Biola's Service-Focused Spanish Minor

Minor

Spanish language learners must complete 21 units to earn a minor in Spanish, including HUFS 210, 220, 290, 320, 360 OR 380, one or more of 420, 430, 460, 490, and one of HIST 312, HUFS 390, INCS 332 (Latin America only), INAL 300. One program-related service learning project is required and must be approved by the department.

Heritage speakers of Spanish must complete 18 units to earn a minor in Spanish, including HUFS 221, 290, 322, 360 OR 380, one or more of 420, 430, 460, 490, and one of HIST 312, HUFS 390, INCS 332 (Latin America only), INAL 300. One program-related service learning project is required and must be approved by the department.

Competency Requirements

To enter the minor, students must have received at least a grade of B- in the most recent G.E. Spanish course or prove themselves to be at an intermediate level of language proficiency when tested by the department.

Admission Requirements

All students intending to minor in Spanish must:

  1. complete the required G.E. course sequence, OR place into the next level (intermediate high or above) by department assessment. Spanish language learners (not heritage speakers) must complete HUFS 210 with a grade of B- or higher, or obtain a satisfactory score on a normed placement exam given by the department, in order to proceed with the minor. Students with AP Spanish Language scores of 4 or higher will be placed into HUFS 220 (your AP language credits will count for HUFS 210). Students with AP Spanish Literature scores of 4 or better will be given credit for HUFS 290 (but will still be required to take HUFS 210 unless the department

  2. File an application to the Department of Modern Languages and complete an interview with a faculty member.

G.E. (elementary to intermediate low)

HUFS 101 Elementary Spanish I (4 units)

HUFS 102 Elementary Spanish II (4 units)

HUFS 201 Intermediate Spanish I (4 units)

Heritage speakers of Spanish can replace HUFS 201 with HUFS 221, Spanish for heritage speakers, and upon passing will have the lower-level units waived. Units are not awarded for waived requirements.

Minor Courses

Students can be admitted into the Spanish minor after completing the G.E. sequence. Students desiring to minor in Spanish are strongly encouraged to begin during their freshman and sophomore years. Placement in Spanish classes will be based on a mandatory department assessment. Students entering the program with less than two years of high school Spanish or one semester of college Spanish will automatically be placed in the first course. Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment must be retested and placed accordingly. Advancement from one course in the lower division sequence to the next will require demonstration of proficiency.

The Spanish minor allows students to proceed through a choice of two course tracks, one for Spanish learners and the other for heritage speakers of Spanish. Courses with numbers up through HUFS 221 must be taken in sequence. If a student’s language ability places the student beyond this level (by department assessment), a student may take the courses out of sequence, but it is recommended that students adhere as closely as possible to the course sequence given below. For learners of Spanish, the minor requires 21 units beyond the 201 level. For heritage speakers of Spanish, the minor requires 18 units beyond the 201 level. Students whose level of language places them into the 300-level of courses may substitute higher-level courses for required courses at the 200-level, with the permission of the Department of Modern Languages.

Spanish Learners Course Track

  • HUFS 210 Intermediate Spanish 2 (3 units)

  • HUFS 220 Spanish Conversation and Composition 1 (3 units)

  • HUFS 290 Introduction to Literature in Spanish (3 units)

  • HUFS 320 Advanced Spanish conversation and composition (3 units)

Their Choice:

  • HUFS 365 Drama (3 units)

or

  • HUFS 380 Spanish in the Professions [Medical, Business, Teaching, etc.] (3 units)

or

  • HUFS 385 Translation (3 units)

Heritage Spanish Speakers Course Track

  • HUFS 221 Spanish for Heritage speakers (3 units)

  • HUFS 290 Introduction to Literature in Spanish (3 units)

  • HUFS 322 Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers (3 units)

Their Choice:

  • HUFS 365 Drama (3 units)

or

  • HUFS 380 Spanish in the Professions [Medical, Business, Teaching, etc.] (3 units)

or

  • HUFS 385 Translation (3 units)

All Spanish minors will take ONE of the following group of advanced Spanish-language courses:

HUFS 420 Spanish Literature (3 units)

HUFS 430 Studies in Spanish American Literature (3 units)

HUFS 460 Studies in Spanish American Culture (3 units)

HUFS 490 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (3 units)

All Spanish minors will take ONE of the following courses in English:

HIST 312 History of Latin America (3 units)

HUFS 390/ ENG 481 Hispanic Literature in Translation (3 units)

INCS 332 Peoples of the World (Latin America only) (3 units)

INAL 300 Applied Linguistics (3 units)

HUFS 400/ENGL 481 (Cross listing, Latin American or Spanish topics only) (3 units)