Available Courses
Spanish Language
Visit the program’s courses page for course descriptions and requirements. All students must select a language track during the fall and spring. Language courses are not mandatory during the summer, but they are available individually.
USAC Track Prerequisites & Course Titles |
Credits |
UNLV Equivalent Courses |
Track I Prerequisite: None
Elementary Spanish I&II, Intermediate Spanish I&II |
14 |
SPAN 187 , SPAN 187 , SPAN 287 , SPAN 287 |
Track II Prerequisite: 2 semesters of college Spanish
Intermediate Spanish I&II, Spanish Composition I&II |
12 |
SPAN 287 , SPAN 287 , SPAN 387 , SPAN 387 |
Track III Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college Spanish
Spanish Composition I&II, Advanced Spanish I |
9 |
SPAN 387 , SPAN 387 , SPAN 487 |
Track IV Prerequisite: 6 semesters of college Spanish
Advanced Spanish I&II |
6 |
SPAN 487 , SPAN 487 |
Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills (Summer Only) |
1 |
SPAN 387 |
Spring 2024 – Students enroll in 12-18 credits, including one language course
USAC Course Ttile |
Credits |
UNLV Equivalenet |
Language of Instruction |
Advanced Spanish Writing and Stylistics |
3 |
SPAN 487 |
Spanish |
Business Spanish |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Climate, Global Change and Society |
3 |
SOC 459 |
English |
Dances of Latin America |
1 |
DAN 478 |
English & Spanish |
Immigration in Latin America |
3 |
SOC 497 |
Spanish |
International Political Economy: North-South Relations |
3 |
PSC 405P |
English |
Internship |
3 |
ANTH 490 |
English & Spanish |
Introduction to Conservation Biology |
3 |
BIOL 305 |
English |
Introduction to Conservation Biology Field Study |
1 |
BIOL 492 |
English |
Introduction to Tropical Plant Biodiversity |
3 |
BIOL 120 |
English |
Introduction to Tropical Plant Biodiversity Field Study |
1 |
BIOL 492 |
English |
Latin America and its Cultures |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
English |
Latin America and its Cultures (Taught in Spanish) |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Latin America and its Cultures Field Study |
1 |
WLC 387 |
English |
Latin American Cuisine |
1 |
FAB 474 |
English & Spanish |
Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills (Tracks II,III,&IV) |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Survey of Art II: Colonial Period to the Present |
3 |
ART 266 |
Spanish |
Survey of Latin American Literature II |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
20th Century and Contemporary Latin American Cinema |
3 |
FILM 475 |
Spanish |
20th Century and Contemporary Latin American Novel |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Water in Tropical Landscapes |
3 |
BIOL 438 |
English |
Water in Tropical Landscapes Field Study |
1 |
BIOL 492 |
English |
Women and Gender in Literature |
3 |
WLC 387 |
Spanish |
Summer Session I 2024 – Students enroll in 3-7 credits, one 3 credit course required
USAC Course Title |
Credits |
UNLV Equivalent |
Language of Instruction |
Advanced Spanish I |
3 |
SPAN 487 |
Spanish |
Advanced Spanish II |
3 |
SPAN 487 |
Spanish |
Dances of Latin America |
1 |
DAN 478 |
English & Spanish |
Elementary Spanish I |
4 |
SPAN 187 |
Spanish |
Elementary Spanish II |
4 |
SPAN 187 |
Spanish |
Foundations for Personal Health and Wellness |
3 |
PBH 165 |
English |
Intermediate Spanish I |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Intermediate Spanish II |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Introduction to Tropical Ecology |
3 |
BIOL 496 |
English |
Latin American and Its Cultures |
1 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Latin American Cuisine |
1 |
FAB 474 |
English & Spanish |
Psychology of Happiness |
3 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Spanish Composition I |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish Composition II |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish for Health Professions |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Tropical Conservation Biology |
3 |
BIOL 496 |
English |
Summer Session II 2024 – Students enroll in 3-5 credits, one 3-credit course required
- Students taking intensive Spanish language may take six credits total.
