International Languages and Cultures: Certificate in a Spanish

Kathleen Regan, Ph.D., director

The University offers a certificate program in Spanish designed for students who are not majoring in languages, but who wish to gain genuine proficiency in a single foreign language at the same time they are pursuing their own majors. The certificate requires 21 upper division semester hours including an overseas experience approved by the foreign language program. Approved one-semester programs include the ILACA Program in Granada, Spain and the University's summer program in Morelia, Mexico.

The certificate is awarded at the same time as the Baccalaureate degree in the student's major.

Prior to applying to a study abroad program for the certificate, a student must have completed a 301-level course (or equivalent), maintained a minimum 3.0 grade point in the target language, and 2.5 grade point average overall. The following is what a semester-abroad course schedule might look like:

The student should plan his/her study abroad experience so that at least one additional foreign language course may be taken on campus upon the student's return. It is recommended that students start as early as possible in planning their semester abroad.