Academic Catalog - Spanish AA

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)

*Those students who have a higher proficiency level than is required for SPA 211/2011 or 212/2012 should substitute other Arts & Humanities courses. Heritage speakers may want to substitute SPA 261/2061 (Grammar-Heritage Lang Speaker) and SPA 262/2062 (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 111/1011 and/or SPA 112/1012 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: 200/2000-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 available with CCCOnline.

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.