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"description": "<p>Students in UCF's Spanish BA program become fluent in Spanish by the time they finish their major, and also have a knowledge of and competence in literature, linguistics and the culture of the Spanish-speaking world, as well as translation and interpretation skills. The skills attained in the degree program prepare students for careers in international business, law and legal studies, news and television, public service, education and more. </p>\r\n<p>The size of our Spanish classes permits personal attention and approachability. The Spanish faculty has vast experience and preparation in teaching language, linguistics, literatures and culture. Our program welcomes students pursuing honors undergraduate theses, study abroad, research opportunities and service-learning experiences.</p>\r\n<p>We offer courses at all levels of language proficiency and in several modalities of teaching and learning.</p>",
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"description": "<p>Placement in language courses is based on one year of high school language being equivalent to one semester of college work. For example, four years of high school Spanish place the student in the first semester of the third year. Native Spanish speakers, near-native Spanish speakers, or students who have received advanced education abroad must substitute select classes.</p><h2>Admission Requirements</h2><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><ul> <li>36 credits in Spanish must be taken at the 3XXX level or above.</li> <li>At least 6 of the 36 Spanish credits must be at the 4XXX level.</li> <li>At least 30 credit hours must be taken in Modern Language courses taught in Spanish.</li> <li>Students must earn at least a \"C\" (2.0) in each upper division Spanish course.</li> <li>Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3XXX-4XXX level courses taken from the UCF Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.</li> <li>Language credit by exam will not be given in courses lower in level than those in which students are presently enrolled. Native speakers will be allowed Credit by Examination in literature courses only.</li> <li>Co-op or internship credit cannot be used in this major.</li> <li>Students must see their departmental advisor to obtain proper counseling and have their schedule approved before registering for courses in their major.</li> <li>Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.</li> </ul>",
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"description": "<p>Placement in language courses is based on one year of high school language being equivalent to one semester of college work. For example, four years of high school Spanish place the student in the first semester of the third year. Native Spanish speakers, near-native Spanish speakers, or students who have received advanced education abroad must substitute select classes.</p><h2>Admission Requirements</h2><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><ul> <li>36 credits in Spanish must be taken at the 3XXX level or above.</li> <li>At least 6 of the 36 Spanish credits must be at the 4XXX level.</li> <li>At least 30 credit hours must be taken in Modern Language courses taught in Spanish.</li> <li>Students must earn at least a \"C\" (2.0) in each upper division Spanish course.</li> <li>Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3XXX-4XXX level courses taken from the UCF Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.</li> <li>Language credit by exam will not be given in courses lower in level than those in which students are presently enrolled. Native speakers will be allowed Credit by Examination in literature courses only.</li> <li>Co-op or internship credit cannot be used in this major.</li> <li>Students must see their departmental advisor to obtain proper counseling and have their schedule approved before registering for courses in their major.</li> <li>Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.</li> </ul><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><h3>Core Requirements: Advanced Level </h3> 9 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Complete the following: <ul><li>SPN3300 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition (3)</li><li>SPN3420 - Advanced Spanish Writing and Composition (3)</li><li>SPN3760 - Advanced Spanish Oral Communication (3)</li></ul></li><li>A native or near-native Spanish speaker must substitute an alternate upper division Spanish course in consultation with a departmental advisor.</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Restricted Electives</h3> 27 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete 1 of the following<ul>Linguistics and Cognitive Studies<li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Complete at least 2 of the following: <ul><li>SPW3100 - Survey of Spanish Literature I (3)</li><li>SPW3101 - Survey of Spanish Literature II (3)</li><li>SPW3130 - Survey of Latin-American Literature I (3)</li><li>SPW3131 - Survey of Latin-American Literature II (3)</li></ul></li><li>Complete at least 3 of the following: <ul><li>SPN4780 - Spanish Phonetics (3)</li><li>SPN4800 - The Syntax of Spanish (3)</li><li>SPN4801 - Spanish Morphology (3)</li><li>SPN4850 - Structure of the Spanish Language (3)</li><li>SPN4852 - Bilinguismo (3)</li></ul></li><li>Complete at least 1 of the following: <ul><li>SPN4510 - Spanish Civilization and Culture (3)</li><li>SPN4520 - Latin American Civilization and Culture (3)</li></ul></li><li>Earn at least 9 credits from the following types of courses: Additional Spanish electives: Any 3XXX, 4XXX, SPN, SPW, SPT courses not already used in the major *Maximum of 9 hours of 5XXX level courses accepted </li></ul></li> Literature and Cultural Studies<li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Complete at least 3 of the following: <ul><li>SPW3100 - Survey of Spanish Literature I (3)</li><li>SPW3101 - Survey of Spanish Literature II (3)</li><li>SPW3130 - Survey of Latin-American Literature I (3)</li><li>SPW3131 - Survey of Latin-American Literature II (3)</li></ul></li><li>Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Spanish literature beyond the survey level: Any two 4XXX level SPW course not already used in the major</li><li>Complete at least 1 of the following: <ul><li>SPN4780 - Spanish Phonetics (3)</li><li>SPN4800 - The Syntax of Spanish (3)</li><li>SPN4801 - Spanish Morphology (3)</li><li>SPN4850 - Structure of the Spanish Language (3)</li><li>SPN4852 - Bilinguismo (3)</li></ul></li><li>Complete at least 1 of the following: <ul><li>SPN4510 - Spanish Civilization and Culture (3)</li><li>SPN4520 - Latin American Civilization and Culture (3)</li></ul></li><li>Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Additional Spanish electives: Select any 3XXX, 4XXX, 5XXX SPN, SPW, SPT courses not already used in the major *Maximum of 9 hours of 5XXX level courses accepted </li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><h4>Grand Total Credits: <strong>36</strong></h4><h3>Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120</h3><p><strong>Restricted Electives</strong></p><ul> <li>Listed above.