Program: Spanish Minor (E, L) - Radford University

Apr 04, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

This program provides students with a foundation in Spanish language skills, as well as an overview of economic, political, artistic, and cultural contexts for several Spanish-speaking populations. The Spanish minor prepares students to use Spanish in a range of personal and professional contexts.

REAL Curriculum

The minor earns students credit for E (Humanistic and Aristic Expression) and L (Applied Learning). Students also have the option to complete their upper-level Writing Intensive (WI) course by enrolling in a writing-focused elective.

General Education Requirements

General Education courses will be denoted below with a (GE). Students are required to take at least 30 credit hours of general education designated courses within their degree requirements. The Spanish minor includes 6 general education credits.

Minor Requirements (18 credits)

Students seeking a Foreign Languages Minor in Spanish must complete 18 credit hours in Spanish with at least three courses 300-level or above.

Required Courses (3 credits)

Humanistic and Artistic Expression Electives (6 credits)

Students must choose six credits from the following list. At least three must be in a Writing Intensive (WI) course.

Applied Learning Electives (9 credits)

Students must choose nine credits from the following list.

Total Credits Needed for Minor 18

Additional Information

A minimum GPA of 2. 0 is required. Students who begin at Radford University above the first two courses in the first year receive 6 free credits in L-designated courses.