SPANISH PROGRAM INFORMATION
Placement exam: All students must take the Web-CAPE, the on-line placement
exam, prior to taking a Spanish course at Trinity. A link to Web-CAPE is available
through the Spanish page of the College’s website. This exam is to determine the
best starting point in the lower-level courses. Students who demonstrate exceptional
Spanish language proficiency may, with the instructor’s consent, begin in an upper level
course.
Placement Credit Policy: Students may be eligible for placement credits on
condition that they enroll for the Spanish course into which they were placed and
earn a grade of B or better. Placement credits are available only for Spanish 201 (if
placed into 202) or 201-202 (if placed into a 300 level course).
The Spanish major consists of a minimum of 40 hours of course work:
Note: SPAN refers to courses offered on-campus. SIS refers to courses offered through
Semester in Spain.
Core. All of the following:
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 hours |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 hours |
| SPAN 250 |
Advanced Conversation (1 hour, repeated 3x) |
3 hours |
| SPAN 351 | Advanced Grammar and Composition | 3 hours |
| SPAN 302 |
Advanced Writing |
3 hours |
| SPAN 400 | Field Education | 2 hours |
| SPAN 451 | Senior Seminar | 1 hour |
Advanced Spanish Language. One of the following:
| SIS 351 |
Advanced Grammar and Composition |
4 hours |
| SIS 401 |
Advanced Communication in Spanish |
4 hours |
Advanced Spanish Literature. Three of the following, one of which must be
Spanish American, and another from Spain:
| SPAN 365 |
Spanish American Literature I |
3 hours |
| SPAN 366 |
Spanish American Literature II |
3 hours |
| SPAN 368 |
Special Topics in Literature |
3 hours |
| SIS 304 |
Spanish Short Story |
4 hours |
| SIS 355 |
Spanish Literature I |
4 hours |
| SIS 356 |
Spanish Literature II |
4 hours |
| SIS 402 |
Don Quijote de la Mancha |
4 hours |
| SIS 403 |
La generacion del '98 |
4 hours |
| SIS 404 |
El siglo de oro |
4 hours |
| SIS 405 |
La narrativa en el siglot de oro: Novela picaresca y Cervantes |
4 hours |
| SIS 406 |
Romanticismo |
4 hours |
| SIS 407 |
Teatro del Siglo XX |
4 hours |
Advanced Culture. Two of the following, one of which must be Spanish
American and the other from Spain.
| SPAN 315 |
Culture and Civilization of Spanish America |
3 hours |
| SIS 306 |
History of Spanish Art |
4 hours |
| SIS 311 |
History and Civilization of Spain |
4 hours |
| SIS 312 |
Spain of Three Cultures |
4 hours |
| SIS 408 |
La historia de Espana en el siglo XX |
4 hours |
Electives. Advanced electives to reach 40 hours (if needed).
The Spanish education major consists of a minimum of 43 hours. Majors seeking
certification should follow the standard Spanish major with the following additional
requirements:
1. Spanish 380
2. Elective to reach 43 hours
3. Students with a teaching major in Spanish education will minor in education
and follow the special program (K-12) education minor course requirements as
listed in the education department section of the catalog.
The Spanish minor consists of 18 hours of study in Spanish language, literature, and
culture. The requirements for the minor are:
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 hours |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 hours |
| SPAN 250 | Advanced Conversation | 3 hours |
| SPAN 302 |
Advanced Writing |
3 hours |
| Approved electives at 300/400 level |
6 hours |
The student who attends SIS (optional for minors) would apply the intermediate
sequence or four advanced courses at SIS towards the minor, plus one 300-level
elective from the Spanish program on campus.
For information on the Interdisciplinary minor in Business and Spanish please
see Interdisciplinary Minors, page 175.
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