Welcome to the Spanish Program of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Virginia Tech. We offer a proficiency-oriented program for majors, double majors, minors and interested students, with specific proficiency-level goals for all first-, second- and third-year courses. To learn more about our degree requirements, summer programs, faculty, etc., choose from the options below:

Academic Programs & Faculty:

Why Study Spanish at Virginia Tech? - A Concise Overview of the Program.
Spanish Faculty - Contact Information and Education.
Study in Ecuador - Student Exchange Study Abroad in Quito, Ecuador.
Summer in Spain - Six-Week Summer Program for the Study of Spanish in Spain.
Study in Xalapa - Semester and Summer Programs in Mexico.
ISLI - Intensive Second Language Institute.

AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE COURSES ELSEWHERE (ABROAD) FORM: If you would like to earn Spanish transfer credit while studying abroad, you need to meet with your Spanish Advisor before you go, fill out this Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere (Abroad) form and have your Spanish Advisor sign it. If an Advisor from another field signs your form, that does not mean that you are authorized for those classes to transfer for Spanish credit! You need your Spanish Advisor to approve the transfer credit for Spanish.

Enrollment Policies for Spanish classes:

FORCE ADD POLICY FOR ALL SPANISH CLASSES - Read this!
Pre-enrollment Limited to Majors - Read the new policy, and find out how to get a class if you're not a major.
Prerequisite Policy for Spanish classes - Why the computer system probably did not let you pre-enroll, and what to do about it.

Advising Information for Spanish:

SPANISH ADVISING FAQs - How to declare the Spanish major or minor, How to get an Advisor, Placement exam for incoming students, etc.
SPANISH ADVISING INFORMATION SHEET - For those who have not yet declared the major or minor and need a Spanish Advisor.


Requirements for the Spanish Major - Essential Information for Spanish Majors.
Requirements for the Spanish Minor - Essential Information for Spanish Minors.
Checksheets - Departmental Requirements Checksheets for Majors and Minors.
Course Offerings in Spanish - Descriptions of all Undergraduate Spanish Courses.

Spring 2010 Course Descriptions - Classes offered at the upper level for Spring 2010.

IB Policy - International Baccalaureate Policy for Spanish.

Spanish Clubs & Societies:

Hora Hispánica - Weekly Spanish Conversation Hour for everyone! Starts up this Fall 2009 on September 2nd.
Sigma Delta Pi - National Spanish Honor Society.
Essential OnLine Resources - for Teachers, Scholars, and Students of Spanish.
Spanish Club - a casual environment to practice speaking Spanish.


Direct any questions concerning this web site to Dr. Jessica Folkart.