100-level Spanish
sequence of courses
The Spanish Basic Language program provides the following courses for the four-semester general education language requirement. Find more detailed descriptions of each course in the UIUC Course Catalog.
First semester Spanish
Span 101 Elementary Spanish I
(This course for students with fewer than two years of high school Spanish. Followed by Span 102)
Second semester Spanish
Span 102 Elementary Spanish II (follows Span 101)
Span 122 Elementary Spanish (Accelerated review of Span 101 and 102 for students with 2 or more years of high school Spanish or who take Span 101 elsewhere)
Third semester Spanish
Span 103 Intermediate Spanish
Span 125 Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
Fourth semester Spanish
Span 140 El mundo hispano-americano
Span 141 Intro to Spanish Grammar
Span 142 Spanish in the Professions
Span 143 Span for Heritage Speakers II
Placement and proficiency testing
The placement exam for Spanish is taken on-line through the Center for Teaching Excellence. The results indicate where a student should begin with Spanish coursework at UIUC. The placement exam does not give course credit. The on-line test is for incoming freshmen only.
The proficiency exam for Spanish is taken in person at a designated time/place through the Center for Teaching Excellence and can give students up to 8 hours of credit in Spanish (Span 103, Span 141). The Spanish proficiency test is offered once during Fall semester and once during Spring semester (immediately at the start of each semester). Only those students who have never taken a college/university Spanish course are eligible for the test.
For more information on either test, go to The Center for Teaching Excellence: http://www.cte.uiuc.edu/dme/placement/
BEGINNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT UIUC
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