Spanish

Minimum Units Required: 60.0 units

The Associate in Arts Degree in Spanish for Transfer (A.A.-T) is for students who intend to complete a bachelor’s degree in Spanish at a CSU. Students will take courses in Spanish required for Spanish majors. This program teaches writing, reading, speaking, listening and comprehension in the target language, as well as critical thinking skills in the context of engaging and processing cultural materials, with the intent to heighten cultural awareness and sensitivity to diversity. The Associate in Arts in Spanish is fully transferable to the CSU. Students who meet the CSU’s minimum eligibility requirements are guaranteed priority admission to a CSU campus, though not necessarily to a particular campus or major. With this degree you will be required to take no more than 60 semester or 90 quarter units after transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree if you transfer into a program at the CSU that’s similar to the Associate in Arts in Spanish for Transfer. To earn the Associate in Arts in Spanish for Transfer, students must: 1. Complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following: a. The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) b. A minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by Solano Community College District 2. Obtain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 3. Complete all courses within the major with a minimum grade of C or P if taken on a Pass/No Pass basis

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate reading, writing, and analysis in Spanish at the intermediate/high to advanced proficiency level based on the ACTFL guidelines.

• Demonstrate oral and aural abilities in Spanish at the intermediate/high to advanced proficiency level based on the ACTFL guidelines.

• Build cultural awareness of Spanish-speaking cultures through comparison and contrast of linguistic variances, as well as various customs, societies, and institutions.

Program Requirements