</li> </ul><p><strong>Capstone Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><strong>Electives</strong></p><ul> <li>Select primarily from upper-level courses after meeting with the Spanish BA advisor. Courses may be outside the department with the approval of the Spanish BA director.</li> </ul><p><strong>Foreign Language Requirements</strong></p><p><em>Admissions</em></p><ul> <li>Met by Graduation requirements.</li> </ul><p><em>Graduation</em></p><ul> <li>Met by Common Program Prerequisites.</li> </ul><p><strong>Additional Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>The Modern Languages and Literatures Department offers multiple opportunities to complete the signature experience requirement. Please consult the Undergraduate Advisor for a full listing.</li> </ul><p><strong>Required Minors or Area of Concentration</strong></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><strong>Departmental Exit Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>Earn a grade of \"C\" (2.0) or higher in at least 36 credit hours of upper division Spanish courses.</li> <li>Students are required to satisfactorily complete a departmental exit exam, entirely in Spanish. The exam is offered each September and February, and students need the approval of their advisor to take the exam. Students should discuss the optimal test date with their advisor and the Spanish Section Director. Students may take the Spanish Exit Exam up to a maximum of two times. Students are eligible to take the exam after they complete the literature survey sequence and the linguistics requirement. Exceptions must be approved by the student's Spanish advisor and by the Spanish Section Director.</li> </ul><p><strong>University Minimum Exit Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>A 2.0 UCF GPA</li> <li>42 semester hours of upper division credit completed.</li> <li>30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.</li> <li>A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.</li> <li>Complete the General Education Program, the State Writing and Math Requirement, and nine hours of Summer credit.</li> </ul><p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p><p><em>Honors In Major</em></p><ul> <li>Students interested in completing Honors Undergraduate Thesis should contact their program advisor.</li> </ul><p><em>Related Programs</em></p><ul> <li>French and Francophone Studies (B.A.)</li> </ul><p><em>Related Certificates</em></p><ul> <li>Spanish for Health Professionals Certificate</li> <li>Spanish for the Legal World Certificate</li> <li>Spanish for Social Work Certificate</li> <li>Spanish for Tourism Certificate</li> <li>Spanish Translation and Interpretation Certificate</li> </ul><p><em>Related Minors</em></p><ul> <li>French Minor</li> <li>Italian Minor</li> <li>Judaic Studies Minor</li> <li>Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies Minor</li> </ul><p><strong>Advising Notes</strong></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><em>Transfer Notes</em></p><ul> <li>Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.</li> <li>Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated by the department chair for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.</li> <li>Native speakers, or students who have received advanced education in Spanish-speaking societies, may not take lower division Spanish courses. They must substitute Third-year level, composition, grammar and conversation courses.</li> </ul><p><em>Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses</em></p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p><strong>Plan of Study</strong></p><p><em>Linguistics and Cognitive Studies</em></p><p><em>Freshman Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>ENC 1101 - Composition I <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 1120C - Elementary Spanish Language and Civilization I <strong>Credit Hours: 4</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Freshman Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>ENC 1102 - Composition II <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 1121C - Elementary Spanish Language and Civilization II <strong>Credit Hours: 4</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>SPN 2200 - Intermediate Spanish Language and Civilization I <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>SPN 2201 - Intermediate Spanish Language and Civilization II <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-Level Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 3300 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition* <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 3420 - Spanish Composition* <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 3760 - Advanced Spanish Oral Communication* <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>Spanish Survey Literature <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Spanish Linguistics <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-Level Spanish Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-Level Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-Level Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>Spanish Linguistics <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Spanish Survey Literature <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-Level Spanish Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Senior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>Spanish Linguistics <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Spanish Culture and Civilization <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 4</strong></li> <li>Complete Spanish Exit Exam</li> </ul><p><em>Literature and Cultural Studies</em></p><p><em>Freshman Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>ENC 1101 - Composition I <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education<strong> Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 1120C - Elementary Spanish Language and Civilization I <strong>Credit Hours: 4</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Freshman Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>ENC 1102 - Composition II <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 1121C - Elementary Spanish Language and Civilization II <strong>Credit