Codes and Dates
Current Effective Date 2026 Fall Semester
Curriculum Committee Approval: 09/22/2025
Board of Trustees Approval: 12/16/2025
Program Control Number 19083
Department: FL
Subject: (SPAN) Spanish
TOP Code 1101.00 - Foreign Languages, General
Description
This program is designed to acquaint students with foreign languages and with an understanding of the culture and history of the people who speak them. The study of foreign languages encourages students to examine assumptions they have uncritically accepted before their college experience. Students with substantial foreign language fluency who combine their language skills with a solid foundation in liberal education will find fulfilling occupations. It will also encourage them to appreciate the complexities of the multicultural society in which they live. Students will acquire the necessary language skills to succeed in everyday life experiences, vocational programs, and university transfer courses.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
1. Students will demonstrate listening and/or speaking, reading and/or writing skills at the intermediate-advanced level of the target language consistent with national standards for foreign language education.
2. Students will show evidence of the acquisition and application of grammatical structures when using language.
3. Students will demonstrate skills necessary to analyze and compare and contrast cultures and practices of the target language with their own culture.
Degree Requirements
Minimum of 20 units in at least two foreign languages.
20.0
ARMEN 1
Beginning Armenian (Active)
5.0
ARMEN 2
High-Beginning Armenian (Active)
5.0
CHIN 1
Beginning Chinese (Active)
5.0
CHIN 2
High-Beginning Chinese (Active)
5.0
FRENCH 1
Beginning French (Active)
5.0
FRENCH 2
High-Beginning French (Active)
5.0
FRENCH 3
Intermediate French (Active)
5.0
GERMAN 1
Beginning German (Active)
5.0
GERMAN 2
High-Beginning German (Active)
5.0
HMONG 1
Beginning Hmong (Active)
5.0
HMONG 2
High-Beginning Hmong (Active)
5.0
JAPAN 1
Beginning Japanese (Active)
5.0
JAPAN 2
High-Beginning Japanese (Active)
5.0
PORT 1
Beginning Portuguese (Active)
5.0
PORT 2
High-Beginning Portuguese (Active)
5.0
PUNJABI 1
Beginning Punjabi (Active)
5.0
SPAN 1
Beginning Spanish (Active)
5.0
SPAN 2
High-Beginning Spanish (Active)
5.0
SPAN 3
Intermediate Spanish (Active)
5.0
SPAN 3NS
Intermediate Spanish for Spanish Speakers (Historical)
5.0
SPAN 4
High-Intermediate Spanish (Active)
5.0
SPAN 4NS
High-Intermediate Spanish for Spanish Speakers (Active)
5.0
SPAN 5
The Short Story: Mexico, Spain, and the U.S. (Active)
4.0
SPAN 6
The Short Story: Latin America (Active)
4.0
SPAN 7
Advanced Spanish: Composition and Grammar (Active)
4.0
SPAN 8
Advanced Spanish Conversation (Active)
4.0
SPAN 9
Spanish Business and Culture (Active)
4.0
SPAN 41
Introduction to Poetry in Spanish (Active)
4.0
Total: 20.0