• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Spanish Requirements

Spanish Language and Culture Requirements
SPNS 2102Intermediate Spanish 2: Becoming a Global Citizen4
SPNS 3101Advanced Spanish 1: Deconstructing Borders4
SPNS 3102Advanced Spanish 2: Hispanic and Latinx Identity4
Culture, Literature, and History
CLTR 1120Introduction to Languages, Literature, and Culture4
Complete two of the following:8
Latin American Film
Cultural History of Spain
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
Culture, Politics, and Media in Spain
Latin American Literature
Cultural Engagement Abroad
Spanish Electives
Complete two of the following:8
Specialized Instruction in Spanish
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals 1
Authentic Spanish Grammar
Special Topics in Spanish (Special topics courses may be repeated with different topics.)
Specialized Instruction in Spanish
Experiential Learning
Complete one of the following options (courses used to satisfy this requirement will also typically satisfy another major requirement):0-4
International co-op in a Spanish-speaking country
Study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country
Dialogue of Civilizations in a Spanish-speaking country
Exploring Spoken Spanish

Linguistics Requirements

Foundational Courses
LING 1150Introduction to Language and Linguistics4
or LING 1449 English Now and Then
LING 2350Linguistic Analysis4
Linguistic Structure
Complete three of the following:12
Phonetics
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Linguistics Seminar
LING 4654Seminar in Linguistics4
Research Experience
Complete at least one of the following:4
Field Linguistics
Research Seminar in Linguistics
With prior linguistics program approval, one of the following experiences can be used to fulfill the Research Experience:
Directed Study Research
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
Linguistics Electives
Complete two four-semester-hour electives that haven't already been taken to fulfill other major requirements from the following:8
ASL Linguistics
LING 3000–4999 1
Students may repeat LING 4654 from the seminar requirement above if each iteration is a different seminar topic.
1

Please visit the Linguistics Courses page within this catalog to review the list of courses in the LING 3000–4999 range.

Spanish/Linguistics Integrative Requirements

Integrative Coursework
LING 3412Language and Culture4
Complete two of the following:8
Exploring Spoken Spanish
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics

Spanish/Linguistics Combined Major Credit Requirement

Complete 80 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CLTR 10001LING 23504SPNS elective4NUpath or elective4
CLTR 11204SPNS 31014SPNS elective4NUpath or elective4
LING 11504LING elective4  
SPNS 21024NUpath or elective4  
NUpath or elective4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
LING 34124EESH 20001NUpath or elective4COOP 39480
SPNS 31024SPNS 3601 or 36024NUpath or elective4 
LING structure course4LING structure course4  
SPNS culture elective 4LING elective4  
 NUpath or elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
COOP 39480SPNS 3601 or 36024NUpath or elective4COOP 39480
 LING structure course4NUpath or elective4 
 NUpath or elective4  
 NUpath or elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
COOP 39480LING 48914  
 LING 46544  
 SPNS culture elective 4  
 NUpath or elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130