Specialization in Language and Literature (33 credits)
The Spanish language and literature specialization consists of a minimum of 33 credits, including SPA-487 Senior Seminar, after the General Education requirement of 3 credits (according to placement) has been fulfilled; or a minimum of 30 credits for those students who complete a minor or double major in the same foreign language used to satisfy the 3 credits of the General Education requirement.
Required courses (15 credits)
Students will choose 12 credits from the following list of literature and culture courses:
| SPA-300 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 to 12 |
| SPA-333 | SPANISH CULTURE | 3 |
| SPA-335 | HISPANIC-AMERICAN CULTURE | 3 |
| SPA-355 | Medieval and Golden Age Spanish LITERATURE | 3 |
| SPA-356 | MAJORS SPANISH AUTHORS II | 3 |
| SPA-360 | Early Hispanic American Literature | 3 |
| SPA-361 | 20TH CENTURY HISPANIC-AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| SPA-447 | CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC-AMERICAN FICTION | 3 to 6 |
The remaining 6 credits must be chosen from any other Spanish course, including SPA 499 Internship.