B.A. in Spanish

Degree Requirements

The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to 1) change or withdraw courses; 2) change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and 3) change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.

General Education

Requirement Hours Description
First Year Writing I 3 Complete Hon 101, Writ 100 or Writ 101 with a passing grade.
First Year Writing II 3 Complete one of the following courses with a passing grade: Liba 102, Writ 102 or Hon 102.
6 hrs literature survey 6 Complete 6 hours of literature survey with a passing grade. Choose from the following courses: Eng 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, or Eng 226.
6 hrs modern/ancient language 200+ 6 Successfully complete at least 6 hours at the 200 level or above in one modern or ancient language.
6 hrs history 6 Complete 6 hours in History (HST) course work with a passing grade.
3 hrs humanities 3 African American studies; classical civilization; environmental studies 101, gender studies (G St 201, 301, 333, 350); Liba 202, 305, 312; philosophy; religion; Southern studies (Any 100 level); Rhet 201. In addition, gender studies courses that are cross-listed with African American studies, classical civilization, English, modern languages, philosophy, or religion courses will satisfy this requirement.
6 hrs social science 6 Successfully complete 6 semester hours in anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, or sociology.
3 hrs fine arts 3 The course may be chosen from art history, music, dance, and theatre arts. Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Courses that satisfy this requirement are any Art History (AH); Liba 130, 204, 314; Mus 101, 102, 103, 104, 105; Danc 200; Thea 201, 202. Students who have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate course work may fulfill the requirement with a 300- or 400-level art history course.
3 hrs math 100+ 3 Successfully complete 3 hours of Math at the 100 level or above except for Math 245 and Math 246.
Astr & Phys Can't be used together
9-12 hrs science 9 Complete a full year of science course work in one subject area (6-8 hrs) and complete 3 credit hours in a subject area from another department. Courses may be chosen from the departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geology and Geological Engineering, or Physics and Astronomy.
2 associated science labs 2 Successfully complete at least two science laboratory courses.

