What You’ll Learn
Learn the second most spoken language on Earth. Explore the language, customs, plays, books, movie and food of the Spanish-speaking world.
We’ll take you on faculty led learning trips to and help plan your study in any of the 20 countries where Spanish is an official language.
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Curriculum
Gain a tangible skill while studying fascinating cultures. In addition to grammar and literature, we teach classes as diverse as “Spanish for the Professions” and “Hispanic Film”.
Come benefit from the most interdisciplinary major possible that will help you in an increasingly connected world.
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Admission Requirements
We recommend submitting first-year applications in October or early November. We decide your admission once you complete your application.
Next Deadline for Transfer Students
Fall Semester: August 1
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Learn Outside the Classroom
We take students on faculty-led trips every year. We expose you to just a fraction of the opportunities for travel, adventure and employment that await a Spanish major. Also, we provide opportunities for working with the Spanish-speaking population in Rochester through our service learning program.
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Career Outlook
Many Spanish majors go on to work with the government, with overseas aid agencies, as teachers in America and abroad, in the tourism industry and in international business.
Fluency in Spanish enables you to speak with 400 million more people in the world (and 37 million people in America).
What’s Next?
Come for a Visit
We offer tours all year long, but February and March are our busiest months.
Schedule a Visit“Studying abroad taught me that education needs to occur both inside and outside of a classroom. It helped me develop a determination to succeed in any situation.”. Laura Clark