AB Spanish at University of Georgia

Programme overview

Students majoring in Spanish engage with the vast cultural and linguistic variety of this global language in small and interactive classes. The program provides cross-cultural experience for all majors, while guiding them to sharpen skills in writing, oral presentation, analytical reading and active listening.

Faculty: Franklin College of Arts and Sciences | Duration: 120 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

120 credit hours total. Required courses include SPAN 3030 Texts in Global Contexts; SPAN 3010 Spanish Cultural Dialogues; SPAN 3011 Cultural Dialogues and Critical Reading and Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers I; SPAN 4030 Latinx in the United States; SPAN 4040 Literary Adventures from Spain.

Career pathways

The Spanish major is a gateway to employment, professional school in medicine and law, or graduate school. Faculty consider the goal of each student to provide personalized mentoring to suit their career objectives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-wide (not specific to this major): first-year admission to UGA is competitive and based mainly on grades in core academic courses (English, mathematics, science, social science, foreign language), course rigor and SAT or ACT scores, with no fixed minimums; current students apply to the major through their college. Major-specific entrance requirements: A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) is required in course work for this major. No student may receive credit for any course which is a prerequisite to a course for which college credit has already been received. Exceptions may be made only by the head of the department. Certain courses in the Department of Romance Languages are not open to native speakers of that language, understood as a person who graduated from a secondary school in which the language of that course was the language of instruction.

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 applications are accepted for Fall and Spring entry terms. Transfer applications are accepted for Summer/Fall and Spring entry on the Athens campus, and for Summer, Fall and Spring on the Griffin and Tifton campuses.

First-year Fall entry: the application opens August 1; Early Action closes October 15 (materials October 29) with final decisions in mid-March; Regular Decision closes January 1 (materials January 15). The commitment deposit deadline is May 1.

First-year Spring entry: the application opens May 31 and the application and materials deadline is July 31; the commitment deposit deadline is October 1.

Transfer (Athens campus): Summer/Fall applications open January 22 and close March 1; Spring applications open May 31 and close July 15.

The first-year and transfer application fee is $70 for US citizens and $85 for international students; fee waivers are available for first-year US citizens and permanent residents (Common App automatic waivers, College Board, ACT or NACAC waivers), not for transfer or international applicants. SAT or ACT scores are considered in first-year review.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/

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