the bachelor of arts in spanish provides students with opportunities to explore the rich diversity of spanish cultures, develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in the spanish language. students will also acquire an in-depth knowledge and critical perspective on history and culture of the spanish-speaking world through the analysis of literary and non literary texts.

graduates of this program will be able to: perform tasks at intermediate high and advanced low levels of proficiency as described by the american council on the teaching of foreign languages (actfl) proficiency guidelines. proficiency, in council terms, is understood to describe a range of qualities rather than an absolute norm and will vary according to task type, language function, topic, skill (listening, speaking, reading, writing), and so forth.