The Spanish Language Proficiency Exam is taken online and proctored through Honorlock. Students can sign up for the next available exam here: https://lppe.humanities.arizona.edu. The test takes about 15-20 minutes to complete and the first attempt is free if you completed the Language Placement Exam through NextSteps.  Otherwise the College of Humanities will charge $40.00 to your Bursar's Account after the completion of each additional attempt.  This is a proctored proficiency exam which will allow you to fulfill graduation requirements for courses you place past and unlock the course you place into for registration.  No course credits can be obtained from this exam.

Students who have university or transfer units in the Spanish language should not take this exam.

If you are a current student, you can declare a minor or major by clicking on the following link:

https://spanish.arizona.edu/undergraduate/prospective-students/declare-major-or-minor

You will get two options for declaring, either in-person, where you have to make an appointment with an advisor, or you can fill out the online form, which will be processed by our advisors. We suggest having a meeting with one of our advisors so you can have an idea of what a major or minor would look like for you, and how it could fit in to your schedule. 

If you not a student, you have to apply to the University of Arizona and declare you major through your application. 

Yes. A maximum of 10 units may be used to fulfill both General Education and major/minor requirements. However, you must have a minimum of 120 total units (42 of which must be upper division) in order to graduate.

Yes. All students in the College of Humanities must declare and complete a minor in order to graduate. We recommend Portuguese, Latin American Studies or Mexican American Studies.

Not necessarily. The answer to this question depends upon the student's situation. The following is a brief guideline:

Students that major in Spanish in the Language and Linguistics track must take SPAN 340/343 (as well as SPAN 452).
Students in the College of Education with a teaching major in Spanish must take SPAN 340/343.
Students that minor in Spanish do NOT have to take SPAN 340/343, as long as they have a minimum of nine upper division units in Spanish. However, those students that complete this requirement entirely at the 300-level will do so by completing 325/323, 330/333 and EITHER 340/343 or 350.

YES!!! Exceptions will be made only in the following circumstances:

• If you are an international student who was raised and attended school in the Hispanic world.
• If you placed into the particular level by taking the computer placement exam in Modern Languages 512 and have PROOF (via a form with the appropriate signature).
• If you are a return missionary or student who has studied in the Hispanic world at least 1 year (in this event you would still need permission via a written document provided by Professor Berigan).
• If you took the Advanced Placement exams in Spanish language and/or literature (and have this recorded on your UA transcript) and received a high enough score.
• A score of 5 in the AP language OR literature exam would give you credit for 201, 202, 251/253, and 325/323 (14 units). You would need to register for 330/333.
• A score of 4 on the AP language OR literature exam would give you credit for 201, 202 and 251 (11 units). You would register for SPAN 325 (or 323 for Heritage speakers).
• A score of 3 on the AP language OR literature exam would give you credit for 201 and 202 (8 units). You would need to register for SPAN 251 (or 253 for Heritage speakers)
• If you took BOTH the language and the literature exams and received a 5 on each one, you will get 20 units, credit for 201, 202, 251, 325, 350, and 3 additional units of upper division credit. You should register for SPAN 330 (or 333 for Heritage speakers) or 340 (343 for Heritage speakers) before going on to the 400 level courses.
• If you took BOTH the language and literature AP exams and received a combination of 4 and 5, you will receive 17 units (201, 202, 251, 325, 350). You should register for SPAN 330 (or 333 for Heritage speakers) or 340 (343 for Heritage speakers) before going on to the 400 level courses.
• If you took BOTH the language and literature AP exams and received a 4 in each, you will receive 14 units and credit for 201, 202, 251 and 325. You would need to register for 330 (or 333 for Heritage speakers) or 340 (343 for Heritage speakers) before going on to the 400 level courses.
• If you took BOTH the language and literature AP exams and received a 3 in each or a combination of 3 and 4, you will receive 11 units and credit for 201, 202, 251/253. You would need to register for 325 (or 323 for Heritage speakers), 330 (or 333 for Heritage speakers) or 340 (343 for Heritage speakers).
• If you took the CLEP exam (offered in OLD Main, Room 223, phone: 621-7589) and received a 47, you would receive credit for 101 and 102 (8 units) and you should register for SPAN 201.
• If you took the CLEP exam and received a 54, you would receive credit for 101, 102, 201 and 202 (16 units). You should register for SPAN 251 (or 253 for Heritage speakers)

Remember if taking the CLEP exam that credit WILL NOT be given for courses equivalent to or at a lower level than formal coursework already completed and that exams must be taken prior to the completion of 55 units of college.  Contact the UA Testing Office by phone at (520) 621-7589 or by email at test@email.arizona.edu.

