Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Spanish] From Hood College

Spanish majors must spend a semester in a Spanish-speaking country or live for two years in the Spanish House. This residence is under the leadership of two young Spanish or Latin American students.

Internships are available for qualified Spanish majors. Recent internship sites have included the Organization of American States, the Mexican Embassy, the National Association of Cuban American Women, The Maryland Governor?s Commission on Hispanic Affairs, AYUDA and ASPIRA in the nearby Washington, D.C., area and the Servicios Industriales Pe?oles in Mexico.

Placement Examinations

Online advanced placement in Spanish is available to incoming first-year students. Before registration, first-year students should arrange to take the department?s placement examination. Those who place in the?201 section of their intended language will receive 3 additional credits; those who place in 203 or a civilization course of their intended language will receive 6 additional credits; and those who place in 207, 208 or in a 300-level course will receive 9 additional credits. In all cases, students will receive the extra credits only if they enroll in one of these courses within the first semester at Hood and complete it with a grade of ?C? or better. Students who have completed college-level language courses are ineligible to earn additional credits for these courses.

Recommended Schedule

It is recommended that students intending to major in a language take the following courses in their intended language no later than their sophomore year: 203, 204, 207 and 208. To prepare for graduate school and certain careers, a second foreign language is recommended, but students may not study two languages at the beginning level simultaneously.