Academic Catalog - Spanish AA
Degree & Course Information
In an associate program in Spanish, you will be immersed in the Spanish language. This degree is transferable to universities offering a bachelor’s degree in Spanish.
Students should work closely with their advisor and contact their transfer institution choices for more specific transfer information.
The first year of a Spanish program will include math and English courses to meet general education requirements. The completion of introductory math and English courses in your first year is proven to greatly increase the likelihood of crossing the graduation stage, boosting your momentum along the academic pathway you select. Other general education courses in your pathway will cover topics in Arts and Humanities, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural and Physical Sciences.
Program-specific courses may begin as soon as your first semester. These courses will become more advanced as you move along your degree pathway. Through this sequence of courses, your ability to speak, understand, read, and write the Spanish language will grow and deepen. After completing a 60-credit associate degree, your degree pathway can continue with guaranteed transfer to a college that offers bachelor’s degrees.
Spanish – AA (60 credits)
Required Courses that Fulfill General Education Requirements (34 Credit Hours) |
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| Credit Hours | Course Number and Title | |
| (Written) Communication | 6 | ENG 1021 English Composition I (GT-CO1) AND ENG 1022 English Composition II (GT-CO2) OR ENG 1022 English Composition II (GT-CO2) AND A GT Pathways approved CO3 course (GT-CO3) |
| Mathematics | 3 | One GT Pathways course (GT-MA1), prefer MAT 1240 Mathematics for Liberal Arts |
| Arts & Humanities | 3 | SPA 2011* Spanish Language III |
| 3 | SPA 2012* Spanish Language IV | |
| 3 | One GT Pathways Arts & Humanities courses (GT-AH1, GT- AH2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4) | |
| History | 3 | HIS 2200 History of Latin America OR another GT Pathways History course (GT-HI1) focusing on the Spanish-speaking world (non-U.S.) OR another GT Pathways non-U.S. History course |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 6 | Two GT Pathways Social & Behavioral Sciences courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, GT-SS3) |
| Natural & Physical Sciences | 7 | Two GT Pathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1, GTSC2); one of these courses must have the required laboratory (GTSC1) |
**Additional Required Courses (13 Credit Hours) & Electives (13 Credit Hours) |
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| Credit Hours | Course Number and Title |
| 5 | SPA 1011*** Spanish Language I |
| 5 | SPA 1012*** Spanish Language II |
| 3 | COM 1150 Public Speaking (recommended) OR COM 1250 Interpersonal Communications |
| ****Electives – 13 credit hours | |
*Those students who have a higher proficiency level than is required for SPA 2011/211 or 2012/212 should substitute other Arts & Humanities courses. Heritage speakers may want to substitute SPA 2061/261 (Grammar-Heritage Lang Speaker) and SPA 2062/262 (Comp-Heritage Lang Speaker), if available.
**Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the bachelor’s degree as elective credit toward graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.
***SPA 1011/111 and/or SPA 1012/ 112 may be waived, based on a student’s proficiency level. Students should consult a departmental advisor at the 4-year college or university.
****Suggested courses: 2000/200-level Spanish courses; courses outside the Spanish department with content related to the Spanish-speaking world.
*If a student should need to take remedial and/or pre-requisite courses they are not included in this degree plan.
**** Some courses may not be offered at Otero but are available at Colorado Online @ ****
Otero College is a part of a Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement between Colorado community colleges and universities. These agreements allow you to graduate from a community college with a 60-credit Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree with designation; enroll with junior status at a university; and complete your bachelor’s degree. If you attend full-time and follow the structured schedule, you can complete your bachelor’s degree in 4 years.
The following Colorado public four-year institutions will accept your completed Spanish AA degree from Otero College.
Adams State University
[B.A. Spanish]
Colorado Mesa University
[B.A. Spanish; Applies Professional Spanish or Literature & Language
concentrations]
Colorado State University-Ft Collins
[B.A. Foreign Language & Literatures; Spanish concentration]
Colorado State University-Pueblo
[B.A. Foreign Language – Spanish]
Fort Lewis College
[B.A. Spanish Option]
Metropolitan State University of Denver
[B.A. Modern Languages; Spanish concentration]
University of Colorado Boulder
[B.A. Spanish]
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
[B.A. Spanish]
University of Colorado Denver
[B.A. Spanish]
University of Northern Colorado
[B.A. Spanish; Liberal Arts emphasis]
Western Colorado University
[B.A. Spanish]