To learn more about the Portuguese minor, check out our minor and major options page by clicking here: https://spanish.arizona.edu/undergraduate/prospective-students/major-and-minor-options.

 To learn more about the major, check out our Spanish major with an emphasis on Portuguese on this page: https://spanish.arizona.edu/undergraduate/emphases/spanish-and-portuguese.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to the Portuguese Advisor, Agripino Silveira.

Check out the Study Abroad website! You can also reach out to Professor Yadira Berigan.  Our department programs are offered in Costa Rica, Brazil, Spain, and Chile. You may find out about other programs by going to the Center for International Student Programs at 915 N. Tyndall Ave. Phone 621-4627.

LOTS! Liberal Arts majors have been demonstrated to advance more quickly than their more specialized degree recipient peers in large corporations due to many skills acquired during college such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills as well as the capacity to be flexible and deal with different populations. They are also shown to be very strong in research and presentational skills.

In the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, we will be offering a meeting each spring for our majors to discuss all of the career options available. Students hear of job possibilities in government, tourism, business and education and receive a packet that includes information on how to market oneself as a language major and tips for job interviews. This packet is available from Professor Berigan by request during the rest of the year.

Students are also encouraged to use the UA Career Services Center in the Student Union Memorial Center Suite 411 (phone 621-2588).

That is a great idea! You will need to see an advisor in the College of Education and tell them you are interested in a Post-Bac for teaching certification. The program will probably take one to one and one-half years to complete.

Appointments with advisors in the College of Education may be made by calling 621-1462. Also look at their website.

In order to transfer your credits from another institution, you must go through the Office of Provost website for transfer credits: https://transfercredit.arizona.edu/ 

If you attended an Arizona institution check out exactly how the credits in Spanish transfer by going to the online CEG (Course Equivalency Guide).

If your Spanish Credits are not transferring correctly (i.e. your transcript says something like 1TR instead of an equivalent course), please reach out to the Spanish advisor Vanessa Valenzuela. Send her the syllabus and/or course description from the class you took and she will check what it would be equivalent to here at the U of A and update your transcript accordingly. 

No! Credits will only transfer through study abroad programs offered by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese.

1. If you are a Spanish major, you must first see the Graduation Advisor Rachel Hamm (621-3292, rhamm@email.arizona.edu). Her office is EDU 235 and her office hours are M/W/TH 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., and T 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2. If you must, have your minor signed off by an Advisor in that field (in some cases this isn't necessary; find out for sure from Ms. Hamm).
3. If you have studied in a program that is NOT run by the Spanish Department, AND you filed a Transfer Preapproval sheet before studying abroad, will need to FIRST have Renee Griggs in the Office of Study Abroad and Student Exchange verify the classes (griggsr@email.arizona.edu or 626-7280). If you did not receive pre-approval for your study abroad program before leaving, you will not receive credit for the Spanish or Portuguese classes you took. Then see your major or minor advisor in the Spanish Department. Check the advising page for walk-in times or to schedule an appointment.
4. Finally, you will need to make an appointment with the General Education Advisors for the College of Humanities in Modern Languages 345. To do so, you must go to their advising appointment website or call them at 621-1048.

You will need to contact Lillian Gorman, Ph.D., Director of the Heritage Language Program at (520) 621-3689 about taking the placement exam for heritage speakers of Spanish. Depending on the results, you may be placed in one of our Heritage speaker courses (203, 253, 323, 333, or 343). These are the heritage speaker equivalents of our non-native speaker sequence (202, 251, 325, 330, 340).

Director of the Heritage Language Program
Lillian Gorman Ph.D.
Office: Modern Languages 529
lgorman@email.arizona.edu
(520) 621-3689

You will need to contact Dr. Agripino Silviera at (520) 621-2248 about taking the placement exam for Portuguese speakers. Depending on the results, you may be placed in one of our Portuguese speaker courses (101 or 102).

Agripino Silviera
Office: Modern Languages 530
(520) 621-2248
agripino@arizona.edu 

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