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The Foreign Language program at Snow College offers valuable language skills to majors and non-majors alike. Learning a second language is helpful in a wide variety of fields and is particularly beneficial for students interested in business, history, English, or international relations. Students who like food and travel, talking to people from other countries, and visiting historical sites and museums find their experience is enriched by an understanding of other languages.

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Freshman (Semester 1)
Course Title Credits
FREN 1010 Elementary French I 5
LING 2650 Language in Society HU 3
ENGL 1010 Expository Composition E1 3
TESL 1600 Language Learning Strategies 1
Elective Course 3
Freshman (Semester 2)
Course Title Credits
FREN 1020 Elementary French II 5
LING 2660 Introduction to Language Systems HU 3
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Research Writing E2 3
TESL 1050 International Partners 1
Math GE Course 3-4
Sophomore (Semester 3)
Course Title Credits
FREN 2010 Intermediate French I 4
Life Science GE course (with lab) 3-4
American Institutions GE course 3
Elective course(s) 5-6
Sophomore (Semester 4)
Course Title Credits
FREN 2020 Intermediate French II 4
Physical Science GE course (with lab) 3-4
GEOG 1300 People and Places of the World SS 3
Fine Arts GE course 3
Elective course(s) 1-3
Note: the information above will make a student transfer-ready for a French BA program at another school. Below are the base requirements to earn the AA in French at Snow College:
  • FREN 2010 Intermediate French I 4 credits
  • FREN 2020 Intermediate French II 4 credits
Freshman (Semester 1)
Course Title Credits
SPAN 1010 Elementary Spanish I 5
LING 2650 Language in Society HU 3
ENGL 1010 Expository Composition E1 3
TESL 1600 Language Learning Strategies 1
Elective Course 3
Freshman (Semester 2)
Course Title Credits
SPAN 1020 Elementary Spanish II 5
LING 2660 Introduction to Language Systems HU 3
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Research Writing E2 3
TESL 1050 International Partners 1
Math GE Course 3-4
Sophomore (Semester 3)
Course Title Credits
SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish I 4
Life Science GE course (with lab) 3-4
American Institutions GE course 3
Elective course(s) 5-6
Sophomore (Semester 4)
Course Title Credits
SPAN 2020 Intermediate Spanish II 4
Physical Science GE course (with lab) 3-4
GEOG 1300 People and Places of the World SS 3
Fine Arts GE course 3
Elective course(s) 1-3
Note: the information above will make a student transfer-ready for a Spanish BA program at another school. Below are the base requirements to earn the AA in Spanish at Snow College:
  • SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish I 4 credits
  • SPAN 2020 Intermediate Spanish II 4 credits
Course Title Credits
General Education Courses 36 credits
Elective Credits 14-18 credits
Meta-major Requirements 6-10 credits
Choose 8 credits from this list:
CHIN 1020 Elementary Chinese II 5
FREN 1020 Elementary French II 5
ITAL 1020 Elementary Italian II 5
KORE 1020 Elementary Korean II 5
SPAN 1020 Elementary Spanish II 5
JAPN 1020 Elementary Japanese II 5
TESL 1400 Language Teaching Methods 3
TESL 1600 Language Teaching Methods 3
LING 2650 Language in Society 3
LING 2660 Introduction to Language Systems 3
Total 60 credits
  • English
  • Music
  • Teaching English as a Second Language
  • Visual Arts
  • Employment as a language tutor or teaching assistant. Please see a faculty member for details.
  • While Snow College offers degrees in French and Spanish, the follow other languages are also taught:
    • Chinese
    • Japanese
    • Italian
    • Korean

There are various jobs where being bilingual is preferred. Knowing a second language would be beneficial for a business owner, diplomat, government employee, international relations specialist, health care employee, legal assistant, linguist, pollster, teacher, translation/interpretation professional, or someone in the travel industry.

Discover ways you can transfer your credits to some of the following colleges:

For more information on transferring within public colleges and universities in Utah, see UtahTransferGuide.
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