Spanish and Portuguese Majors/Minors Successfully Study Abroad
Nearly 300 majors/minors have studied abroad with EAP since 2000. They have taken over 2300 courses in 18 countries.
Popular Countries for Spanish and Portuguese Majors/Minors
Although the vast majority of Spanish and Portuguese majors and minors study in Spain or Latin America, some have decided to study in countries where other languages are spoken. There, they have often fulfilled requirements for a second major, minor or for general education. The opportunities are endless, but these have been the most popular countries with Spanish and Portuguese majors/minors in recent years:
1.Spain; 2.Brazil; 3.Mexico; 4.Costa Rica; 5.France; 6.UK/Ireland; 7. Italy; 8. Chile, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.
Information on Coursework to Take Abroad for Spanish and Portuguese Majors/Minors
Although ALL units and grades from EAP courses transfer automatically to your UCLA transcript and count towards graduation, applying the courses to major, minor or school requirements requires department approval. In Spanish and Portuguese,
Majors and minors are not limited in the number of courses that may transfer to UD requirements, but they must remember that 24 units in the primary major must be completed in residence at UCLA.
For specific questions regarding requirements and course transfers, contact your major adviser.
Advice from Spanish and Portuguese Department Advisers
- Upper division electives for both majors and minors can be fulfilled with any course taught in the target language, regardless of the discipline. This is a good opportunity to take courses that are not grounded in literature.
- Linguistics courses in both Spanish and Portuguese are generally harder to find abroad than literature ones--make sure to run a course description by the advisor to ensure a course is equivalent to Spanish/Portuguese 100A and 100B.
- The Intensive Language Program (ILP) can satisfy the Spanish 25 requirement for those students who have not yet taken it.
- Students need a total of 24 upper division elective units for the Spanish major. That does not have to be satisfied with 6 courses--it can be a less if the courses count for 5 or 6 units, as some courses abroad
do.
Some students may complete the intermediate year of Spanish abroad; they can declare the major or minor upon their return.