Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 30
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | First Semester Spanish (Lower-Division Foundations, C2) 2 | 4 |
| GE Area A 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 4 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| SPAN 102 | Second Semester Spanish (Lower-Division Foundations, C2) 2 | 4 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 16-17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| SPAN 205 | Intermediate Spanish I (Lower-Division Foundations) 2 | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Select One (Lower-Division Foundations): 2 | 3 | |
| Intermediate Spanish II (C2) | ||
| Spanish for Heritage Speakers (C2) | ||
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| MLL 325 | Linguistics for Foreign Languages (Upper-Division Requirement) | 3 |
| SPAN 301 | Advanced Grammar (Upper-Division Requirement) | 3 |
| Major Electives (12 units) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| SPAN 341 | Introduction to the Reading of Literary Texts (Upper-Division Requirement) | 3 |
| Major Electives (12 units) – Take One 7 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| Select One (Upper-Division Requirement): | 3 | |
| Culture and Civilization of Spain | ||
| Culture and Civilization of Spanish America | ||
| Select One (Upper-Division Requirement): 8 | 3 | |
| Reading and Analysis of Cultural Texts - GWAR | ||
| History and Development of the Spanish Language - GWAR | ||
| Major Electives (12 units) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| SPAN 595 | Senior Survey in Spanish or Spanish American Literature (Upper-Division Requirement) | 3 |
| Major Electives (12 units) – Take One 7 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 7 | |
| Units | 13 | |
| Total Units | 120-122 | |
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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May be fulfilled by AP test credit. Spanish heritage speakers do not need to take SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 205, and SPAN 206, and should instead take SPAN 215.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Complementary Studies
Required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish are 12 units of Complementary Studies, which must come from courses bearing a prefix other than SPAN, and not cross-listed with SPAN. Complementary Studies for the Spanish major can be satisfied via four possible routes:
- 12 units in any foreign language other than Spanish (may include up to 3 units of MLL prefix courses);
- 12 units of coursework taken in an approved study abroad program (including CSU Study Abroad and SF State Bilateral);
- 12 units of coursework taken as partial completion of a second major, a minor, or a certificate;
- 12 units of coursework in related disciplines with the approval of a Spanish program advisor.
Related disciplines typically include linguistics, literature, philosophy, history, education, and any aspect of Spain, Latin America, or Latino/Latina Studies.
Where a course with a non-SPAN prefix, and not cross-listed with SPAN, is taken as a core requirement or elective for the Spanish major, the said course may also (double) count towards Complementary Studies only via the Study Abroad option or the second major, minor, or certificate option listed above. Students satisfying Complementary Studies through the Foreign Language option are allowed a maximum of three units of overlap of MLL-prefix courses between Spanish major and Complementary Studies units. Students satisfying Complementary Studies through the Related Subjects option are not allowed to double-count major and Complementary Studies units.
Students who have earned AA-T or AS-T degrees and are pursuing a similar B.A. degree at SF State are required to fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement as defined by the major department. Students should consult with a major advisor about how transfer units and/or SF State units can best be applied to this requirement to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Major Electives (12 units)
Choose any four courses in Spanish numbered 300 to 699. At least two of these courses should be at the 400 level or above.
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Students can use a GWAR in a second major with the Spanish program's approval. If this is the situation, students have to take another upper-division SPAN elective.
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.