Modern and Classical Languages

Spanish Minor Requirements

Spanish Home | Spanish Courses | Spanish Faculty | Adjuncts & TAs | Madrid Faculty
La Plaza Mayor - Language Villa | Spanish Events | Major Requirements
Minor Requirements | Certificate | Graduate Studies
Spanish Policy Documents | Spanish Links

Spanish Minor Requirements

(January 26, 2006. Oscar López)

To be admitted into a Spanish Minor:

  1. Have at least a 2.00 cumulative average.
  2. Have received a C or better in any prerequisite(s) required for upper division courses in the Minor
  3. Fill out an applictation for the minor in the Dean.s Office and be accepted by the aproppiate department director (Chair/Spanish Minor advisor)

To Complete a Minor:

  1. A Minor in Spanish requires 18 credits hours:
    • SP-A 310.......3 credits
    • SP-A 315 ..... 3 credits
    • SP-A 410 ..... 3 credits
    • SP-A 415 ..... 3 credits
    • 2 Upper division.....SP 416 and up
  2. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better in SLU upper division courses.
  3. Transfer students must complete at least two courses in residence at SLU.
  4. SP-A 416 and up elective must be taken in Spanish.
  5. Must be in Spanish or Latin American Literature, Latin American Contemporary Civilization and Culture, or one from each category.


Note: Students can request permission from the Spanish Minor Advisor to take one upper division Spanish class conducted in English, provide that they pass the evaluation instruments that have been used for awarding the Spanish Certificate of Proficiency at Saint Louis University. (See minutes of November 8/2005), in any case, he/she may take a course (from the approved list) to count as part of the Spanish Minor. The approved list of Spanish class conducted in English is the following: Sp 421 Language and Linguistics, Sp 422 Issues in Second Language Acquisition, Sp 430 Latin American Thinkers, SP 436 Women.s Literature in Latin America, Sp 459 Western Sephardi Diaspora, and Sp 467 20th Century Spanish Thought (see Minutes of November 22/2004).

Spanish Contacts:

Dr. Oscar Lopez, Spanish Minor Coordinator
lopezor@slu.edu

In St. Louis:
Dr. Olga Arbeláez (arbelaez@slu.edu)
Dr. Teresa Johnson (johnsoth@slu.edu)
Dr. Ana Montero (monteroa@slu.edu)
Dr. Nil Santiáñez (nilstio@slu.edu) 		In Madrid:
Dr. Angeles Encinar (encinara@madrid.slu.edu)
Dr. Cristina Matute (matutec@madrid.slu.edu)
Dr. Xelo Candel: (candelc@madrid.slu.edu)
Dr. Alicia Ramos: (ramosa@madrid.slu.edu)
  • For General Information:
    Dr. Reinhard Andress, Chair
    314.977.2450
    andressp@slu.edu
  • Spanish Graduate Program:
    Dr. Mauricio Souza
    Director of Spanish Graduate Program
    314.977.2314
    souzamm@slu.edu
  • French Graduate Program:
    Dr. Annie Smart
    Director of French Graduate Program
    314.977.2449
    smart@slu.edu
  • Mailing Address:
    Ritter Hall 318
    220 North Grand Blvd.
    St. Louis, MO 63103
    tel. (314) 977-3200
    fax (314) 977-1495