B.A. Spanish for Health Professions
Program Admissions Requirements
There are no program admission requirements for the B.A. in Spanish in Health Professions.
General Education
The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Objective 1 | 6 | |
| Objective 2 | 3 | |
| Objective 3 - MATH 1123 or MATH 1153 Recommended 1 | 3 | |
| Objective 4 - SPAN 1101 | 7 | |
| Objective 5 | 7 | |
| Objective 6 | 6 | |
| Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8 | 3 | |
Objective 7 | ||
Objective 8 | ||
| Objective 9 - SPAN 2201 | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
| 1 | 1 “P” courses are equivalent to the original course. |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics Core | ||
| HCA/CPH 2210/HO 1106 | Medical Terminology and Communication | 2 |
| SPAN 1101 & SPAN 1102 | Elementary Spanish I and Elementary Spanish II (or equivalent) | 8 |
| SPAN 2201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
| Choose at least two (2) courses from the list below to fulfill the 2000-level requirements: | 6 | |
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Spanish for Health Care I | ||
| Spanish for Health Care II | ||
| SPAN 3300 | Intensive Conversation | 3 |
| SPAN 3301 | Spanish Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| or SPAN 3302 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature | |
| SPAN 4400 | Spanish Advanced Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 4460 & SPAN 4461 | Spanish Interpretation and Translation I and Interpretation and Translation II | 8 |
| Health Professions Core | 9 | |
| Select 9 credits minimum; 3 must be upper division: | ||
| Interpersonal Skills in Health Professions | ||
| Introduction to Health Professions | ||
| Global Health and Policy | ||
| US Health System | ||
| Special Topics in Healthcare | ||
| Health Law and Bioethics | ||
| Professional Nursing | ||
| Independent Problems in Physician Assistant Studies | ||
| Medical Ethics | ||
Other Approved Health Science Course | ||
| Culture Core | 6 | |
| Select 6 credits minimum; 3 must be upper division: | ||
| Latino Peoples and Cultures (Satisfies General Education Objective 9) | ||
| Anthropology of Global Health | ||
| Human Evolution | ||
| Cultures of the Spanish Speaking World | ||
| Multicultural Development | ||
| Interpersonal Skills in Health Professions | ||
| The World Today:Introduction to Global Issues | ||
| Gender in Global Affairs (Issues and Impact) | ||
| Latin American History and Culture (Satisfies General Education Objective 9) | ||
| History of Disease, Medicine, and Society | ||
| Critical Analysis of Social Diversity (Satisfies General Education Objective 7) | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Survey of Spanish Literature and Civilization | ||
| Survey of Latin American Cultures | ||
| Hispanic Current Affairs | ||
| Spanish Internship | ||
| Topics in Language and Culture for the Professions I | ||
| Topics in Language and Culture for the Professions II | ||
Other Approved Culture Course | ||
| All required courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C- (C minus). | ||
| Total Credits | 52 | |
All students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish for the Health Professions must take the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). Please see your advisor for information regarding this exam.
Degree Totals
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Admission Requirements | 0 | |
| General Education | 39 | |
| Major Requirements (w/o General Education) | 51 | |
| Upper Division Free Electives | 13 | |
| Free Electives | 17 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |