Spanish Major or Minor

The Spanish curriculum is designed to develop oral and listening skills, a reading knowledge and writing proficiency in Spanish, and to enhance an awareness and appreciation of Hispanic culture in to provide insight and understanding of global interdependence.

The ability to speak and write well in Spanish prepares students for a wide variety of careers such as teaching, banking, business, communications, public relations, social work, travel agencies, and government.

Course placement is determined by an online placement test and a review of high school language courses. In the case of transfer students, placement is determined by a review of the transfer credit evaluation and student input.

Students will not fulfill their competency requirement with a course that is at a lower level than what is determined by the department without prior approval of the department chair.

Spanish majors are highly encouraged to participate in study abroad and consult with the department chair. Credits earned abroad will be applied toward the major or minor. Cabrini has its own programs and also works with other colleges to provide study abroad opportunities.

Note: Spanish courses for the major are offered on a rotational basis. Students should consult with the department chair when planning their curriculum.

Minor: 18 credits beyond SPA 201. Students wishing to minor in Spanish are encouraged to consult the department to design a program.

For teaching certification (K-12), 39 credits are required in professional education courses.

• Teaching Certification in Spanish

Pass/Fail
To encourage maintenance of language skills, the pass/fail option is available to non-language majors or minors who have fulfilled the foreign language core requirement and who wish to pursue additional language courses.