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We credential with the Global Seal of Biliteracy.

The Global Seal of Biliteracy is an international credential that conveys proficiency with language skills in two or more languages for our qualifying candidates. This credential offers a competitive advantage for bilingual individuals by helping them earn scholarships, higher pay, advanced placement, increased study abroad opportunities and so much more. The Global Seal is and will be FREE for all.

To learn more about the Global Seal of Biliteracy visit their website at www.theglobalseal.com

We credential with the Global Seal of Biliteracy.

The Global Seal of Biliteracy is an international credential that conveys proficiency with language skills in two or more languages for our qualifying candidates. This credential offers a competitive advantage for bilingual individuals by helping them earn scholarships, higher pay, advanced placement, increased study abroad opportunities and so much more. The Global Seal is and will be FREE for all.

To learn more about the Global Seal of Biliteracy visit their website at www.theglobalseal.com

The Applied Professional Spanish major concentration is the most advanced option available to students wanting a career that requires Spanish proficiency.

The Applied Professional Spanish major concentration naturally complements the range of our offerings in the traditional major, certificate, and minor programs in Spanish. Students with an Applied Professional Spanish concentration will achieve a higher level of language proficiency focused on the professions (e.g. business, advertising, medical, legal, technology, journalism) and intercultural competence than those in the traditional major, which focuses on culture, literature, and linguistics.

Internships and Education Abroad

Unlike students in the traditional tracks, Applied Professional Spanish students will find their education abroad and internships to be more focused on the use of Spanish in the workplace and community, rather than on cultural exposure and experience. Applied Professional Spanish students will be required to use the language in real-world settings both in the U.S. and abroad to increase their proficiency and confidence.

B.A. MAJOR IN FLL – APPLIED PROFESSIONAL SPANISH
39 credits

Core FLL Requirements (9 credit hours)

  • FLL 120 – Foreign Cultures - 3 credit hrs
  • FLL 121 – Special Topics or [Language] 101 - 3 credit hrs
  • FLL 485 – Foreign Language Capstone - 3 credit hrs

The following (3 credit hours):

  • SPA 201 – Intermediate Spanish I - 3 credit hrs

Three among the following (9 credit hours):

  • SPA 206 – Intermediate Spanish for the Professions - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 214 – Intro to Trans. for the Professions - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 233 – Inter. Grammar in Context - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 280 – Spanish for Health Prof. - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 290 – Education Abroad - 3 credit hrs

Three among the following (9 credit hours):

  • SPA 300 – Advanced Grammar in Context - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 304 – Phonetics & Phonology - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 313 – Business Spanish - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 314 – Applied Translation & Interpretation - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 320 – Hispanic Cultures Through Culinary Art - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 380 – Adv. Spanish for Health Prof. - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 390 – Education Abroad - 3 credit hrs

Two among the following (6 credits):

  • SPA 404 – Medicine & Literature - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 420 – Intro to Hispanic Linguistics - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 430 – Spanish Sociolinguistics - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 450 – Spanish Second Lang. Acquisition - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 460 – Globalization in the Hispanic World - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 461 – Contemporary Spain - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 462 – Contemporary Latin America - 3 credit hrs

Experiential Learning
Select one course from this group (3 credits):

  • SPA 485 – Spanish for Leadership at the Workplace (Internship or Service Learning) - 3 credit hrs
  • SPA 490 – Spanish at the Workplace Abroad (Internship Abroad) - 3 credit hrs