optional Courses (0-12 units):

    SPA 110-111. Beginning Spanish I and II (3, 3)

    SPA 220-221. Intermediate Spanish I and II (3, 3)

NOTE:Students take beginning and intermediate Spanish courses (SPA 110, SPA 111, SPA 220, and SPA 221) as needed—those who have completed two, three or four years of high-school Spanish or any community college Spanish will be placed in the appropriate semester of college Spanish in consultation with a  departmental advisor. Students may get credit for some of these courses through the Advanced Placement Examination in either Language or Literature, and/or by challenging them (but never in descending order), and/or by transferring equivalent courses from other institutions.

B. Lower Division Required Course (3 units):

    SPA 280. Grammar for Spanish Composition (3)

The Modern Languages Department strongly recommends those students who need additional fluency in Spanish to travel to a Spanish speaking country (under the guidance of an advisor) before they take SPA 280. All Spanish minors  must take SPA 280 at CSUDH.

C. Upper Division Required Courses (12 units):

Required Course:

    SPA 305. Advanced Composition, Syntax, and Stylistics (3)

Electives: Select 3 courses from the following:

    SPA 302. Business Spanish (3)

    SPA 340. Practical Spanish for Interpreters and Translator (3)

    SPA 350. Contemporary Hispanic Culture: Spain (3)

    SPA 351. Contemporary Hispanic Culture: Spanish-Speaking America (3)

Bilingual Authorization

The CSUDH Multiple or Single Subject Credential with Bilingual Authorization licenses the holder to teach in an approved language other than English.

Bilingual Authorization applicants must select an appropriate second language and culture – in this case, Spanish.

The admissions requirements are:

Fluency in a second language equivalent to or higher than three on the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) scale or a passing score on the appropriate CSET: LOTE subtests.

The courses required for the Bilingual Authorization are:

     SPA 280. Grammar for Spanish Composition (3)

     SPA 341. Advanced Conversation (3)

     SPA 351. Contemporary Hispanic Culture: Spanish-Speaking  America (3)

Spanish Option in the Liberal Studies Major

The Liberal Studies major is primarily for those who intend to   become elementary or special education teachers. In this major, students must take core course requirements and optional course requirements within a specific field. The Department of Modern Languages offers a Spanish option for students to study Spanish in-depth within their Liberal Studies major. Spanish is a relevant subject for students who want to become elementary or special education teachers in California.

    SPA 280. Grammar for Spanish Composition (3)

    SPA 341. Advanced Conversation (3)

    SPA 351. Contemporary Hispanic Culture: Spanish-Speaking America (3)

    SPA 435. A Sociolinguistic Approach to Mexican-American Dialect (3) *

*NOTE: Prerequisite coursework may be required. The Modern Languages Department advises students interested in this option to speak with the chair of the department or a department advisor to determine Spanish language proficiency for meeting the conversation, writing, and culture requirements of this option.