Many college–credit courses have what are called “prerequisites.” A prerequisite is an academic requirement that students much fulfill before they may be permitted to undertake a course. In Foreign Languages, prerequisites are particularly important because our courses are sequential—each level is a direct continuation of the preceding level therefore it is critical to have the appropriate foundation laid before entry into the course is granted.

In general, students are responsible for successfully completing the prerequisite with a grade of “C” or better before registering for a specific course. Students may also be expected to have a minimum number of credithours in the preceding course. Within a given time frame at the onset of each semester or session, students are expected to provide proof to their professors that he or she had met the course prerequisite.

Prerequisite for the Spanish course are:

• Spanish Lab No prerequisite
• Spanish Conversation
  Prerequisite: Students must have completed a first semester college Spanish course of at least four semester hours with a grade of C or better, or have equivalent credit by examination to enroll in SPAN 1300 or have instructor approval.
• Spanish I No Prerequisite
• Spanish II
  Prerequisite: Students must have completed a first semester college Spanish course of at least four semester hours with a grade of C or better, or have equivalent credit by examination to enroll in SPAN 1412.
• Spanish III
  Prerequisite: Students must have completed a second semester college Spanish course of at least four semester hours with a grade of C or better, or have equivalent credit by examination to enroll in SPAN 2311.
• Spanish IV
  Continuation of SPAN 2311. Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent credit by examination to enroll in SPAN 2312.