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When you major in the Romance Languages at STAC, you’ll explore literature, language, culture, and linguistics, leading to language proficiency and insight into world cultures. You’ll master the Spanish, French, and Italian languages and have opportunities to practice those languages by studying abroad or closer to home, in our Italian Club, and at our foreign movie and game nights. Our students also take college trips to Ellis Island and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Course Requirement Definitions:
Elective Requirement: Additional courses necessary to earn enough credits for a degree outside of Major and STAGE requirements.
First Year Seminar (FYS): Introductory course to the academic experience, emphasizing the skills necessary for academic success.
Major Requirement: Courses are core to this major and are subject matter-specific.
Stage Requirement: Courses are part of our STAGE General Education program, and must be taken to earn a degree. Learn more here>


Fall One – first year

Course CodeCourse NameCredit Hours
SPAN 101 or 210Conversational Spanish III or Spanish Communication
Major Requirement
3 CR
Foundation Course Quantitative Literacy OR Scientific Reasoning
Stage Requirement
3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 1 Stage Requirement3 CR
STAC 101 Elective Requirement1 CR
FYS 101 First Year Seminar
Stage Requirement / Foundations 1
3 CR
WRT 101Academic Writing I
Stage Requirement
3 CR
16 FALL CREDITS

Spring One – first year

Course CodeCourse NameCredit Hours
SPAN 202 or 211Reading / Writing Psychology
Major Requirement
3 CR
Foundations Course Quantitative Literacy OR Scientific Reasoning
Stage Requirement
3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 2 Stage Requirement3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 3 Stage Requirement3 CR
WRT 102 Academic Writing II
Stage Requirement
3 CR
15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Two – sophomore

Course CodeCourse NameCredit Hours
SPAN 3XX/4XX (1) Major Requirement3 CR
SPAN 210 or Free Elective (1) Major Requirement 3 CR
ITAL 210 or FR 210 or SPAN 210 (if not already taken)
Major Requirement
3 CR
Free Elective (2) Free Elective Requirement3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 4 Recommended GLOB 203: Global Cultures Italy
Free Elective Requirement
3 CR
15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Two – sophomore

Course CodeCourse NameCredit Hours
SPAN 3XX/4XX (2) Major Requirement3 CR
SPAN 211 or Free Elective (3) Major Requirement3 CR
ITAL 211 or FR 211 or SPAN 211 (if not already taken)
Major Requirement
3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 5 Stage Requirement3 CR
Free Elective (4) Major Requirement3 CR
15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall three – junior

Course CodeCourse NameCredit Hours
SPAN 3XX/4XX (3) Major Requirement 3 CR
SPAN 3XX/4XX (4) Major Requirement 3 CR
Gateway Course 1 Stage Requirement 3 CR
ITAL 300/400 OR FR 300/400 Major Requirement 3 CR
Free Elective (5) Major Requirement 3 CR
15 FALL CREDITS

Spring three – junior

Course CodeCourse NameCredit Hours
SPAN 3XX/4XX (5) Major Requirement 3 CR
SPAN 3XX/4XX (6) Major Requirement3 CR
Gateway Course 2 Stage Requirement3 CR
ITAL 300/400 OR FR 300/400Major Requirement 3 CR
Free Elective (6) Major Requirement 3 CR
15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall four – senior

Course CodeCourse NameCredit Hours
SPAN 3XX/4XX (7)Major Requirement 3 CR
SPAN 3XX/4XX (8) Major Requirement3 CR
Gateway Course 3 Stage Requirement3 CR
Free Elective (7) Major Requirement 3 CR
Free Elective (8) Major Requirement 3 CR
15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Four – senior

Course CodeCourse NameCredit Hours
SPAN 3XX/4XX (9) Major Requirement3 CR
SPAN 3XX/4XX (10) Major Requirement3 CR
Free Elective (9) Major Requirement 3 CR
Free Elective (10) Major Requirement 3 CR
Free Elective (11) Major Requirement 3 CR
15 SPRING CREDITS
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