BA Spanish at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

A Spanish major provides students with language skills that translate into a practical tool for use in our increasingly bilingual landscape, whether in Texas, the American Southwest, one of the many areas in the U.S. with large Spanish-speaking populations or beyond our borders where over 500 million Spanish speakers reside. Above the practical aspect of the major, students of Spanish acquire a rich view of the world.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Global Languages and Cultures | Duration: 120 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

4 Select from SPAN 300-499, HISP 100-499; HISP-related courses (see HISP-Related Interdisciplinary Courses table), or any course, including 489 Special Topics, with 33% Hispanic focus. Course list includes ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric; COMM 203 Public Speaking; COMM 205 Communication for Technical Professions; COMM 243 Argumentation and Debate; ENGL 203 Writing About Literature; ENGL 210 Technical and Professional Writing. The plan of study totals 120 semester credit hours.

Career pathways

To enhance their career options, Spanish majors are encouraged to seek out a complementary minor or second major/degree, such as in the other languages offered by Texas A&M's Department of Global Languages and Cultures, to create even more opportunities after graduation.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tamu.edu/

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