Spanish Minor

The Spanish minor is designed to provide you with the language skills needed to be successful in a bilingual environment.

Highlights

Gain a career advantage in the multicultural context of the Central Valley.
Take courses about the cultures of the Hispanic world.

Career opportunities

The ability to understand and communicate in the Spanish language is a highly desired skill in the workplace, so much so that professionals with this ability are often preferred, and promoted, in positions that interact with a diverse audience.

Prerequisites

Spanish language placement test (password: sunbirds1)

For more information, you may contact the program director Graciela Pérez at graciela.perez@fresno.edu or (559) 453-7177.

Transferring to Fresno Pacific

Come and experience the FPU community and finish your degree with us! Visit our Transfer page to learn more about transferring or connect with a Transfer Specialist to ensure your transition to FPU is as smooth as possible.

Transfer to FPU

Course listing

Prerequisites (8 Units)

Code	Title	Units
SPAN 100	Elementary Spanish I *	4
SPAN 105	Elementary Spanish II *	4

*or demonstrated proficiency

Required Courses

Code	Title	Units
SPAN 200	Intermediate Spanish	4
SPAN 300	Advanced Spanish I	3

Select three of the following

Code	Title	Units
ICS 320	Introduction to Holistic Mission in Costa Rica *	3
SOC 338	People and Cultures of Costa Rica *	3
SOC 481	International Internship *	3
SPAN 304	Advanced Spanish II	3
SPAN 327	Spain: Civilization and Culture	3
SPAN 328	Latin America: Civilization and Culture	3
SPAN 370	Issues in Spanish Language Teaching and Learning	3
SPAN 374	Education Across Borders: Mexico and the United States	3
SPAN 440	Peninsular Literature	3
SPAN 445	Latin American Literature	3

*These courses are taken as part of the Costa Rica Study Abroad program. Students should attend in a fall semester when the coursework is offered entirely in Spanish.

Program director

Graciela Pérez, Ph.D.

Full Professor, Program Director, Spanish