General Requirements for a Minor

• Students must meet with a college advisor to declare a minor and review the course requirements.
• A grade of C or higher is required in all courses for the minor.
• A minimum of 12 credit hours of the minor must be completed at FGCU.
• Students desiring certification of a minor and designation on their academic transcript must: 
  • Note the minor on the Application for Graduation.
  • Contact a college advisor to certify completion of all course requirements for the declared minor as listed below.

Program Specific Information

• SPN 1120 Beginning Spanish I (3)
• SPN 1120L Beginning Spanish I Lab (1)
• SPN 1121 Beginning Spanish II (3)
• SPN 1121L Beginning Spanish II Lab (1)
• SPN 2200 Intermediate Spanish I (3)
• SPN 2200L Intermediate Spanish I Lab (1)
• SPN 2201 Intermediate Spanish II (3)
• SPN 2201L Intermediate Spanish II Lab (1)
• SPN 3300 Composition (3)
• SPN 3411 Advanced Oral Expression (3)

Required Beginning and Intermediate courses (and their labs) can be exempted by obtaining an equivalency through a Spanish Placement Test offered by the Spanish Program. Determinations of equivalency will be made by the program faculty on the basis of this test. Students can then satisfy the minor by completing the required coursework from the following list or other courses, chosen with the approval of a program advisor:

• SPN 3400 Conversation & Composition (3)
• SPN 3500 Spanish Civilization & Culture (3)
• SPN 3520 Latin Amer. Civ. & Culture (3)
• SPT 4800 Translation Skills I (3)
• SPT 4801Professional Translation (3)
• SPT 4806 Oral Skills for Interpreters (3)
• SPW 4930 Selected Topics (1-3)

Transfer credits will ordinarily be accepted from regionally accredited institutions and evaluated for appropriate credit toward requirements in the student's degree program.