# Spanish (Associate in Arts)

Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Spanish

Source: https://chabot.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/4077/4078/4081/4086/5493

#### 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 for working in many industries where knowledge of Spanish is considered valuable. Many majors at four-year universities have foreign language requirements that would be satisfied with the language courses in this degree program. Courses offered in this program may also meet some general education and/or transfer requirements.

#### Program Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

1.  Demonstrate proficiency in understanding and using, orally, the grammatical structures presented and vocabulary assigned
2.  Demonstrate proficiency in understanding and using, in writing, the grammatical structures presented and vocabulary assigned

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SPA 1A | Beginning Spanish (Active) | 5 |
| or SPA 1A1 | Beginning Spanish 1 (Historical) | 3 |
| SPA 1A2 | Beginning Spanish 2 (Historical) | 3 |
| SPA 1B | Elementary Spanish 1 (Active) | 5 |
| or SPA 1B1 | Elementary Spanish 1 (Historical) | 3 |
| SPA 1B2 | Elementary Spanish 2 (Historical) | 3 |
| SPA 2A | Intermediate Spanish (Active) | 4 |
| SPA 2B | Advanced Spanish (Active) | 4 |
| SERV 5A | Service Learning for World Languages: Beginning (Active) | 2 |
| ENGL 22 | Mexican American/Latinx Literature of the U.S. (Active) | 3 |
| SOCI 3 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity (Active) | 3 |
| PSCN 13 | Multicultural Issues in Contemporary America (Active) | 3 |
| ES 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active) | 3 |
| ES 4 | Intro to Latinx Studies (Active) | 3 |
| ES 52 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective I (Active) | 3 |
| or HIS 22 | Mexican American History and Culture (Historical) | 3 |
| or HIS 53 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective II (Active) | 3 |
| ES 53 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective II (Active) | 3 |
| SERV 5B | Service Learning for World Languages: Intermediate (Active) | 2 |
| SERV 5C | Service Learning for World Languages: Advanced Intermediate (Active) | 2 |
| SERV 5D | Service Learning for World Languages: Advanced (Active) | 2 |
| **Total** | | **60** |

#### Other Information

Discipline: Communication, Language & Media

Program Control Number: 09661

TOP Code: 110500 - Spanish

CIP Code: 16.0905 - Spanish Language and Literature