2026-2027 College Catalog

Liberal Arts (LAT) Spanish Language Pathway

2026-2027 Liberal Arts Pathway

Associate of Arts, Liberal Studies Division

Recommneded Course Selection Sequence

Course NumberTitleCredits
CMP101Composition 1

3

SPN101Elementary Spanish 1

3

OR

SPN101AElementary Spanish 1 for Health Professionals

3

OR

SPN101BElementary Spanish 1 for Criminal Justice Careers

3

OR

SPN101CElementary Spanish 1: Business and Finance

3

FFL100First Year Experience

3

OR

FFL103Understanding Higher Education and Career Pathways

3

MAT140-XXX
MAT 140 level or higher

3

BEH-ELECTIVE
Behavioral Science Elective

3

OR

SOC108The Sociology of Diversity

3

 

CMP102-150
Composition 2 Elective

3

PLS, HIS, or ECO-ELECTIVE
PLS, HIS, or ECO Elective

3

PHI, GWS, or IDS-HUM-ELECTIVE
PHI, GWS, or IDS-HUM Elective

3

SPN102Elementary Spanish 2

3

SCI-ELECTIVE
Science Elective

3

 

LIT-Elective
LIT Elective (100-200 level)

3

OR

LIT216Lit of the American Peoples 2: Latin American Literataure

3

LS-Elective
Laboratory Science Elective

4

SPN201Intermediate Spanish 1

3

LA-ELECTIVE
Liberal Arts Elective

3

LA-ELECTIVE
Liberal Arts Elective

3

OR

SPE202Intercultural Communication

3

 

SPN202Intermediate Spanish 2

3

LA-ELECTIVE
Liberal Arts Elective

3

OR

SPE106Interpersonal Communication

3

OR

SOC202Race, Gender, and Class

3

LA-ELECTIVE
Liberal Arts Elective

3

SPN260Conversational Spanish - Advanced

3

SS-ELECTIVE
Social Science Elective

3

Total Credit Hours: 61


Program Notes
  • Open admissions
  • Communication and Mathematics proficiency required to graduate.
  • Students graduating in the LAT degree program must take a minimum of 6 credits of Liberal Arts at the 200 level.
  • MA does not have an A2B Spanish Pathway. This course selection is mapped from the A2B General Studies/Liberal Arts pathway. It therefore fulfills those A2B requirements.
  • Eligible Commonwealth Commitment program
  • Mass Transfer Program
Additional Graduation Requirements
  • Cumulative CLGPA at or above 2.0
  • Submit your intent to graduate form https://www.northshore.edu/registrar/graduation.html

Campus Information

  • Lynn, Danvers or Online

Advising Notes

  • The recommended courses listed are designed upon degree completion for a student to be eligible to transfer to a public Massachusetts state university or UMASS system institution with junior status having completed general education requirements.
  • Meet with an advisor to discuss transferability of elective options prior to registering for an elective.
  • Courses are listed in the recommended order you should take them.
  • All student degree audits for graduation purposes will be based off the official program of study the student is enrolled in.