Major Requirements

30 credits (10 three-credit courses), which must include:

3 credits (1 course) in RL 395 Contextos

12 credits (4 advanced courses) at the 600-level in Literature and Culture, which must include one course in each of the following categories:

• Pre-1800 Peninsular literature and culture
• Pre-1900 Latin American literature and culture
• Post-1800 Peninsular literature and culture
• Post-1900 Latin American literature and culture

15 credits (5 elective courses), which can be chosen from:

• RL216 Spanish Composition, Conversation and Reading II (as entry-level course only)
• RL392 Advanced Spanish (formerly known as Naturalmente)
• Additional courses at the 300 or 600 level in Hispanic Studies
• Related courses with departmental permission

Notes and Conditions

• Maximum transfer credit from study abroad toward a major: 15 credits (5 three-credit courses) for one year of study, 9 credits (3 three-credit courses) for one semester of study.
• Students who do not study abroad are allowed a maximum of two related courses outside the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Students who transfer a minimum of 9 credits (3 three-credit courses) from study abroad must take their remaining courses towards the major in the department.
• All RLL majors are required to enroll in an advanced course each semester of their senior year, regardless of whether they have completed the ten-course requirement for the major.

Minor Requirements

18 credits (6 three-credit courses), which must include:

3 credits (1 course) RL 395 Contextos

6 credits (2 advanced courses) at the 600-level in Literature and Culture

9 credits (3 elective courses), which can be chosen from:

• RL216 Spanish Composition, Conversation and Reading II (as entry-level course only)
• RL392 Advanced Spanish (formerly known as Naturalmente)
• Additional courses at the 600 level in Hispanic Studies

Notes and Conditions

• Maximum transfer credit from study abroad toward a minor: nine credits (3 three-credit courses) for one year of study, 6 credits (2 three-credit courses) for one semester of study.
• All RLL minors must enroll in one advanced course during their senior year, regardless of whether they have completed the six-course requirement for the minor.