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The Division of Spanish
and Portuguese offers the Bachelor's degree in Spanish. The program is
designed to lead students from oral and written competence in Spanish to a
critical engagement with Hispanic language, culture, and literature. In
order to be prepared for future careers in areas such as teaching, the
arts, government, international relations, or publishing, undergraduate
students are encouraged to participate in a study abroad program in their
junior year.
Students may pursue a co-major in Spanish and another Division, comprising
French, German, Italian, linguistics, or Slavic. The Division also offers a
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What Can You Do with a Degree in Modern Languages?
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- Translation/interpretation
- Diplomacy
- Civil
service
- Foreign
service
- Armed
Forces
- Engineering
- Publishing/editing
- Sales/customer
services
- Manufacturing
- Market
research
- Consulting
- Social
work
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- Teaching
- Advertising
- Immigration/naturalization
- Customs
- Journalism/broadcast
- Airline
services
- Import/export
- Medicine
- Law
- Computer
science
- Hospitality
industry
- Library
science
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Major Requirements -
Effective Fall 2005 |
Required coursework for the major:
1. SPN 2240 *
2. 18 credit-hours at the 3000-level
a. SPN 3300 and SPN 3400 *
b. SPW 3030 Approaching Hispanic Literature
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One additional 3000-level literature course
d. Either SPN 3510 or SPN 3520
e. LIN 3041 or any other departmental linguistics course
(not 4700)
3. 15 credit-hours at the 4000-level
(including one seminar in either SPN 4930 Studies in Hispanic Language, SPW
4930 Studies in Hispanic Literature, or SPW 4540 Regional Cultural
Studies)
* Native speakers may not enroll in either SPW 2240 or SPN3400. additional Spanish coursework must be chosen for these six substitutes hours ( i.e.: SPW3350, SPT 3391)
***As part of their elective courses, students may apply toward the major
up to six credits of an Applied Internship (SPN 4942). Internships
may include work using Spanish in a government or community agency, or other project approved by the Spanish advisor
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Minor Requirements
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Required coursework for the minor (catalog year Fall
2005 or later):
The minor consist of 15 credit hours of course work above
the 2220 level, including one 3-hour course in Spanish literature.
*Students with catalog year before this date will
continue the same major/minor program requirements unchanged as described
in the FSU Bulletin of their catalog year.
** SPN 2240 and SPN 3400 are not open to native speakers
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Prerequisites |
SPN 2240
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Intermediate
Spanish II
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SPN 2220
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SPN 3300
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Grammar & Composition
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SPN 2240
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SPN 3400
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Reading & Conversation
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SPN 2240
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SPN 3350
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Spanish For
Heritage Speakers
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none
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SPN 3440
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Language &
Culture in Business
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPN 3510
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Cultures of
Iberia
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPN 3520
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Cultures of
Latin America
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPN 4420
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Advanced Spanish
Comp. & Trans.
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPN 4440
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Business Writing in
Spanish
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPN 4540r
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Regional Cultural
Studies
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPN 4740
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Hispanic
Sociolinguistics
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPN 4780
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Spanish Phonetics
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPN 4930r
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Studies in Hispanic
Language
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPW 3030
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Approaching
Hispanic Literature
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SPN 3300 and SPN 3400
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SPN 3103
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Readings
from Early
Iberia
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SPW 3030
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SPW 3104
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Readings
from Modern
Spain
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SPW 3030
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SPW 3132
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Readings
from Early
Spanish America
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SPW 3030
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SPW 3493
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Readings
from Modern
Spanish America
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SPW 3030
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SPW 4140r
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Poetics of Hispanic
Love & Violence
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2 SPW 3000 courses
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SPW 4150r
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Transatlantic
Encounters
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2 SPW 3000 courses
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SPW 4190r
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Special Topics of
Hispanic Lang & Lit.
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2 SPW 3000 courses
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SPW 4301r
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Hispanic Culture
& Performance
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2 SPW 3000 courses
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SPW 4481
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Contemporary
Spanish Women Writers
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2 SPW 3000 courses
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SPW 4491
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Spanish American
Women Writers
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2 SPW 3000 courses
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SPW 4770
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Caribbean
Literature
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2 SPW 3000 courses
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SPW 4930r
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Studies in Hispanic
Literature
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2 SPW 3000 courses
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Cinema Course:
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SPT 3391r
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Hispanic Cinema
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none
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Co-Major
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A co-major in two languages, or language
with an emphasis in business, or in bilingual/multilingual education does
not require a minor. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
The satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) grading option may
not be used in earning a minor. A "C-" must be earned in all
courses that are used to satisfy the minor. Declare your minor in the
Department of Modern Languages (Rm. 364 Diffenbaugh - not in the Dean's office). A certificate suitable for framing is issued
by the department upon completion of the minor requirements.
