Spanish Prerequisites

Basic Prerequisites

These requirements may be substituted partially or completely by two or more years of high school Spanish, a high school advanced placement certificate or college transfer credits. Native speakers of Spanish with a high school degree from their home country will be exempted from these requirements.

Spanish Placement Evaluation

Students are encouraged to have a placement evaluation. Please see a Spanish program advisor for proper course placement.

Lower Division Spanish Courses

The following courses constitute preparation for the Major or Minor when twenty to twenty-four (20-24) units are accrued. Some or all of these courses or the equivalent may have been completed in high school or at a community college. If you have grown up speaking Spanish, you should NOT start with SPAN 101/102. Please contact a Spanish program advisor to determine if you should begin in SPAN 201, SPAN 202 or SPAN 300H.