Spanish (SP)

Placement. SP 101 is open to students who have no prior high-school or college study of Spanish or who have fewer than two high-school units of Spanish. Students with fewer than two high-school units of Spanish who wish to continue the study of that language are not required to take the Spanish Placement Examination; they will be placed in SP 101. SP 102 is open only to students who have completed SP 101 at The University of Alabama with a grade of "C" or better. Students with transfer credit equivalent to SP 101 will be placed in SP 103. SP 103 (an intensive review of elementary Spanish) is open to students who have two or more high-school units of Spanish or who have transfer credit equivalent to SP 101. Students entering the University with two or more high-school units of Spanish will ordinarily be placed in SP 103 unless they take the Spanish Placement Examination and score at a level for placement in SP 201 or a higher-level Spanish course.

Successful completion of SP 101 and SP 102 (or SP 103) fulfills the foreign language (FL) requirement of the University Core Curriculum. Students with two high-school units of Spanish who take the Spanish Placement Examination and score at a level for placement in SP 201 or a higher-level Spanish course fulfill the FL requirement of the core curriculum upon successful completion of the course into which they are placed; they may qualify for college credit equivalent to lower-level Spanish courses (see "College Credit Options" below).

Students with native competency in Spanish and bilingual American students will be placed individually by an adviser from the Spanish faculty. Individuals with native competency may not enroll in Spanish courses below the level of SP 356.

College credit options. Students placed in SP 201 on the basis of high-school study and placement examination scores who earn a minimum grade of "C" will upon written petition be granted credit for SP 103 (4 hours, grade of "Pass"). Students placed in SP 202 on the basis of high-school study and placement examination scores who earn a minimum grade of "C" will upon written petition be granted credit for SP 103 (4 hours, grade of "Pass") and SP 201 (3 hours, grade of "Pass"). Students similarly placed in a 300- or 400-level Spanish course who earn a minimum grade of "C" will upon written petition be granted credit for SP 103 (4 hours, grade of "Pass"), SP 201 (3 hours, grade of "Pass"), and SP 202 (3 hours, grade of "Pass").

Requirements for the major in Spanish. The Spanish major requires 27 semester hours in courses numbered 300 or above, including SP 353; SP 356; SP 364 or SP 366; 6 hours selected from SP 371, SP 372, SP 375, and SP 376; SP 491 and one additional course at the 400-level. A minimum of 12 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus.

Students may major in Spanish (College of Arts and Sciences) and international business (Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration). Requirements for the double major are multiple and vary slightly from the standard major. Interested students are encouraged to see their advisers, either in A&S or in C&BA, at the beginning of their college careers.

Requirements for the minor in Spanish. The Spanish minor requires 15 semester hours in courses numbered 300 or above, including SP 353, SP 356, and SP 364 or SP 366. A minimum of 6 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus.

A Suggested Sequence of Courses for the Spanish Major
FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester			Second Semester
Course	Hours		Course	Hours
SP 101	4		SP 102	4
EN 101	3		EN 102	3
MATH3	3-4		History1	3
Natural science	4		Natural science	4
	------			------
	14-15			14
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester			Second Semester
Course	Hours		Course	Hours
SP 201	3		SP 202	3
EN 225	3		EN 226 or EN 227	3
Social and behavioral sciences1	3		Social and behavioral sciences1	3
Humanities1	3		Fine arts1	3
Minor	3		Minor	3
Elective	3
	------			------
	18			15
JUNIOR YEAR2
First Semester			Second Semester
Course	Hours		Course	Hours
SP 353	3		SP 356	3
SP 364, SP 371, or SP 375	3		SP 366, SP 372, or SP 376	3
Minor	3		Minor	3
History or social and behavioral sciences1	3		Writing course	3
Electives	3-6		Elective	3-6
	------			------
	15-18			15-18
SENIOR YEAR2
First Semester			Second Semester
Course	Hours		Course	Hours
SP 491	3		Spanish 400-level elective	3
Spanish electives	3-6		Spanish electives	3-6
Minor	3-6		Minor	3
Electives	0-3		Electives	6-9
	------			------
	15-18			15-18
Total: At least 128

¹A maximum of 6 hours in any one department may be applied to the humanities, literature, and fine arts (HU, L, FA) and history and social and behavioral sciences (HI, SB) requirements.

²Six hours in courses designated W must be included in the junior or senior year. A minimum of 33 hours in 300- and 400-level courses must be completed, including 12 hours in the major and 6 hours in the minor.

³MATH course number is determined by placement. MATH 110 or higher is required.

Graduate programs. The Department of Modern Languages and Classics offers programs leading to the master of arts and doctor of philosophy degrees. The requirements are listed in the University of Alabama graduate catalog.