The co-major is a single major with a choice of two
languages. Each of the languages is taken for 21 hours of credit above the
1999 level. Courses to be selected in consultation with the languages'
advisor. One second year course must be used to satisfy the Arts and
Sciences' language requirement and is therefore not used as part of the
major.
No minor is required with the co-major.
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Teacher Certification
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For certification to teach Spanish in the state of
Florida
, students are not required to
complete any education courses, just your major in
Spanish (plus the required minor) through the
College
of
Arts
and Sciences. You can then qualify for a Temporary Florida Educator's
Certificate. While teaching, you can learn the professional
educational competencies to qualify for a Professional Educator's
Certificate. See complete information online at the Department
of Education's website: www.fldoe.org/edcert
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Need Major or Minor Checks?
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You will need to leave your name, FSUSN,
major or minor and whether you are graduating with a BA or BS degree. The
minor check may be mailed or faxed to you if you so desire.
Contact Mary J. Le Poer 644-2606.
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Language Requirements
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A. University requirement: The Bachelor of
Arts (BA) degree requires completion of a classical or modern foreign
language through the 2000 level (2220 or equivalent).
B.
College
of
Arts
and Sciences Requirement: The College of Arts and Sciences requires that BA
and BS students complete course work through the 2000 level (2220 or
equivalent) of a classical or modern foreign language.
C. Other colleges and schools within the
University may also have a foreign language requirement. Students should
check with their program advisor to clarify any questions.
All students
graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences, or who have elected to
graduate with a BA degree, must complete the Intermediate level or
equivalent of a foreign language. For students who have no previous
experience with the language selected, the coursework required will
included the 1120, 1121 and 2220. Experience
in a language may mean that coursework may begin above the elementary level
as indicated in the questions below.
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Exemption and Placement
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A student who has taken any college level language at
another institution must continue the sequence at
Florida
State
University
at the nearest equivalent level. A student who has taken a language in high
school but who has never enrolled in any college level language class may
exempt the first levels of college language through the placement
(without credit), or CLEP (College Level Placement Program) exams (with up
to 12 hours credit earned). A student only has to complete the 2220 level
of a language to satisfy the language requirement. This means that s/he may
not necessarily need to complete all three courses in the beginning
series.
Contact 644-2606 for further information.
CLEP EXAMS: These are nationwide exams in French,
German and Spanish, offered throughout the year at FSU as well as other
colleges and universities throughout the country. Up to 12 hours may
be earned. The cost is currently $89
Contact
644-3017 for further information.
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Native Speakers
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Native speakers of Spanish may not need to take any
college level language course. They may be exempted through the placement
or CLEP
exams.
Note: Native speakers will be tested on their written as well as
verbal ability in the language. Spanish speakers who have limited ability
in written skills have the option of taking SPN 3350 (Spanish for
Heritage Speakers). This one course will satisfy the 12-hour Arts and
Sciences language requirement.
Call 644-2606 for further information.
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Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Grading Option
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The last day of the seventh week of classes in each
semester is the deadline to petition to take a class S/U (Satisfactory or
Unsatisfactory). In this case, the student may elect not to receive a
letter grade for the course, but to receive instead an S or U, a grade for
which a student will receive the credit hours for the course toward his
graduation, but that will not be figured into his or her grade point
average and cannot count toward the major or minor.
Apply at the Office of the Registrar.
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Drop/Add
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The students should be aware that enrollment in many of
our languages sections may become impossible by the end of the registration
period. The deadline for students to drop courses
without their academic dean’s permission or grade liability is the last day of the 7th
week of classes with the exception of mandated college-preparatory courses,
freshman composition courses and courses involved in allegations of
academic dishonesty.
Approval of the Academic Dean is required if you are dropping your course
load below 12 hours or increasing your course load to over 18 hours.
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Tutors
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The department maintains an up-to-date list of tutors in
Spanish. Call 644-2606 for further information, or
visit
Rm.
364 Diffenbaugh to pick up a copy. The tutor list may be obtained online at www.fsu.edu/~modlang/undergrad/tutor.html
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