Introduction

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This option in the Spanish major offers many career possibilities, both in government and private industry, internationally and at home. Languages are useful in business, government, industry, finance, banking, civil service, law, library science, media, science, economics, health and social sciences. Students who follow this course of study could also qualify as teachers of general business subjects in bilingual as well as traditional school systems. However, students who wish to be certified to teach Spanish in the public schools should consult the department for information concerning the undergraduate language licensure program.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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• International Spanish for the Professions is a controlled-enrollment major that takes two years to complete. Interested students should contact the Spanish advisor in the Department of Modern Languages to declare the major. This should be done as early as possible in the student's academic career, but not later than the second semester of the sophomore year.

• To be admitted to major status in Spanish, students must have an overall GPA of C+ (2.3).

• Prerequisites: (These courses do not count toward the major total of 45 semester hours)

  Course List

  Code	Title	Hours
  ECON 2012	Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics	3
  ECON 2022	Principles of Economics: Microeconomics	3
  MATH 1070	College Algebra for Business	3
  or MATH 1110	College Algebra
  SPAN 2110	Second Year Spanish I	3
  or SPAN 2120	Second Year Spanish II

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements  

• CU Denver Core Curriculum   

• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Graduation Requirements  

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a total of 45 credit hours, including a minimum of 30 SPAN credit hours and 15 credit hours in ancillary coursework.

2. Students must complete a minimum of 30 upper division (3000-level and above) credit hours and minimum of six SPAN credit hours at the 4000 level or higher, in the major.

3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the major and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.5. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to major requirements.

4. Students must complete a minimum of 18 SPAN credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Allowances and Restrictions

1. Spanish majors are advised to take MATH 1010 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts or MATH 2830 Introductory Statistics for their CU Denver Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement.

2. Courses taken at other institutions while a student is enrolled at CU Denver may be applied to the major only with departmental approval before enrollment in those courses.

3. Before enrolling in their final semester in the language, Spanish majors must be evaluated by the faculty in oral and written skills. Students must see their Spanish advisor for specific information.

4. Students must complete least six SPAN credit hours at the 4000 level.

5. Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in courses taught in Spanish.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following required courses:		15
SPAN 3101	Introduction to the Study of Literature
SPAN 3213	Contemporary Latin American Culture and Institutions
or SPAN 3223	Contemporary Spanish Culture and Institutions
SPAN 3700	Spanish for International Business I
SPAN 3710	Spanish for International Business II
SPAN 3782	Introduction to Translation I
or SPAN 3792	Introduction to Translation II
Complete one of the following Culture and Civilization courses:		3
SPAN 3212
SPAN 3213	Contemporary Latin American Culture and Institutions
SPAN 3221
SPAN 3222
SPAN 3223	Contemporary Spanish Culture and Institutions
SPAN 3225	Special Topics In Hispanic Culture
SPAN 3230	Ibero-American Cultures through Film
SPAN 3240	Food Metaphors: Ibero-American Cuisine and Culture
SPAN 3270	Bilingual Communities: Spanish as a Language of Contact
Complete a minimum of two Language Skills and Theory courses from the approved list.		6
Language Skills and Theory
Complete an additional two SPAN elective courses at the 4000-level. 1		6
Complete all of the following required Business courses:		15
ACCT 2200	Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis
MGMT 1000	Introduction to Business
MGMT 3000	Managing Individuals and Teams
MGMT 4400	Environments of International Business
MKTG 3000	Principles of Marketing
Total Hours		45

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All courses must be taught in Spanish. Neither SPAN 4690 Methods of Teaching Modern Languages nor SPAN 4691 Methods of Teaching Modern Languages II will not apply.

Language Skills and Theory

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete at least two of the following		6
SPAN 3010	Spanish Composition I
SPAN 3020	Spanish Composition II
SPAN 3025	Writing for Latinos
SPAN 3026	Writing for Latinos II
SPAN 3030	Spanish Oral Proficiency
SPAN 3050
SPAN 3060
SPAN 4010
SPAN 4020	Spanish Sociolinguistics
SPAN 4030	The Learning and Teaching of Heritage Speakers
SPAN 4040	Spanish Classroom Methods and Practice
SPAN 4060	Dialects of the Spanish-Speaking World
SPAN 4070	Spanish Second Language Acquisition
SPAN 4076	Spanish in Colorado
SPAN 4080	Spanish in the United States
SPAN 4099	Special Topics in Linguistics

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