Hours: 4</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>SPN 2200 - Intermediate Spanish Language and Civilization I <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>SPN 2201 - Intermediate Spanish Language and Civilization II <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>General Education <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-Level Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 3300 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition* <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 3420 - Spanish Composition* <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>SPN 3760 - Advanced Spanish Oral Communication*<strong> Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>Spanish Survey Literature <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Spanish Linguistics <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-Level Spanish Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-Level Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Upper-Level Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>Spanish Survey Literature <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Spanish Literature Beyond Survey Level <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Spanish Culture and Civilization <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> </ul><p><em>Senior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)</em></p><ul> <li>Spanish Survey Literature <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Spanish Literature Beyond Survey Level <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Spanish Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 3</strong></li> <li>Elective <strong>Credit Hours: 4</strong></li> <li>Complete Spanish Exit Exam</li> </ul><p>*Native or near-native speakers must substitute an approved alternate upper-level class; see advisor.</p>",
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"description": "<p>Placement in language courses is based on one year of high school language being equivalent to one semester of college work. For example, four years of high school Spanish place the student in the first semester of the third year. Native Spanish speakers, near-native Spanish speakers, or students who have received advanced education abroad must substitute select classes.</p> <h3>Admission Requirements</h3> <ul> <li>None</li> </ul> <h3>Degree Requirements</h3> <ul> <li>36 credits in Spanish must be taken at the 3XXX level or above.</li> <li>At least 6 of the 36 Spanish credits must be at the 4XXX level.</li> <li>At least 30 credit hours must be taken in Modern Language courses taught in Spanish.</li> <li>Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) in each upper division Spanish course.</li> <li>Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3XXX-4XXX level courses taken from the UCF Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.</li> <li>Language credit by exam will not be given in courses lower in level than those in which students are presently enrolled. Native speakers will be allowed Credit by Examination in literature courses only.</li> <li>Co-op or internship credit cannot be used in this major.</li> <li>Students must see their departmental advisor to obtain proper counseling and have their schedule approved before registering for courses in their major.</li> <li>Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.</li> </ul>",
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"description": "<h1>Degree Requirements</h1><div><section><header data-test=\"grouping-0-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Core Requirements: Advanced Level </span></h2></div><div><span>9</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Complete the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca813a9d75350a90877370\" target=\"_blank\">SPN3300</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/61d74e6580fcdb997bb55638\" target=\"_blank\">SPN3420</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- --> Advanced Spanish Writing and Composition <!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca813a9d7535cb0f877371\" target=\"_blank\">SPN3760</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Spanish Oral Communication<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-B\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B-result\"><div>A native or near-native Spanish speaker must substitute an alternate upper division Spanish course in consultation with a departmental advisor.</div></div></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-1-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Restricted Electives</span></h2></div><div><span>27</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->1<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><div><span>Linguistics and Cognitive Studies</span><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the 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<span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.2\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.2-result\">Complete at least <span>3</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca813ae6bc794b2a73ec0a\" target=\"_blank\">SPN4780</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Spanish Phonetics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca813aa38edf820f3ecafe\" target=\"_blank\">SPN4800</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->The Syntax of Spanish<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca813aa38edf66273ecb00\" target=\"_blank\">SPN4801</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Spanish Morphology<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca813a5a1583589a9e74b2\" target=\"_blank\">SPN4850</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Structure of the Spanish Language<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca813a5a15831b8c9e74af\" target=\"_blank\">SPN4852</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Bilinguismo<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.3\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.3-result\">Complete at least <span>1</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca813a5ada379d8aeca0b4\" target=\"_blank\">SPN4510</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Spanish Civilization and Culture<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca813a5a1583bb109e74b1\" target=\"_blank\">SPN4520</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Latin American Civilization and Culture<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.4\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.4-result\">Earn at least 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