School of Languages and Literatures, College of Arts.

All language courses carry 0.50 credit. Students with Year 4 (Grade 12) or OAC Spanish or their equivalent may be admitted into SPAN*1100 only with the approval of the School. Students with OAC Spanish or its equivalent may be admitted into SPAN*1110 only with the approval of the School. Students with native or near native fluency, spoken and written, normally begin language courses with SPAN*2000 and are allowed some flexibility in sequence of language courses. Such students should consult the coordinator before beginning Spanish studies. Students advancing in a Romance language (French, Spanish, Italian) are advised to take electives in a second Romance language and in Latin. All language students are strongly advised to include CLAS*1000 and LING*1000, among their electives in order to derive the maximum benefit from their studies. Students registering in these courses will be expected to have the appropriate knowledge.

Study Abroad

The School of Languages and Literatures encourages students in modern languages to spend 1 or 2 semesters in another country to study a particular language at the university level. Credit for programs of study successfully completed may be applied towards the University of Guelph degree requirements. Requests should be addressed well in advance to either the School or a particular section of the School. A letter of permission is required (see Section VIII--Undergraduate Degree Regulations & Procedures).

Area of Concentration (General Program)

A minimum of 5.00 credits in Spanish is required, including:

a) 3.00 credits from SPAN*1100, SPAN*1110, SPAN*2000, SPAN*2010, SPAN*3500, SPAN*3530, SPAN*4500, SPAN*4520

b) SPAN*2040, SPAN*2990, SPAN*3080

c) 0.50 credit in literature

Major (Honours Program)

A minimum of 8.00 credit in Spanish is required, including:

a) SPAN*2000, SPAN*2010, SPAN*2040, SPAN*2990, SPAN*3080, SPAN*3500, SPAN*3530, SPAN*4500, SPAN*4520

b) seven literature courses

c) students intending to proceed to graduate studies should take SPAN*3170 and SPAN*4170

Minor (Honours Program)

A minimum of 5.50 credits in Spanish is required, including:

a) 3.00 credits from SPAN*1100, SPAN*1110, SPAN*2000, SPAN*2010, SPAN*3500, SPAN*3530, SPAN*4500, SPAN*4520

b) SPAN*2040, SPAN*2990, SPAN*3080

c) 1.00 credit in literature

Note: Students in the Spanish program may include one of the following courses for credit in their program:

HIST*2110 [0.50] The Colonial Americas: A Comparative History

HIST*2920 [0.50] Republican Latin America

POLS*3080 [0.50] Politics of Latin America

Any other substitution for required courses can only be made with the approval of the faculty advisor.