Sample TESU BA Foreign Language - Spanish Degree Plan
Please get an advisor to pre-plan your UL courses before purchasing them. TESU may have other ideas about what works for this degree.
Due to the lack of alternate credit available for this degree, this is not necessarily one of the cheapest degrees available. If money is a concern, students may wish to choose a degree in Liberal Studies or something else more cost-effective.
Generic BA Foreign Language (Spanish) Degree Plan[edit]
This is a generic degree plan that applies to Thomas Edison State University for a Bachelor Arts in Foreign Languages (Spanish) as of approximately August of 2022. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.
General Education Requirements[edit]
See the GE Requirements Roadmap for details and suggestions on courses that will fill this requirement. As of 2021, students are required to have a minimum of 30 RA credits to complete their degree. Due to the nature of this degree, many/most of the required RA credits will fall in the AOS.
Spanish AOS[edit]
42 credits are in the AOS. 15 credits need to be UL, plus the capstone.
Part A. Intermediate Language I & II[edit]
6 credits.
Course Expected | Recommended Course to Take | Recommended Provider |
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200-level Spanish | Spanish (3 intermediate, 9 total) | CLEP |
Part B. Advanced Language I & II[edit]
6 credits.
Course Expected | Recommended Course to Take | Recommended Provider |
---|---|---|
UL Spanish | OPI/WPT Credit value depends upon exam score(s). |
ACTFL |
Part C. History & Civilization[edit]
3 credits. Must be taught in Spanish. Must be 200-level or better.
Course Expected | Recommended Course to Take | Recommended Provider |
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Spanish History/Civlization | Spanish 9 - Spanish Business & Culture May not meet this requirement. |
Fresno City College |
Spanish History/Civlization | Spanish 42 - Hispanic American Culture Get this preplanned to confirm that it will work for this requirement |
Fresno City College |
Spanish History/Civlization | SPAN 4362. History of Spanish Language May or may not be valid for this requirement. |
Sam Houston State University |
Spanish History/Civlization | SPAN 3380. Spanish Culture & Civilization | Sam Houston State University |
Spanish History/Civlization | SPAN 3385. Span-Amer Culture & Civilization | Sam Houston State University |
Spanish History/Civlization | SPAN 321 - Spanish Culture and Civilization | Olivet Nazarene University |
Spanish History/Civlization | SPAN 322 - Latin American Culture and Civilization | Olivet Nazarene University |
It is currently unconfirmed whether the Olivet Nazarene University courses are actually taught in Spanish or are taught in English. If English, they will not work for this requirement.
Part D. Major Writers of Literature[edit]
6 credits. Must be taught in Spanish. Must be 200-level or better. Topics can include Major Writers and/or Masterpieces of Literature.
Course Expected | Recommended Course to Take | Recommended Provider |
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Writers/Literature | Spanish 41 - Introduction to Poetry in Spanish | Fresno City College |
Writers/Literature | SPAN 3362. Survey Of Spanish Literature I | Sam Houston State University |
Writers/Literature | SPAN 3363. Survey Of Spanish Literature II | Sam Houston State University |
Writers/Literature | SPAN 3374. Intro-Lit Of Spanish America | Sam Houston State University |
Writers/Literature | SPAN 318 – Introduction to Spanish Language Literature | Oregon State University |
The Fresno City College Spanish 41 class has been confirmed to be pre-planned to work for this degree. The other classes have not yet been confirmed.
Part E. AOS Electives[edit]
9 credits. Must be taught in Spanish. Excess ACTFL credits not used above can go here.
Check the Obscure Credits page for more possibilities.
Course Expected | Recommended Course to Take | Recommended Provider |
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Spanish | Spanish | CLEP |
Spanish | Spanish 105: Spanish for the Workplace Shouldn't overlap with other recommended Spanish courses. |
Study.com |
Spanish | Spanish I Has not been confirmed, but almost certainly overlaps with CLEP exam. |
Sophia.org |
Spanish | OPI/WPT/Reading Test/Listening Test Credit value depends upon exam score(s). |
ACTFL |
Part F. Additional AOS Electives[edit]
12 credits. Humanities (History, Communications, Art, etc.). If insufficient UL credits above, taking UL Humanities courses should count towards the UL credit requirement.
Course Expected | Recommended Course to Take | Recommended Provider |
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Humanities | Art History I | Sophia.org |
Humanities | Art History II | Sophia.org |
Humanities | US History I | Sophia.org |
Humanities | US History II | Sophia.org |
Humanities | Ancient Greek Philosophers | Sophia.org |
Humanities | Approaches to Studying Religion | Sophia.org |
Liberal Arts Capstone[edit]
Must be taken at TESU. There is an alternative 6-credit capstone available that provides hands-on experience.
Electives[edit]
30 credits required. These electives can be on any topic.
See the GE Requirements Roadmap for suggestions.