The Bachelor of Arts in Spanish for Global Competence to Master of Arts in Modern Languages Fast Track allows outstanding undergraduate students in French at UT Arlington to take up to three graduate seminars in Spanish that will earn credit toward both the bachelor's degree and the master's degree. It is designed to encourage high standards of performance, to facilitate the transition from undergraduate to graduate study, and to reduce time needed to complete the MA.
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish for Global Competence to MA in Modern Languages Fast Track
About This Program
Associated Programs
For detailed information about the programs associated with this Fast Track, refer to their individual degree pages.
Admissions Criteria
Interested undergraduate students should apply for the fast track program when they are within 30 hours of completing the bachelor's degree. To qualify, students must have completed at least 30 hours at UTA with a GPA of 3.0 in all courses and 3.25 in the last 30 hours. Before entering the Fast Track, students must also have completed the four required core courses in the major with a GPA of at least 3.50. Additionally, they must have already completed at least two additional 3000-4000 level courses in Spanish, excluding International Business and/or translation courses, with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Students who successfully complete the fast track program will be admitted automatically to the Graduate School to continue their graduate work in the Modern Languages MA once the bachelor's degree is awarded. They will not be required to complete an additional application for admission to the Graduate School, supply letters of recommendation, or pay an application fee. An undergraduate student completing the maximum of nine graduate hours would be admitted to the Modern Languages MA with only five additional courses and a thesis remaining to complete the requirements for the thesis option.
For an application form or to obtain more details about this program, contact the Modern Languages Graduate Advisor.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Modern Languages Foundations | ||
| UNIV 1131 | STUDENT SUCCESS | 1 |
| or UNIV 1101 | CAREER PREPARATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS | |
| GLOBAL 2301 | INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ISSUES | 3 |
| Spanish Specialization 1 | ||
| SPAN 1441 | BEGINNING SPANISH I | 4 |
| SPAN 1442 | BEGINNING SPANISH II | 4 |
| SPAN 2313 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | 3 |
| or SPAN 2312 | SPANISH FOR NATIVE/HERITAGE SPEAKERS I | |
| SPAN 2314 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | 3 |
| or SPAN 2315 | SPANISH FOR NATIVE/HERITAGE SPEAKERS II | |
| SPAN 3314 | ADVANCED SPANISH GRAMMAR | 3 |
| or SPAN 3305 | ADVANCED SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS | |
| SPAN 3315 | SPANISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| SPAN 3316 | EXPLORING THE SPANISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| Select 18 hours in 3000/4000-level SPAN courses | 18 | |
| Select three 5000-level seminars in SPAN (will count for BA and MA) | 9 | |
| Minor and Electives | ||
| Select minor and elective courses sufficient to bring total to 120 hours with at least 36 hours at the 3000/4000-level | 24 | |
| Modern Languages MA | ||
| See catalog for additional MA requirements. | 27 | |
| Total Hours | 147 | |
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Native or heritage speakers may not enroll in SPAN 1441, SPAN 1442, SPAN 2313, SPAN 2314, or SPAN 3314. Instead, they take SPAN 2312, SPAN 2315, and SPAN 3305.
Program Completion
To remain in the fast track program, students must receive no grade lower than a B in any graduate seminars taken as an undergraduate, selected with the advice and approval of the Modern Languages Graduate Advisor. Undergraduate students who do not maintain grades of B or A in the graduate courses taken will be unable to continue in the fast track program but, if the courses are completed passing, will still receive credit toward their undergraduate degree requirements. Students originally denied entry into the fast track program, discontinued after provisional admission, subsequently dropped or opting out are still welcome to apply to the Modern Languages MA in the usual way and will be considered without prejudice.
Advising Resources
First time in college students will be advised by the AUEC.
New transfer students should email modladvisor@uta.edu before enrolling in classes at UTA.
Students with previous experience in one of the languages offered at UTA, must take a Placement Test. For more information, contact MODL Testing at modltesting@uta.edu or call 817-272-4605.
Location:
230 Hammond Hall
Email:
modladvisor@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-3161