Spanish
Associate in Arts 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 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:
- Demonstrate proficiency in understanding and using, orally, the grammatical structures presented and vocabulary assigned
- Demonstrate proficiency in understanding and using, in writing, the grammatical structures presented and vocabulary assigned
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SPA 1A | Beginning Spanish (Active) | 5 |
| orSPA 1A1 | Beginning Spanish 1 (Historical) | 3 |
| SPA 1A2 | Beginning Spanish 2 (Historical) | 3 |
| SPA 1B | Elementary Spanish 1 (Active) | 5 |
| orSPA 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 |
| orHIS 22 | Mexican American History and Culture (Historical) | 3 |
| orHIS 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