Spanish – Latin American and Latinx Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages & Cultures / Spanish - Latin American and Latinx Studies is a cross-disciplinary program designed for students who have interests in both the acquisition of Spanish language and the study of Latin American and Latinx cultures, literatures, and film. The Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages & Cultures / Spanish - Latin American and Latinx Studies promotes the study of Latin American societies and Latinx communities in the United States from systematic, interdisciplinary, comparative, and transnational approaches, through a learning process based on the intersectionality of notions such as social class, ethnicity, race, gender, migration, “local” realities, late capitalism, colonialism, postcolonial condition, among others. Students will learn how nowadays Latin American national identities were built and how those identities are simultaneously preserved and negotiated in Latino communities in the U.S.

The Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages & Cultures / Spanish - Latin American and Latinx Studies is preparatory for careers and future study in teaching, social work, law school, community development and nonprofit work along with graduate programs in Spanish, Hispanic Studies, Latin American Studies, Latinx Studies, American Studies, History, Ethnic Studies, Immigration Studies, Law, among other fields.

To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages & Cultures / Spanish - Latin American and Latinx Studies students will complete:

• A minimum of 34 credits beyond the 203 level (or the equivalent level in competence) in Spanish language courses (including 15 credits in Latin American Literature, Film, and Culture.) SPANISH 101, 102, and 203 do not count toward the major. Students who place into 102 and receive a B or better qualify for an additional 4 departmental advanced placement credits; students placing into 203 or above and receiving a B or better qualify for 8 departmental advanced placement credits. A maximum of 8 departmental AP credits is possible. See school for details.

• A minimum of 27 credits in Comparative Ethnic Studies (CES) courses focused on Latino Culture and Literature including 12 credits of 300-400 level course work. (NOTE: CES 151 and CES 201 are pre-requisite and are mandatory.)

• 6 credits in Internship/Service Learning/Study Abroad

The program of study must fulfill an academic or career goal, include prerequisites consistent with the 300-400-level major coursework, satisfy the UCORE requirements and any additional requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences, and include language proficiency appropriate to the cultural area. The area studies major will consist of a minimum of 61 credits. Students are admitted to the Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages & Cultures / Spanish - Latin American and Latinx Studies upon making their intentions known to the School of Languages, Cultures and Race. However, no course in which C- or lower is earned will be counted toward the major. 300-400-level courses taken pass/ fail may not be included for credit toward the major. No course may be repeated for credit toward the major unless thus designated in the catalog. More details are available on the websites of WSU, the General Studies program, and the School of Languages, Cultures, and Race, at https://slcr.wsu.edu/.

First Year
First Term	Credits
CES 151 [HUM]1	3
SPANISH 101, 102, or 2032	4
SPANISH 105, 205, or Elective	1
Written Communication [WRTG]	3
100-level SPANISH course taught in English	3
Second Term	Credits
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Quantitative Reasoning	3
SPANISH 102, 203, or 204	4
SPANISH 105, 205, FOR LANG 210, or Elective	1
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab3	4
CES 2011	3
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
SPANISH 203	4
SPANISH 205 or Elective	1
Second Term	Credits
CES courses4	3
FOR LANG 370	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab3	4
SPANISH 204	4
SPANISH 205, FOR LANG 210, or elective	1
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
CES courses4	6
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
SPANISH 305 or Elective	1
SPANISH 306, 307, or 308 (choose 2)5	6
Second Term	Credits
CES courses4	3
SPANISH 305, FOR LANG 210, or Elective	1
SPANISH 306, 307, or 308 (choose 1)5	3
SPANISH 320 [DIVR], 321 [DIVR], 350 [DIVR], 351 [ARTS]6	3
SPANISH 407 or 408 [M]	3
SPANISH 450 [M] [CAPS], 451 [M] [CAPS], 452 [M] [CAPS], or 453 [M]7	3
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
CES courses4	6
SPANISH 310 [ARTS] or 311 [ARTS]6	3
SPANISH 407 or 408 [M]	3
SPANISH 450 [M], 451 [M], 452 [M], or 453 [ M]7	3
Second Term	Credits
CES courses4	3
FOR LANG 495 (Internship, Service Learning, or Study Abroad	6
SPANISH 320 [DIVR], 321 [DIVR], 350 [ARTS], 351 [ARTS]6	3
SPANISH 450, 451, 452, or 4537	3

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Footnotes

1	CES 151 satisfies the [HUM] UCORE requirement and one of the two CES pre-requisites of the program. The second CES pre-requisite of the program is CES 201.
2	Student must meet proficiency requirement to enroll in SPANISH 203.
3	To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab.
4	All Spanish – Latin American and Latinx Studies majors must complete 21 credits of CES courses, including 12 credits of upper-division CES courses from CES 254, 255, 353, 357, 358, 359, 454.
5	SPANISH 306, 307, or 308 cannot be repeated for credit. The student must take 2 of these courses in the 3rd year/1st term, and the remaining course in the 3rd year/2nd term.
6	SPANISH 310 [ARTS], 311 [ARTS], 320 [DIVR], 321 [DIVR], 350 [ARTS], or 351 [ARTS] cannot be repeated for credit. The student must take at least one [ARTS] and one [DIVR] course. Both [ARTS] and [DIVR] are needed to satisfy CAS UCORE requirements.
7	Either SPANISH 450, 451, or 452 satisfies the [CAPS] UCORE requirement. As the student must take two [M] courses, the second SPANISH course at 450-level may be either another [CAPS] or SPANISH 453 if the student is interested in linguistics.