Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Undergraduate Handbook

The Undergraduate Handbook is a very useful tool/resource for many of your questions. You can download the entire handbook at the link above, or you can piece through it at the following links:

Complete Handbook (in .pdf format)

Table of Contents

  1. General Information
  2. The Faculty
  3. Undergraduate Program
    1. Departmental Perspective on Language Proficiency
    2. General Requirements for all Majors and Minors
    3. Minimum Residency Requirement for Majors
    4. How to Declare a Major or Minor
    5. Major and Minor Sequence Descriptions
      1. The Spanish Studies Major
      2. The Spanish-Portuguese Studies Major
      3. The Spanish Studies Minor
      4. The Portuguese Studies Minor
    6. Special Considerations regarding Portuguese Offerings
    7. Courses for Non-Majors or Minors
    8. LPE Recommended for success in all 3xxx –Level Courses
  4. Graduation Seminar General Requirements and Preparation Timeline
  5. Registration Issues
  6. Retroactive Credit and Credit by Special Exam
  7. Writing-Intensive Courses: Liberal Education under Semesters
  8. Using credit from courses outside the UMN Dept toward a Major or Minor
    1. Credit for Courses Taken at Other Universities in the U.S. or Abroad
    2. Study Abroad as Part of Major/Minor and Degree Requirements
    3. Types of Study Abroad Programs
    4. Internship/Field Experience as Part of Major/Minor and General Language Proficiency
    5. Human Subjects Committee (Institutional Review Board) Requirements for Field Research
  9. Individualized Degree Programs
  10. Honors Program
  11. Preparing for Graduation
  12. Planning for Life after Graduation
  13. Appendices
    1. Spanish Major Planning Sheet (PDF)
    2. Combined Major Planning Sheet (PDF)
    3. Spanish Minor Planning Sheet (PDF)
    4. Portuguese Minor Planning Sheet (PDF)
    5. Phone Numbers
    6. Prerequisite List
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Last modified on April 24, 2009