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• The Department of Spanish is part of WMU's College of Arts and Sciences

Welcome to the Department of Spanish

Thinking about a major or minor in Spanish?

Introduction to our program

Students who wish to study Spanish for the first time should enroll in SPAN 1000-Basic Spanish I. Those students who have had some contact with the language, either through high school coursework or through other experiences, should take the Spanish online placement examination and then register according to their test results. Read more about our program.

Native speakers of Spanish should meet with a Spanish advisor to determine an appropriate first class for their foreign language studies at WMU.

Retroactive credits

Students may receive retroactive credits in Spanish equivalent to four hours for Intermediate Spanish I (SPAN 2000) and/or four hours for Intermediate Spanish II (SPAN 2010) by completing one or more advanced courses with a grade of "C" or better.

Monitored test-out exam

The monitored test-out exam is a qualifying examination to exempt students from the specific language requirements of many WMU programs. Although some requirements may be fulfilled with the monitored test-out exam, no credit is awarded.

Spanish linguistics courses available

Understand the theoretical workings of Spanish language

Our Spanish linguistics offerings strive to help the student understand the theoretical workings of the Spanish language, how the language varies and changes through time, place and circumstance, and how language practices reflect and shape human interactions and perceptions. Thus, our students learn both the linguistic structure and the social functions of language in the Spanish-speaking world.

 

Study abroad

Undergraduates
Querétaro, Mexico
Burgos, Spain
Lleida, Spain
Santander, Spain

Graduates
Querétaro, Mexico
Lleida, Spain

Publications

Somos y Estamos Spanish department newsletter

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