Degree Requirements
PLEASE NOTE: The degree tracks in SPANISH for the Professions and SPANISH with Secondary Teaching Licensure have different requirements and are not included in this agreement. Please refer to this agreement’s cover page for the name of the Bachelor’s degree at the four-year institution to which this agreement applies.
General Education Requirements
Written Communication
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Mathematics
Select one gtPathways Mathematics course (GT-MA1), prefer MAT 120: Mathematics for the Liberal Arts.
Arts and Humanities
Select one gtPathways Arts & Humanities course (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4)
Arts and Humanities / Spanish Language
| SPA 211 | Spanish Language III | 3 |
| SPA 212 | Spanish Language IV | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
PLEASE NOTE: Those students who have a higher proficiency level than is required for
SPA 211 or
SPA 212 should substitute other Arts & Humanities courses. Heritage speakers may want to substitute
SPA 261 (Grammar-Heritage Lang Speaker) and
SPA 262 (Comp-Heritage Lang Speaker), if available.
History
| HIS 244 | History of Latin America | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Students may complete HIS 244 History of Latin America OR another gtPathways History course (GT-HI1) focusing on the Spanish-speaking world (non-U.S.) or another gtPathways non-U.S. History course. HIS 244 is recommended.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Select two gtPathways Social and Behavioral Sciences courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, or GT-SS3)
Natural and Physical Sciences
Select two gtPathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1, GT-SC2). One of these courses must have the required laboratory (GT-SC1).
Additional Required Courses
Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor’s degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.
PLEASE NOTE:
SPA 111 and/or
SPA 112 may be waived, based on a student’s proficiency level. Students should consult a departmental advisor at the four-year college or university.
Electives
- Select 13 credits from the approved list of electives or log into eWOLF to see elective requirements in DegreeCheck.
- Other suggested courses may include: 200-level Spanish courses; courses outside the Spanish department with content related to the Spanish-speaking world.
- Selection of elective credits should be done with a Front Range advisor and your intended transfer institution.
Participating Colorado Public Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education
- Adams State University* [B.A. Spanish]
- Colorado Mesa University* [B.A. Spanish; Applied Professional Spanish or Literature & Language concentrations]
- Colorado State University-Ft Collins [B.A. Foreign Language & Literatures; Spanish concentration]
- Colorado State University-Pueblo [B.A. Foreign Language – Spanish]
- Fort Lewis College [B.A. Spanish Option]
- Metropolitan State University of Denver [B.A. Modern Languages; Spanish concentration]
- University of Colorado Boulder [B.A. Spanish]
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs [B.A. Spanish]
- University of Colorado Denver [B.A. Spanish]
- University of Northern Colorado [B.A. Spanish; Liberal Arts emphasis]
- Western State Colorado University [B.A. Spanish]
The receiving institutions listed above in this agreement will accept all applicable credits earned within ten years of transfer to the receiving institution. Credits earned more than ten years earlier will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
*Adams State University and Colorado Mesa University also offer two-year degrees; they are participating in this agreement as both two-year and four-year degree-granting institutions.