USAC Course Title |
Credits |
UNLV Equivalent |
Lannguage of Instruction |
Advanced Spanish I |
3 |
SPAN 487 |
Spanish |
Advanced Spanish II |
3 |
SPAN 487 |
Spanish |
Dances of Latin America |
1 |
DAN 478 |
English & Spanish |
Elementary Spanish I |
4 |
SPAN 187 |
Spanish |
Elementary Spanish II |
4 |
SPAN 187 |
Spanish |
General Psychology |
3 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Intercultural Communication |
3 |
COM 412 |
English |
Intermediate Spanish I |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Intermediate Spanish II |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Intro. to Tropical Conservation - Maintaining Biodiversity |
3 |
BIOL 496 |
English |
Latin America and its Cultures |
1 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Latin American Cuisine |
1 |
FAB 474 |
English & Spanish |
Spanish Composition I |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish Composition II |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish for Health Professions |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Sports Nutrition, Exercise, and Performance |
3 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Tropical Marine Biology |
3 |
BIOL 492 |
English |
Fall 2024 – Students enroll in 12-18 credits, including one language course
USAC Course Title |
Credits |
UNLV Equivalent |
Language of Instruction |
Advanced Spanish I |
3 |
SPAN 487 |
Spanish |
Advanced Spanish II |
3 |
SPAN 487 |
Spanish |
Climate, Global Change and Society |
3 |
SOC 459 |
English |
Dances of Latin America |
1 |
DAN 478 |
English & Spanish |
Elementary Spanish I |
4 |
SPAN 187 |
Spanish |
Elementary Spanish II |
4 |
SPAN 187 |
Spanish |
Foundations for Personal Health and Wellness |
3 |
PBH 165 |
English |
General Chemistry I |
3 |
CHEM 121A |
English |
General Chemistry Laboratory I |
1 |
CHEM 121L |
English |
Human Anatomy and Physiology |
3 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory |
1 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Immigration in Latin America |
3 |
SOC 497 |
English |
Intermediate Spanish I |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Intermediate Spanish II |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Internship |
3 |
ANTH 490 |
English & Spanish |
Latin America and its Cultures |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
English |
Latin America and its Cultures (Taught in Spanish) |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Latin America and its Cultures Field Study |
1 |
ANTH 490 |
English |
Latin American Cuisine |
1 |
FAB 474 |
English & Spanish |
Plants and People |
3 |
BIOL 120 |
English |
Psychology of Happiness |
3 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Psychology of Sport |
3 |
KIN 499 |
English |
Spanish Composition I |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish Composition II |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills (Tracks II,III,&IV) |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish for Health Professions |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Tropical Biodiversity Field Study |
1 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Water in Tropical Landscapes |
3 |
BIOL 438 |
English |
Water in Tropical Landscapes Field Study |
1 |
BIOL 492 |
English |
Women and Gender in Literature |
3 |
WLC 387 |
Spanish |
Spring 2025 – Students enroll in 12-18 credits, including one language course
USAC Course Ttile |
Credits |
UNLV Equivalenet |
Language of Instruction |
Advanced Spanish I |
3 |
SPAN 487 |
Spanish |
Advanced Spanish II |
3 |
SPAN 487 |
Spanish |
Climate, Global Change and Society |
3 |
SOC 459 |
English |
Dances of Latin America |
1 |
DAN 478 |
English & Spanish |
Elementary Spanish I |
4 |
SPAN 187 |
Spanish |
Elementary Spanish II |
4 |
SPAN 187 |
Spanish |
Exercise Physiology |
3 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
General Chemistry II |
3 |
CHEM 122A |
English |
General Chemistry Laboratory II |
1 |
CHEM 122L |
English |
Government and Politics in Latin America |
3 |
HIST 471 |
English |
Intermediate Spanish I |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Intermediate Spanish II |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
Spanish |
Internship |
3 |
ANTH 490 |
English & Spanish |
Latin America and its Cultures |
3 |
SPAN 287 |
English |
Latin America and its Cultures (Taught in Spanish) |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Latin America and its Cultures Field Study |
1 |
WLC 387 |
English |
Latin American Cuisine |
1 |
FAB 474 |
English & Spanish |
Plants and People |
3 |
BIOL 120 |
English |
Psychology of Happiness |
3 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Sociology of Sport |
3 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Spanish Composition I |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish Composition II |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills (Tracks II,III,&IV) |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Spanish for Health Professions |
3 |
SPAN 387 |
Spanish |
Sports Nutrition, Exercise, and Performance |
3 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Tropical Biodiversity Field Study |
1 |
UNDER REVIEW |
English |
Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Latin American Cinema |
3 |
FILM 475 |
Spanish |
Water in Tropical Landscapes |
3 |
BIOL 438 |
English |
Water in Tropical Landscapes Field Study |
1 |
BIOL 492 |
English |
To satisfy an internship requirement within your major, you must meet with your academic advisor to discuss what departmental requirements you must meet. Your final USAC internship approval and grade relies on approval from your English & Spanish academic department. Without your department’s approval, your internship credit may only satisfy elective requirements.
Note: Course approvals are accurate at time of publication and subject to change.
Please contact the Office of International Programs to verify course availability.
Updated as of: January 10, 2024
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