Minor in Spanish

Students in APU’s Spanish minor have many great opportunities to apply their learning in the heavily Spanish-speaking Los Angeles area.

18 units

Requirements 

The Spanish minor comprises 18 units of coursework, though the actual number of units taken may be reduced (see footnote 1 below). Students in the Spanish minor must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all university coursework.

Core
SPAN 101Elementary Spanish I 1, 23
SPAN 102Elementary Spanish II 1, 2, 33
Electives12
Choose 12 units from the following:
SPAN 201
Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202
Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 301
Spanish Conversation and Community 4
SPAN 320
Advanced Spanish Composition
SPAN 332
Literary Masters 5
SPAN 420
Public Speaking in Spanish 6
Total Units18
1

Students who are native speakers of Spanish or had 3-4 years of high school Spanish should take the Spanish placement or CLEP exam, then consult with an advisor before entering intermediate or upper-division work. Students may receive as many as 9 units of credit with a qualifying score on the CLEP exam.

2

SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 can be substituted with SPAN 103 and SPAN 104.

3

Meets the APU Core: Ancient or Modern Language general education requirement. 

4

Meets the APU Core: Intercultural Competence general education requirement.

5

Meets the APU Core: Humanities: Literature general education requirement.

6

Meets the APU Core: Oral Communication general education requirement.