• The Spanish major consists of a minimum of eight courses at the 300 and 400 levels. 
  • Exceptions to this rule are SPAN 205 (Owning the Bilingual Self), and SPAN 210 (El Camino de Santiago for students who complete the travel component).  
  • Of these eight courses, at least four must be taken from the Spanish Department offerings at Amherst College, including the senior seminar (SPAN 495) and one 400-level seminar during the student’s final year.
  • Other courses may count toward the major with pre-approval from the advisor.
  • These may include a maximum of one Special Topics course, up to three courses taken while studying abroad, and upper-level courses from the Spanish Departments at Smith, Mount Holyoke, or UMass.
  • All courses from outside the Department must be taught in Spanish and not substantially repeat topics that the student has already covered in order to be counted for major credit.
  • Courses in English and courses taken pass/fail may not be counted toward the major.