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Dec 06, 2025
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NSU Catalog 2025-2026
Spanish (BA)
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Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will examine Hispanic culture, determine perspectives representative of this culture, and analyze these perspectives to learn more about the culture. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Inquiry and Analysis)
- Students will communicate orally in Spanish with ample vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, good pronunciation and fluency. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity)
- Students will communicate in writing Spanish with ample vocabulary, grammatical accuracy and fluency. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Foundational Lifelong Learning Skills)
- Students will analyze a particular Hispanic cultural and/or literary issue using primary and secondary sources. (Cross-Curricular Skill: Intercultural Knowledge)
- Students will create a document that contains original hypothesis, analysis and reasoning, supporting ideas, research, personal conclusions, and adherence to appropriate documentation style (MLA, APA, etc.). (Cross-Curricular Skill: Critical and Creative Thinking)
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Coursework Required
Students often take foreign language classes while in high school [or due to their upbringing] and find they are capable of starting at a more advanced level NSU. Students may take a placement exam to determine the appropriate placement. Then if a grade of “C” or higher is earned in the more advanced NSU class, the student may purchase credits for previous courses in that language. For Spanish, students who place into SPAN 201 or 202 may purchase credits for SPAN 101 and 102 , if they meet the criteria. For other languages permission may be given to purchase credits for 101, 102, 201, and 202, the they are placed in a higher course and a grade of “C” or higher is earned. This opportunity is offered only to degree-seeking students at Northern, since it is probable that this credit will not be recognized by other institutions. Students fill our the Credit by Placement Form available through the Registrar’s Office or on the myNSU portal (https://portal.sdbor.edu/nsu-student/academics/registrar/Pages/default.aspx) and pay the credit by exam fee for each course. If the intent is to enroll at another university, nationally recognized assessment (CLEP, AP, IB) may be a better route to earning credit. Students should check with their intended school for their policy. NOTE:
ELRN 535 and ELRN 585 may be taken in place of ELRN 435 and ELRN 485 if accepted into the accelerated MSEd Instructional Design in E-learning program and completed at least 90 credit hours of the undergraduate program. General Education Requirements - Baccalaureate (30 credits)
Please see General Education & Degree Requirements for specific information about each SGR. SGR #3 - 6 credits in two disciplines
Elementary and Special Education majors must take GEOG 210 , POLS 100 , and HIST 151 or HIST 152 . Civics Requirement: one course must be completed to fulfill the civics requirement. Courses that satisfy this requirement are marked with [CIV]. SGR #4 - 6 credits in two disciplines
Degree Requirements (BA) - 9 credits
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Two additional courses from those listed in General Education Requirements Goal #4. The courses must be from different disciplines than those selected to satisfy General Education Requirements Goal #4. Specific requirements for the BA degree: - For an English (BA), students must take 3 semesters of a Foreign Language (maximum of 2 disciplines), and 1 additional non-language SGR#4 approved course.
- For all other BA degrees, students must take a total of four SGR #4 approved courses from different disciplines. At least one (1) course, and no more than two (2), must be a foreign language.
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 120 CREDITS
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