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17 courses · Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
SPAN 010 Basic Spanish Skills for ESL I
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 (90 lecture)
For Spanish speakers who want to learn how to read and write in their first language, as a means to progressively gain reading and writing competency in English. First part of a sequential education program.
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish I
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 (90 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 100
Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written Spanish for the beginner and provides an introduction to the culture of Spanish speakers.
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish II
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 (90 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 101 or two years of high school Spanish or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 110
Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written Spanish for the beginner and provides an introduction to the culture of Spanish speakers.
SPAN 103 Intermediate Spanish I
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 (90 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 102 or three years of high school Spanish or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 200
Review of grammatical structures and vocabulary building through readings. Further work with intermediate listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Research and discussion of cultural topics.
SPAN 104 Intermediate Spanish II
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 (90 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 103 or four years of high school Spanish or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 210
Focus on further development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Review of grammatical structures and vocabulary building through readings. Research and discussion of cultural topics. Laboratory work required as an integral part of the course.
SPAN 110 Spanish Punctuation
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- 9 (9 lecture)
Introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish punctuation. The use of diacriticals and punctuation marks. Designed to increase accuracy of student who writes in Spanish at all levels.
SPAN 111 Spanish Written Accents
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- 9 (9 lecture)
Introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish phonetic and graphic accents. Designed to increase accuracy of student who writes in Spanish at all levels.
SPAN 130 Intermediate Spanish Conversation I
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 36 (36 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 102 or three years of high school Spanish, with minimum grade of "C," or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Promotion of free and spontaneous oral expression in Spanish at the intermediate level.
SPAN 131A Beginning Spanish Grammar I
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Review of Spanish grammar fundamentals. Designed to increase accuracy of written and oral communication in Spanish. Class taught in English.
SPAN 131B Intermediate Spanish Grammar II
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 131A or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Review of Spanish grammar at the intermediate level. Designed to increase accuracy of written and oral communication in Spanish. Class taught in English.
SPAN 131C Advanced Spanish Grammar III
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 (18 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Review of Spanish grammar at the Advanced level. Designed to increase accuracy of written and oral communication in Spanish. Class taught in English.
SPAN 132 Introduction to Literary Analysis
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 (54 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 104 or SPAN 147 or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Introduction to literary analysis through study of various literary genres. Focus on discussion, synthesis and analysis of short stories, poems, drama, and essays in Spanish. Prepares student for Spanish upper division courses.
SPAN 135 Latin American Culture
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 (72 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 104 or four years of high school Spanish or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Culture course that allows the student to study and research topics of special importance to the Hispanic world. Written and oral presentations are required. Class taught in Spanish.
SPAN 139 Contemporary Cultures Of Spain
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 (54 lecture)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Examines modern Spain from a cultural perspective, allowing the student to study topics of importance to Spain and Spanish America. Class taught in English.
SPAN 140 Intermediate Spanish Conversation II
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 36 (36 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 103 or four years of high school Spanish, with minimum grade of "C," or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Promotion of free and spontaneous oral expression in Spanish at the advanced level.
SPAN 146 Intermediate Spanish for Native Speakers I
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 (90 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 102 or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 220
For students who speak Spanish as their first-language, or second-language learners with a native or near-native fluency. Designed to facilitate the acquisition of higher grammatical competency in writing, higher understanding in reading, and the ability to draw on a more varied vocabulary and complex verbal system for target-language production.
SPAN 147 Intermediate Spanish for Native Speakers II
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 (90 lecture)
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 103 or 146 or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 230
Designed to bring students who speak Spanish with Native or near-Native fluency to a "distinguished" level, according to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines.