Arts Academic Plans

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative minimum overall average of 60% and a cumulative minimum Spanish major average of 65%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Four-Year General Spanish academic plan includes successful completion of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
2. Spanish plan-level requirements:
   • a minimum Spanish major average of 65%
   • at least eight academic course units (16 courses) in Spanish, including:
     • SPAN 201A, SPAN 201B, SPAN 210, SPAN 223W (see Laurier calendar), SPAN 228, SPAN 301A, SPAN 301B, SPAN 401
     • one of SPAN 150, SPAN 217, SPAN 218
     • one of SPAN 326, SPAN 327W (see Laurier calendar)
     • one of SPAN 400, SPAN 410, SPAN 418, SPAN 430, SPAN 446W (see Laurier calendar), SPAN 465W (see Laurier calendar), SPAN 497 

Notes

1. If any required courses are waived for students with advanced language skills, they must be replaced with SPAN electives.
2. By agreement, students at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University can be expected to take courses in Spanish at either university. While most language courses are taught concurrently every year at both universities, most other courses are taught either at one university or the other, and a few courses may rotate from year to year.
3. With the permission of the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies, students may spend the third year enrolled in an acceptable university in Spain or Latin America.