The School of International Letters and Cultures offers Master of Arts Degrees in Spanish in two concentrations.
The M.A. in Spanish consists of 30 semester hours of 500-level graduate work (24 hours of coursework and 6 hours of Thesis [SPA 599]) beyond the B.A. For specific course requirements, students should consult statements on their respective concentrations. 30 hours of graduate course work are considered the minimum for a masters program and must be taken at ASU. Depending on the student's educational experience, the Graduate Committee or Masters Supervisory Committee may request that s/he take more credits to correct deficiencies.
Admission Requirements All candidates for the M.A. degree in Spanish must fulfill the general requirements of the Graduate College concerning admission Applicants for the masters program are evaluated on the basis of their B.A. preparation. The overall nature of the student's undergraduate preparation is taken into account; however, the committee pays special attention to the grade point averages in all undergraduate work. The Spanish Graduate Program requires a 3.4 overall grade point average (4.0 = A), a junior-senior average of 3.4 would be considered competitive. Admission to the Spanish graduate program requires the candidate to present a B.A. in Spanish or equivalent from an accredited institution. Students who do not present these qualifications may be admitted provisionally (pending the completion of specified deficiencies to establish equivalency) or be denied admission to the program.