This major consists of the following requirements: 32 upper division credits plus PORT 2110 and PORT 2120. The requirements are distributed as follows:

  • Portuguese courses:
    • PORT 3220 Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil
      or PORT 3230 Lusophone Cultures: Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa
    • Portuguese course at the 4000 level or above.
  • Spanish courses:
    • SPAN 3000 Advanced Spanish Language Skills
    • SPAN 3100 Literary Analysis
    • SPAN 3120 Advanced Spanish Grammar
    • Either SPAN 4150 Major Works/Trends: Spanish Literature to 1700
      or SPAN 4160 Major Works/Trends: Spanish Literature to Present
    • Either SPAN 4170 Major Works/Trends: Spanish/American Literature through the 19th C
      or SPAN 4180 Major Works/Trends: Spanish-American Literature Modern/Contemporary
  • Elective courses: 6 credit hours in SPAN or PORT at the 3000 level or above
  • 3 credit hours in SPAN or PORT at the 4000 level or above
  • One of the elective courses must be in Hispanic Linguistics
  1. No more than 3 independent study hours may count toward the major.
  2. All Spanish majors are required to complete at least 12 upper-division credits at CU-Boulder, 6 of which must be from the Major Works/Trends courses. 
  3. SPAN 3100 Literary Analysis must be taken at CU Boulder.
  4. No pass/fail courses allowed in major credit hours.
  5. No course with a grade lower than a “C-“ will be counted toward major.

Two different degrees (i.e., a BA and BFA from the College of Arts and Sciences, or two degrees from different schools or colleges) may be earned from CU-Boulder if the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • The student meets the residency requirements of, and is enrolled in, both the College of Arts and Sciences and the college or school granting the second degree.
  • For the BA and BFA degrees, 90 credit hours of arts and sciences course work are required (courses from outside arts and sciences that have been approved for the arts and sciences core curriculum will apply toward the 9-credit hours.
  • The student has completed all general education and major requirements of the College of A&S.
  • Both degrees must be awarded at the same time.

To declare your major in Spanish and Portuguese Languages & Cultures, please schedule an appointment with our Department Professional Advisor.