Spanish
Associate in Arts for Transfer Spanish · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
This program includes four semesters of thorough linguistic and cultural training in Spanish, along with courses that shed light on Mexico’s and the Spanish-speaking world’s role in history, art, the humanities, and our own contemporary society. Spanish is one of the world’s most influential languages and there are opportunities to work in many industries where knowledge of Spanish is considered valuable. Some majors at four-year universities have foreign language requirements that would be satisfied with the language courses in this degree program. Most courses offered in this program meet general education requirements. Successful completion of the transfer degree in Spanish guarantees the student acceptance to a local California State University to pursue a baccalaureate degree with junior status. The AA-T in Spanish requires the following: Complete 60 semester units of CSU degree-applicable courses, earn a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 in those CSU degree-applicable courses, earn a minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major and general education, and complete the Cal-GETC course pattern.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to speak, understand, read, and write the Spanish language.
- Demonstrate a general understanding of the diverse cultures of Spanish-speaking countries, as well as Spanish and Latin American civilizations from ancient times to the modern era, as evidenced by written and oral communication.
- Demonstrate critical thinking abilities by examining issues that pertain to the Spanish language and culture throughout the world.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SPA 1A | Beginning Spanish (Active) | 5 |
| SPA 1B | Elementary Spanish 1 (Active) | 5 |
| SPA 2A | Intermediate Spanish (Active) | 4 |
| SPA 2B | Advanced Spanish (Active) | 4 |
| ENGL 22 | Mexican American/Latinx Literature of the U.S. (Active) | 3 |
| ES 4 | Intro to Latinx Studies (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 32 | Colonial Latin America (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 33 | Modern Latin America (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 52 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective I (Active) | 3 |
| HIS 53 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective II (Active) | 3 |
| Total | 60 | |
Other Information
Discipline: Communication, Language & Media
Program Control Number:
TOP Code: 110500 - Spanish
CIP Code: 16.0905 - Spanish Language and Literature