Spanish, B.A.

Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after. See “General Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree .”
Satisfy the core requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
6 semester hours of sophomore foreign language.
General requirements:
- Lower Division - SPAN 1301 Elementary Spanish I , SPAN 1302 Elementary Spanish II , SPAN 2301 Intermediate Spanish I , SPAN 2302 Intermediate Spanish II , SPAN 2312 Practical Conversation , Speech ^, Computer Literacy ^
- Upper Division - ENGL 3430 Professional Writing , SPAN 3301 Spanish Grammar and Composition , SPAN 3313 Oral and Written Communication I , SPAN 4314 Spanish Phonetics , SPAN 4366 History of Spanish Language , SPAN 4313 Advanced Oral and Written Communication I .
Specialization - Choose 12 semester hours from the following: SPAN 4300 Special Topics in Spanish , SPAN 4320 Professional Applications of Spanish , SPAN 4315 Latin American Literature , SPAN 4316 Mexican American Literature , HUMA 4325 Hispanic Heritage, Culture & Civilization to 1848 , HUMA 4326 Hispanic Heritage, Culture & Civilization from 1848 .
Free electives-Additional hours to satisfy the minimum of 120 credit hours on the degree plan and any other minimums, such as 54 upper division credit hours.

These requirements are summarized below:

Degree Requirements

The following requirements apply to all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science. The Bachelor of Arts option is available to those who choose plans in Communication, Humanities, Mathematical Sciences, or Psychology. The Bachelor of Science option is available to those who choose plans in Biology, Communication, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Mathematical Sciences or Psychology.

Satisfy all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree as found in the “University Degree Requirements ” section of this catalog.
Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after. Note: Students who transfer from a Texas public community college or public university and are certified as core complete shall have satisfied the core requirements of UHV.
Satisfy the requirements for either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science, as follows:
1. Bachelor of Arts
  (1) Lower or Upper Division: 3 semester hours of speech and satisfy computer literacy/proficiency requirement (See [**] below); Foreign Language: 6 semester hours at the sophomore level in one foreign language. Students submitting an acceptable score on a standard foreign language proficiency test approved by the School of Arts and Sciences may substitute 6 semester hours of electives.
2. Bachelor of Science
  (1) Lower Division: 3 semester hours of speech and satisfy computer literacy/proficiency requirement (See [**] below); Natural Sciences: 11 semester hours in natural sciences, at least 2 semester hours of which must be in laboratory courses. Natural sciences include biology, biophysical sciences, chemistry, geology, and physics.

[**] May be satisfied within core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.

Satisfy course requirements for the plan: At least 24 semester hours in one plan of which at least 18 semester hours must be advanced.

Core Curriculum Requirements

(42 total core hours required).

Core 010 Communication
Core 020 Mathematics
Core 030 Life and Physical Science
Core 040 Language, Philosophy and Culture
Core 050 Creative Arts
Core 060 American History
Core 070 Government/Political Science
Core 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Core 090 Component Area Option: Speech
Core 090 Component Area Option: Computer Literacy

Plan Program Requirements

General

Specialization (12 s.h.)

12 s.h. from the following courses:

Free Electives

(Additional hours to satisfy the minimum of 120 credit hours on the degree plan and any other minimums such as 54 upper division hours.)

Total: 120 s.h.

Total must be minimum of 120 s.h. with minimum of 54 s.h. at upper division level.
^ May be satisfied within core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.