Major Requirements

Requirement Hours Description
Span 331 3 Span 331: Intro to Lit and Literary Analysis
Span 330 3 Span 330: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
Span 303 & 304 or 305 - C min 6 Complete either Span 303 and 304 or complete Span 305 with a grade of C or better. Student will not receive credit for Span 305 and Span 303 or 304. For heritage speakers, Spanish 306 may substitute Spanish 303, and Spanish 307 may substitute Span 304.
Span electives 18 Span 572: Spanish Phonetics & Phonology, Span 573: Spanish Morphology and Syntax, Span 574: The History of Spanish Language, Span 575: Topics in Applied Spanish Linguistics, Span 579: Survey of Spanish American Literature I, Span 580: Survey of Spanish American Literature II, Span 588: Spanish American Poetry, Span 581: Medieval Literature, Span 522: Galdos, Span 528: Span Lit Middle Ages, Span 585: 18th and 19th Century Spanish Lit, Span 577: Survey of Spanish Literature I, Span 587: Spanish American Short Story, Span 578: Survey of Spanish Literature II, Span 506: Cervantes, Span 527: Spanish Lit of the Middle Ages, Span 582: Cervantes, Span 511: Survey of Span-American Literature I, Span 565: Spanish American Women Writers, Span 583: Golden Age Literature, Span 586: Modern Spanish Literature, Span 589: Spanish American Novel, Span 598: Advanced Spanish Study Abroad, Span 510: Adv Convers Spanish, Span 579: Survey of Spanish American Literature I, Span 322: Spanish American Culture/Civilization, Span 517: The Generation of 1898, Span 393: Cultural Studies, Span 316: Intro to Latin American Studies II, Span 555: Applied Spanish Linguistics, Span 302: Spanish-American Civilization, Span 330: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics, Span 513: Span-Amer Cont Novel, Span 352: Latino Literature in the United States, Span 309: Intensive Span Abroad, Span 391: Grad Rdg Know-Spanish, Span 551: Old Spanish, Span 580: Survey of Spanish American Literature II, Span 542: Hispanic Seminar II, Span 508: Adv Grammar/Comp, Span 310: Intensive Span Abroad, Span 321: Spanish Culture and Civilization, Span 588: Spanish American Poetry, Span 403: Convers & Comp, Span 312: Spanish Drama, Span 522: Galdos, Span 371: Spanish Grammar for Oral Communication, Span 528: Span Lit Middle Ages, Span 516: Spanish Drama-20th Cn, Span 396: Intensive Spanish Grammar Review, Span 341: Spanish in the U.S., Span 585: 18th and 19th Century Spanish Lit, Span 599: Span St Special Topics, Span 577: Survey of Spanish Literature I, Span 311: Business Spanish, Span 361: Cinema in Spanish, Span 553: Spanish Civil/Culture, Span 545: SP-Am Nov/Shrt Stry-19, Span 587: Spanish American Short Story, Span 390: Grad Rdg Know-Spanish, Span 398: Upper-Level Spanish Study Abroad, Span 572: Spanish Phonetics & Phonology, Span 351: Topics in Latin American Studies, Span 306: Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Span 578: Survey of Spanish Literature II, Span 506: Cervantes, Span 307: Spanish for Oral Proficiency, Span 315: Intro to Latin American Studies I, Span 527: Spanish Lit of the Middle Ages, Span 582: Cervantes, Span 541: Hispanic Seminar I, Span 593: Topics in Cultural Studies, Span 511: Survey of Span-American Literature I, Span 518: The Generation of 1898, Span 573: Spanish Morphology and Syntax, Span 574: The History of Spanish Language, Span 565: Spanish American Women Writers, Span 561: Advanced Topics in Cinema in Spanish, Span 583: Golden Age Literature, Span 521: Contemporary Spanish Prose, Span 301: Spanish Civilization, Span 575: Topics in Applied Spanish Linguistics, Span 399: Special Topics in Spanish, Span 519: Sur Span Lyric Poetry, Span 397: Conversation for Upper-Level Spanish, Span 515: Modern & Contemporary Spanish Drama, Span 586: Modern Spanish Literature, Span 589: Spanish American Novel, Span 546: SP-Am Nov/Shrt Stry-20, Span 308: Spoken Spanish, Span 313: Spanish American Drama, Span 598: Advanced Spanish Study Abroad, Span 510: Adv Convers Spanish, Span 579: Survey of Spanish American Literature I, Span 517: The Generation of 1898, Span 555: Applied Spanish Linguistics, Span 513: Span-Amer Cont Novel, Span 551: Old Spanish, Span 580: Survey of Spanish American Literature II, Span 542: Hispanic Seminar II, Span 508: Adv Grammar/Comp, Span 588: Spanish American Poetry, Span 581: Medieval Literature, Span 522: Galdos, Span 528: Span Lit Middle Ages, Span 516: Spanish Drama-20th Cn, Span 585: 18th and 19th Century Spanish Lit, Span 599: Span St Special Topics, Span 577: Survey of Spanish Literature I, Span 553: Spanish Civil/Culture, Span 545: SP-Am Nov/Shrt Stry-19, Span 587: Spanish American Short Story, Span 572: Spanish Phonetics & Phonology, Span 578: Survey of Spanish Literature II, Span 506: Cervantes, Span 529: Contemporary Spanish, Span 527: Spanish Lit of the Middle Ages, Span 582: Cervantes, Span 541: Hispanic Seminar I, Span 593: Topics in Cultural Studies, Span 511: Survey of Span-American Literature I, Span 518: The Generation of 1898, Span 573: Spanish Morphology and Syntax, Span 574: The History of Spanish Language, Span 565: Spanish American Women Writers, Span 561: Advanced Topics in Cinema in Spanish, Span 583: Golden Age Literature, Span 521: Contemporary Spanish Prose, Span 575: Topics in Applied Spanish Linguistics, Span 519: Sur Span Lyric Poetry, Span 515: Modern & Contemporary Spanish Drama, Span 586: Modern Spanish Literature, Span 589: Spanish American Novel, Span 546: SP-Am Nov/Shrt Stry-20
Spanish residency hrs 12 Students must earn at least 12 hours of their major courses in residence with a grade of C or better.
Overall Major GPA Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Resident Major GPA Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
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