Spanish
Division:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Office: 3-205
Phone: (650) 306-3336
Email: canhumanities@smccd.edu
Counseling:
Schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor at the Counseling
Center, Building 9, 1st Floor, 650-306-3452. Appointments are
available during day and evening hours.
The Foreign Languages Department brings to students the riches of diverse cultures of the world. Here students can participate, either vicariously through the literature they are now able to read, or directly with their new-found linguistic abilities, in heritages the totality of which comprise all mankind. Students master basic grammar and gain proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the target language.
Also see Spanish English Interpretation Certificate Program in Partnership with SFSU
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS - SPANISH
| Complete Core Courses, choose 8–9 units from the following list: * For native speakers of Spanish (8 units): |
Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: SPAN | ENGL | HIST | LIT. | |
| SPAN 150 Spanish for Heritage Speakers I | 4 |
| SPAN 152 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II | 4 |
| * For non-native speakers of Spanish (8-9 units): | |
| SPAN 130 Intermediate Spanish or SPAN 131 Intermediate Spanish I |
5 3 |
| SPAN 132 Intermediate Spanish II and SPAN 140 Advanced Intermediate Spanish |
3 3 |
| Selective courses: choose a minimum of 12 units from the following: | |
| ENGL 200 Introduction to Linguistics: A Survey of Language | 3 |
| SPAN 110 Elementary Spanish or SPAN 111 Elementary Spanish I and SPAN 112 Elementary Spanish II |
5 3 3 |
| SPAN 120 Advanced Elementary Spanish or SPAN 121 Advanced Elementary Spanish I and SPAN 122 Advanced Elementary Spanish II |
5 3 3 |
| SPAN 150 Spanish for Heritage Speakers I | 4 |
| SPAN 152 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II | 4 |
| SPAN 161 Readings in Spanish Literature I | 3 |
| SPAN 162 Readings in Spanish Literature II | 3 |
| Note: no more than 3 HIST units | |
| HIST 246 History of Latinos in the U.S.bsp; | 3 |
| HIST 422 Modern Latin America | 3 |
| Note: no more than 3 LIT units | |
| LIT.370 Readings in Literature of the Latino in the United States | 3 |
| LIT.371 Mexican-American Literature | 3 |
| LIT.372 Myth and Folklore of La Raza | 3 |
| LIT.373 Latin American Literature in Translation | 3 |
| Any language other than ENGL or SPAN | 3-10 |
| Associate Degree Unit Requirements Total | 21-26* |
TRANSFER PROGRAM - SPANISH
Cañada College offers lower division coursework required for transfer with a major in Spanish. Students should use PROJECT ASSIST (www.assist.org) to research lower division major requirements at the transfer destination(s) of their choice. Also, work with a Counselor/Advisor to determine appropriate transfer coursework.
* and required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.
