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Professional Certificates in Spanish

The Spanish program at UNT is now offering several professional certificates starting as of Fall 2025. Each undergraduate academic certificate requires 12 hours of 3000-4000 level courses from an approved list (as outlined below).  A grade of C is needed for any class to count toward a certificate. All upper-level (3000- and 4000-level) courses must be taken at UNT. 

 

1.) Spanish for the Law and Law Enforcement Certificate (12 credit hours)

Required courses:

  • SPAN 3510 - Spanish for Law Enforcement
  • One other SPAN course at the 3000 or 4000 level

Two of the following courses:

  • PSCI 3200 - The American Legal System
  • CJUS 3210 - Judicial and Legal Systems
  • CJUS 2600 - Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice
  • ANTH 3140 - Latinos in the U.S.
  • HIST 3150 - Historical and Cultural Development of the Mexican-American Community
  • SPAN 4920 - Internship

 

2.) Spanish for Tourism and Hospitality Certificate (12 credit hours)

Required courses:

  • SPAN 3540: Spanish for Travel and Tourism
  • SPAN 4080: Business Spanish
  • SPAN 3020: Introduction to Spanish Translation and Interpretation

One course from:

  • SPAN 3140: Mexican Civilization
  • SPAN 3150: Spanish Culture & Civilization
  • SPAN 3160: Latin American Culture & Civilization
  • SPAN 3180: Latin American Culture Through Film
  • SPAN 4920: Internship

 

3.) Spanish for Medical Professionals Certificate (12 credit hours)

Required courses:

  • SPAN 3550 - Spanish for the Medical Professions I
  • SPAN 3560 - Spanish for the Medical Professions II

Two of the following SPAN courses:

  • SPAN 3001 or 3002 - Advanced Conversation for Non-Native/Native Speakers
  • SPAN 3004 - Advanced Composition
  • SPAN 3140 - Mexican Civilization
  • SPAN 3150 - Spanish Culture & Civilization
  • SPAN 3160 - Latin American Culture & Civilization
  • SPAN 3180 - Latin American Culture Through Film
  • SPAN 4385 - Hispanic Culture in the United States

 

 

4.) Spanish for Audiology and Speech Language Pathology

Required courses:

  • SPAN 3550 - Spanish for the Medical Professions 

or

  • SPAN 3560- Spanish for the Medical Professions II

and

  • SPAN 4210: Spanish Phonetics & Pronunciation

One of the following two ASLP courses:

  • ASLP 2015: Nature of Communication Disorders 

or

  • ASLP 2020: Phonetics

And one of the following two ASLP courses:

  • ASLP 3030: Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • ASLP 3035: Normal Speech and Language Development

 

 

5.) Spanish for Social Services (12 credit hours) 

Required courses:

  • SPAN 3520 - Spanish for Social Services
  • SPAN 4920 - Cooperative Education in Spanish

or

  • SOWK 4870 Internship

Two of the following SPAN courses:

  • SPAN 3001 or 3002 - Advanced Conversation for Non-Native/Native Speakers
  • SPAN 3004 - Advanced Composition
  • SPAN 3140 - Mexican Civilization
  • SPAN 3150 - Spanish Culture & Civilization
  • SPAN 3160 - Latin American Culture & Civilization
  • SPAN 3180 - Latin American Culture Through Film
  • SPAN 4385 - Hispanic Culture in the United States

 

 

6.) Certificate in Professional Spanish (12 credit hours) 

Required courses:

Two of the following courses:

  • SPAN 3510 - Spanish for Law Enforcement
  • SPAN 3520 - Spanish for Social Services
  • SPAN 3530 - Spanish for Hotel and Restaurant Management
  • SPAN 3540 - Spanish for Travel and Tourism
  • SPAN 3550 - Spanish for the Medical Professions I
  • SPAN 3560 - Spanish for the Medical Professions II
  • SPAN 3570 - Spanish in the Bilingual Classroom
  • SPAN 4040 - Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions
  • SPAN 4080 - Business Spanish

*Plus two additional Spanish courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.

 

 

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Emily Thurman, Spanish Undergraduate Advisor

Emily.Thurman@unt.edu

Office: LANG 106A

Additional information:

Notify the academic advisor of your major once you have completed the coursework, so they can list the certificate on your transcript. To obtain the certificate, send an email request to the CLASS Academic Advising team CLASSAdvising@unt.edu.

*As a reminder, all  3000-4000 level courses MUST be completed at UNT. Transfer courses will NOT count towards the certificate*