Program: Spanish, BA (2024-2025) - San José State University

Jul 06, 2025

MyRoadmaps Catalog

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in SJSU Studies courses.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (16 units)

ENGL 1A - First Year Writing
3 unit(s) (A2)
SPAN 20A - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I OR
SPAN 25A - Intermediate Spanish
4 unit(s) (Both C2) *
GE Area A1 3 unit(s)
GE Area B1+B3 3 unit(s) ^
GE Area E 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (14 units)

ENGL 2 - Critical Thinking and Writing
3 unit(s) (A3)
SPAN 20B - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II OR
SPAN 25B - Intermediate Spanish
4 unit(s) (Both C2) **
GE Area B2+B3 3 unit(s) ^
GE Area B4 3 unit(s)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (14 units)

SPAN 101A - Advanced Spanish
4 unit(s)
GE Area C1 3 unit(s)
GE Area D + US123 3 unit(s) ***
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)
Complete the Upper Division Writing - Directed Self Placement

Spring Semester (14 units)

SPAN 101B - Advanced Spanish
4 unit(s)
GE Area F 3 unit(s)
GE Area D + US123 3 unit(s) ***
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 4 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 units)

FORL 100W - Writing Workshop
3 unit(s) (WID)
SPAN 102A - Spanish Culture
4 unit(s)
SPAN 115 - Introduction to Literary Studies in Spanish 3 unit(s)
SPAN 110 - Spanish Morphology and Syntax 4 unit(s)

Spring Semester (14 units)

SPAN 105 - Spanish Phonology 4 unit(s)
SPAN 102B - Hispanic American Culture 3 unit(s) (V)
Foreign Language Requirement 4 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area R 3 unit(s)
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

SPAN 111 - Advanced Spanish Conversation , SPAN 132 - Special Topics in Spanish for Careers , SPAN 160A - Hispanic Culture , or SPAN 160B - Hispanic Linguistics OR University Elective 4 unit(s)
SPAN 120A - Spanish Literature I , SPAN 140A - Spanish American Literature , OR SPAN 160C - Hispanic Literature 4 unit(s)
Foreign Language Requirement 4 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area S 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (18 units)

SPAN 111 - Advanced Spanish Conversation , SPAN 160A - Hispanic Culture , SPAN 160B - Hispanic Linguistics , or SPAN 170 - Spanish Translation: Theory and Practice OR University Elective 4 unit(s)
SPAN 120B - Spanish Literature II , SPAN 140B - Spanish American Literature II , OR SPAN 160C - Hispanic Literature 4 unit(s)
Foreign Language Requirement 4 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

* Major students are expected to have taken the equivalent of one year of a foreign language (SPAN 1A and SPAN 1B at SJSU) in high school or at a community college.

** SPAN 25A and SPAN 25B fulfill the 6-units requirement for core GE area C2.

*** American Institutions requirement may be satisfied by certain core GE courses (D+US1, D+US23).

^ Either B1 or B2 must be taken with a B3 - Laboratory .