Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

182 / MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
programs in four years, students are encouraged to start
this process early. Prospective teachers are also required
to meet with a faculty member in the School of Education.
Spanish Minor:
The minor consists of 18 semester hours taken beyond
SPAN 203: SPAN 204 or 205, 321, 322 or 330, to be
followed by SPAN 331, 332, and one upper division 400level
Spanish elective.
Spanish Placement Exam:
Any student who has knowledge of or has had prior
instruction in Spanish in high school or at a college or
university other than LMU must take the LMU Spanish
Placement Exam. This exam is administered by the
Learning Resource Center during the summer Orientation
sessions and at the beginning of the Fall and Spring
terms.
This requirement includes students who have taken an AP
Spanish Exam in high school. Generally, a student who
receives a score of 5 or 4 on the AP Spanish Exam
(Language or Literature) places in SPAN 204
(Intermediate Spanish II) or SPAN 205 (Intermediate
Spanish II for Latino Students). Final placement is
conditional upon the instructor’s consent. Course credit
will be given for SPAN 101, 102, and 203 once the
student’s official scores have been received from the
College Board. It is the responsibility of each student to
ensure that the official AP scores have been sent to Loyola
Marymount University.
Study Abroad:
Students are strongly encouraged to go abroad for a
semester either during their sophomore year (Spring
semester) or junior year (Fall or Spring semester). Prior to
departure, students must obtain transfer credit approval
for any courses that they take, and no more than two
Spanish courses will transfer for the major. Consult the
Study Abroad Office for information about the Loyola
Marymount University Summer program in Cuernavaca,
Mexico, as well as for semeseter, year-long, or Summer
study abroad programs offered by other universities that
the Spanish program endorses.
Spanish Model Four-Year Plan
The normal course load is 15 units per semester (5
classes). By following the model below, a student will
complete all lower division core requirements by the end
of the sophomore year as well as most major
prerequisites. Note that core areas are suggested to
provide a distribution of various disciplines every
semester. Please be flexible implementing these
suggestions, given your own interests and course
availability. In four years, this plan meets all common
graduation requirements.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester S.H.
or
AMCS 100
AMCS 161
Intro to American Cultures . .3
Young Amer., 1607-1900 . .(3)
ENGL 110 College Writing .....................3
SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I ............3
or
or
HIST ___
PHIL 160
THST ___
University Core .....................3
Phil. of Human Nature ........(3)
University Core ...................(3)
MATH ___ University Core .....................3
___
15
Spring Semester S.H.
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II ...........3
or
or
HIST ___
PHIL 160
THST ___
University Core .....................3
Phil. of Human Nature ........(3)
University Core ...................(3)
____ ___ Critical/Creative Arts Core ......3
____ ___ Literature Core......................3
____ ___ Social Science Core...............3
___
15
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester S.H.
SPAN 203 Intermediate Spanish I . . . . .3
or
HIST ___ University Core .....................3
or
PHIL 160
THST ___
Phil. of Human Nature ........(3)
University Core ...................(3)
____ ___ CMST/Crit Thinking Core........3
____ ___ Social Science Core...............3
____ ___ Elective................................3
___
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