The Spanish program emphasizes the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Spanish major provides a foundation in the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world.
Through a required intensive language experience, which provides direct contact with the culture and the language, students develop a cultural awareness of a Spanish-speaking society. The project undertaken in the Humanities 490 course further develops the student's ability to access information through the Spanish language. As an affiliate program in humanities, it provides the opportunity to integrate studies in Spanish and Hispanic cultures with those of other western cultures. Students are encouraged to fulfill requirements for a minor from the disciplines of history, English, philosophy, fine arts, another foreign language, or Bible. Students must also complete English 312 and Humanities 490.