# Spanish AA-T (A.A. Degree for Transfer)

Lake Tahoe Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Spanish

Source: https://ltcc.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-2027/program/spanish-aa-t-fall-2025

**Units:** 90 units

The Associate in Arts in Spanish for Transfer Degree is designed to give students a basic understanding of the Spanish language and to facilitate and promote placement of intermediate proficiency-level Spanish speakers into the bilingual workplace. Students will gain a broad-based appreciation of the culture, history, literature, and art of the Spanish-speaking countries. Students will complete coursework leading to proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening skills at the intermediate level according to the American Council on Teaching a Foreign Language (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines. The importance of study-abroad will be shared with students. Students completing the AA-T degree in Spanish will be able to transfer to the California State University system. Students completing the Associate in Arts in Spanish for Transfer degree (AA-T) are guaranteed admission to the CSU system but not to a particular campus or major. To obtain the Associate in Arts in Spanish for Transfer degree, students must complete the following requirements: 1. Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following: (A) The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) - Breadth Requirements. (B) A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district. 2. Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. 3. A minimum grade of "C" (or "P") for each course in the major.

### Program Learning Outcomes

-   Communicate effectively in the four modalities of listening, reading, writing, and speaking in the indicative and subjunctive tenses with reference to the past, present, and future.

-   Demonstrate appreciation, understanding, and awareness of different Spanish-speaking cultures, peoples, values, and traditions.

-   Recognize and internalize the importance of being able to communicate with native Spanish speakers in social, educational, and business settings.

### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Spanish AA-T (Total 31 - 34)** | |  |
| **Complete all of the following** | |  |
| **B.1. Choose one track. (Total 27 - 30)** | |  |
| **Complete the following number of credits: 27-30** | |  |
| **AA-T: Non-Spanish Speaker Track (Total 30)** | |  |
| **Complete all of the following** | |  |
| SPA 101 | Elementary Spanish I | 5 |
| SPA 102 | Elementary Spanish II | 5 |
| SPA 103 | Elementary Spanish III | 5 |
| SPA 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 5 |
| SPA 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 5 |
| SPA 203 | Intermediate Spanish III | 5 |
| **AA-T: Spanish/Heritage Speaker Track (Total 27)** | |  |
| **Complete all of the following** | |  |
| SPA 101 | Elementary Spanish I | 5 |
| SPA 102 | Elementary Spanish II | 5 |
| SPA 103 | Elementary Spanish III | 5 |
| SPA 221A | Spanish for Heritage and Bilingual Speakers 1A | 3 |
| SPA 221B | Spanish for Heritage and Bilingual Speakers 1B | 3 |
| SPA 222 | Spanish for Heritage & Bilingual Speakers 2 | 6 |
| **B.2. Select one course: (Total 4)** | |  |
| **Complete the following number of credits: 4** | |  |
| SPA 110 | Hispanic Civilization and Culture | 4 |
| SPA 214 | Latin American and Spanish Cinema and Culture | 4 |