Programs of Study

Requirements for Major in Spanish Degree of Bachelor of Arts

In addition to the credits of the core curriculum requirement, majors in Spanish must earn the following credits:

§ Special Note on Core Curriculum Requirements
Spanish majors and minors must take Sp133-134 or Sp135-136, concurrently, Intermediate Spanish, I and II, to satisfy the core curriculum requirement in modern languages. Non-native speakers should register for Sp133-134. Native speakers must register for Sp135-136. All Modern and Classical Languages and Literature majors are required to maintain a 2.5 average in major courses.

§ Special Note on Interdisciplinary Courses
Courses labelled ML (Modern Language) are interdisciplinary in scope and may be taught in English. Majors in the department may apply up to twelve credits in these courses towards their major requirements. Selected assignments will be required in the departmental student’s major language. Modern Language majors may also apply any six credits in Classical languages or civilization towards their degree program.

Requirements for Classical Civilization Major Degree of Bachelor of Arts

In addition to the requirements of the core curriculum, Classical Civilization majors must complete 30 credits in Classical Civilization courses.

Requirements for Major in Classical Languages and Literatures Degree of Bachelor of Arts in cursu classico
In addition to fulfilling the core curriculum requirements, majors in Classical Languages and Literatures must complete the following courses:

Requirements for Minor Programs

Minor in Classical Languages: 18 credits in Classical language courses including the six credits of the core language requirement, which must be taken in either Greek or Latin.

Minor in Classical Civilization: 18 credits in Classical Language and Classical Civilization courses including the six credits of the core language requirement, which must be taken in either Greek or Latin language.

Minor in any Modern Language: 18 credits in that language, beyond the core language requirement; permission of the department is required to undertake a minor program.

Core Curriculum World Languages Requirement

Any six-credit sequence (e.g., parts I and II concurrently - in the same academic year) in one of the modern or Classical languages offered by the Department is required of all students who are Bachelor’s Degree candidates. This requirement can be fulfilled in a number of ways and on a number of levels, namely:

1. The Elementary courses (113-114) introduce the sounds, spelling and basic grammatical principles with emphasis on hearing and speaking the language. No student who has any previous study in the language is admitted to these courses. If students wish to continue further study in that language, they must register for the intermediate-level course or higher.
2. Intermediate courses in a language (133-134, 135-136) seek to provide a solid foundation in all language skills, namely reading, writing, speaking and aural understanding, a foundation for continued study of a language on more advanced levels. Readings and material for oral practice include literature, past and present. Use of the language laboratory may be required at the discretion of the instructor. Prerequisite: one or two years of secondary school or one year of college-level Elementary.
3. With departmental permission, any two language or literature courses in the same language above the intermediate level, which are dedicated to advanced practice in language skills or to particular topics in the study of literature.
4. Completion of the Advanced Placement Examination in language and/or literature, with a grade of 4 or 5. The student will be awarded three credits for each Advanced Placement Examination in Language and/or Literature that has been passed with a grade of 4 or 5. If the student successfully passed both the language and the literatures AP examinations, this will be considered as the successful completion of the World Languages Core Requirement.
5. Students may not fulfill the Core World Languages Requirement with Classical Civilization courses.
6. Students may fulfill the World Languages Core Requirement by taking any twocourse sequence in American Sign Language (when offered).
7. Students may fulfill the World Languages Core Requirement by taking the twocourse sequence in “Romance Language Synthesis, I and II”.

Students fulfilling the core requirement with an elementary or intermediate level course must complete both parts of the course concurrently (i.e. both parts of the course must be taken in the same academic year). Students failing to complete the core requirement concurrently must begin a new language in order to fulfill the requirement concurrently.

Proficiency Examinations

All proficiency examinations have been eliminated. The only external examination accepted by the Department is the A.P. Examination, as explained above. Other than this, the language requirement must be fulfilled through coursework at Saint Peter’s College. Effective Class of 2014.