The Department of World Languages and Cultures is happy to offer a minor in Spanish, requiring the completion of 21 credit hours, as outlined below. Please note we do not accept AP, CLEP, or IB credits towards minors.
If you have any prior experience with studying/speaking Spanish, please review our Placement Exam information prior to registration.
Please contact worldlanguages@drake.edu if you have questions about declaring a minor.
The program objectives/outcomes for the Spanish minor are as follows:
Successful completion of all required courses indicates that a student has achieved the desired outcomes.
Students must take:
Total = 21 hours (a minimum of 12 hours of Spanish courses must be taken at Drake)
Please note that we do not accept AP, CLEP, or IB credits for minors.
Students may not receive both the Minor in Spanish Language and Culture and the Minor in Spanish for the Medical and Health Professions.
Prior to Fall 2020, there were two tracks for fulfilling the requirements for a minor in language and culture. If a current student declared a minor before Fall 2020, they may choose either to continue with their previously-chosen track listed below or to switch to the current requirements set out above. (Students declaring a minor in Fall 2020 or later must meet the current requirements described above.)
Total = 21 hours (a minimum of 12 credit hours must be taken at Drake)
Total = 21 hours