• The Spanish Major
• The Spanish Minor
• The Latin American Studies Minor
• Courses Offered
• Placement Test
• History of Activities and Events

A total of 34 credits to include:

• Sixteen credits in the following required courses: Spanish 335, 336, 458, 490.
• At least 18 additional credits to fulfill the following four areas:
  1. At least one course in Spanish Peninsular literature at the 400 level.
  2. At least one course in Spanish American literature at the 400 level.
  3. At least one course in Hispanic cinema or theatre in Spanish at the 400 level.
     Note: A course in Spanish which combines two of the three areas listed above can fulfill only one of the areas.
  4. Elective courses which may include Spanish 305/306, 325, one course in world literature or film studies above the 300 level, or any course in Spanish numbered above 336, or equivalent.
• Note: At least 23 of the 34 credits required for the Spanish major must be completed on-campus at Whitman and none may be taken for P-D-F or as independent study.
• In the fall semester of the senior year students majoring in Spanish must pass a senior assessment consisting of:
  1. The successful completion of Spanish 490 (the senior seminar);
  2. The completion of an original research project discussing an aspect of Spanish, Latin American, and/or U.S. Latino and Latina literature, film, or theater. This project will be written in Spanish, use primary and secondary sources, be approximately 20 pages in length (minus footnotes and bibliography), and be approved and guided by the Spanish senior seminar adviser;
  3. And an hour-long oral exam in Spanish, where the student will defend the research project, answer questions about the project in context of the field of Spanish, Latin American, and/or U.S. Latino and Latina literature, film, or theater, and answer general questions about the student’s Spanish major program of study.

Spanish Major Comprehensive Exam Guide (2007-2008)

A minimum of 18 credits beyond the intermediate level (Spanish 205/206 or equivalent). Those 18 credits must include Spanish 335/336. A total of eight hours of advanced language credit (one or both of Whitman’s Span 305/306 courses or the equivalent in transfer credit) can be counted for the minor.

Note: At least 12 of the 18 credits for the minor must be completed on-campus at Whitman and none of these credits may be taken P-D-F or as independent study. AP credits do not count toward the fulfillment of the major or minor requirements in Spanish.

Twenty credits as follows:

• Three Latin American history courses.
• Eight credits from among the following supporting courses: Anthropology 250, 259, History 283, 287, 381, 382, 383, 384, 387, 389, 495, Spanish 431, 432, 433, 434, plus 440-449, 467, 468, and WLit 381-390/RFS 368, when the topic is Spanish American cinema or literature (not to be duplicated in major requirement credit), and other courses by consent of the adviser(s) in Latin American studies.
• A minimum of eight credits in Latin American history for this minor must be completed at Whitman, and none of these credits may be taken P-D-F or as independent study.
• Note: Courses taken P-D-F prior to the declaration of a language major or minor will satisfy course and credit requirements for the major or minor. Courses taken P-D-F may not be used to satisfy course and credit requirements for the major or minor after the major or minor has been declared. Courses numbered 206 and below (or equivalent) will not count toward the major GPA in Spanish.

Students who have previously studied Spanish in secondary school, college, or elsewhere must take a placement test before enrolling in a course in Spanish at Whitman College. The Spanish Department places students in the appropriate level of Spanish after considering the results of the placement examinations and the individual circumstances of the student. Students with no previous Spanish experience are not required to take the placement examination.