Requirements
Required: Linguistics 20 (with grade of B– or better), Spanish 25 or 27, M35 (or Portuguese M35), 42 or 44.
Each course must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a grade of C or better prior to beginning upper-division work in the major, except Linguistics 20, which must be passed with a grade of B– or better.
Transfer applicants to the Spanish and Linguistics major with 90 or more units must complete the following introductory courses prior to admission to UCLA: two years of Spanish, one introduction to linguistics course, and one Spanish or Spanish American civilization course.
Refer to the UCLA transfer admission guide for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.
Required: (1) Spanish 100A, 100B, 119, Linguistics 103, 120A, 120B, (2) one course from Linguistics 160 or 165A or 165B, and (3) four upper-division Spanish electives, two of which must be from Spanish 160.
Each course must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a grade of C or better.
The departmental honors program is open to majors who have completed a minimum of six upper-division major courses with a 3.7 grade-point average or better in those six courses. Eligibility is verified by the departmental counselor. On the basis of their coursework and special interests, students then consult with a faculty member in that field and formulate a research project that they pursue under the faculty member’s guidance through Portuguese 198A-198B or Spanish 198A-198B.
Portuguese 198A and Spanish 198A are 4-unit courses in which students research and prepare a draft of a thesis on a selected topic; Portuguese 198B and Spanish 198B are 2-unit courses in which students complete the final thesis draft of approximately 25 to 30 pages. Approval of the honors thesis by the faculty mentor is the final requirement for departmental honors. Portuguese 198A-198B and Spanish 198A-198B may not be applied toward the majors.