Faculty: Hernandez, Herrera, Riess

The Spanish minor is a program in the Languages, Literature, and Culture Area of Study.

Spanish Minor Learning Outcomes

Students who have successfully completed a Spanish minor can:

• PLO1: communicate information about course topics and personal responses to them, both interpersonally and in formal presentations about a variety of topics of both personal and general interest;
• PLO2: demonstrate understanding of the main message, story, or flow of events in longer informational or fictional texts and spoken conversations about the past, present, and future;
• PLO3: identify key geographical, and cultural features that make up the Spanish speaking world including the Latinx population in the US and key themes in the formation of contemporary societies in the Spanish-Speaking world.  
• PLO4: compose multi-paragraph written responses in Spanish using learned grammar and vocabulary accurately, and incorporating comparisons to analyses of course topics or texts;
• PLO5: provide elementary interpretation of a range of cultural production, including literature, film, media, and visual art using disciplinary language. 

The Spanish Minor

The Spanish minor consists of 20 credits in Spanish. At graduation, Spanish minors must have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor. The calculation is based on the grades of all Spanish courses taken at Allegheny on a letter grade basis. Only the most recent grade is considered for courses that have been repeated. 

Courses taken in an approved program abroad may count for the minor. Students who place at or above the 220 level will need to design an alternate selection of courses to complete their program. Please see Spanish faculty for advising. 

Bilingual students who have learned Spanish at home are encouraged to speak with a Spanish advisor regarding placement and course of study.