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
SPAN 201
Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202
Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 301
Spanish Conversation and Community 4
SPAN 332
Literary Masters 5
SPAN 420
Public Speaking in Spanish 6
HIST 484
Historical Themes (Christianizing Native Peoples)
Total Units18
1

Students who are native speakers of Spanish or have 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.

F Offered in Fall only
S Offered in Spring only
F/S Offered in both Fall and Spring terms
EF Offered in Fall in even years
ES Offered in Spring in even years
OF Offered in Fall in odd years
OS Offered in Spring in odd years